Government initiative champions advertising as a career
Posted in: UncategorizedLONODN – The Government has launched a self-assessment tool, designed to encourage more people to consider a career in advertising, as part of a move to champion the creative industry and recognise its contribution to the economy.
42 Innovative Coca-Cola Ads (CLUSTER)
Posted in: UncategorizedYearbook the Sh*t out of Yourself
Posted in: UncategorizedIn speaking with Mike Fetrow yesterday about his departure from Colle + McVoy, we learned that his former shop created what we consider to be one of our favorite time-wasting Web sites, YearbookYourself dot com.
We first mentioned the site last week, when we kinda sorta railed the FiveAlive microsite. In case you’re too lazy to click, we said “There are sites that do UX much better (than FiveAlive), such as T3’s Script Your Trip and Virtual Office, and another of my favs, YearbookYourself.”
Fetrow tells us that during his stay at C+M, he was in charge of YBY, a site that allows users to upload their image to a program that puts one’s face in place of awkward high school students. Templates include photos dating from the 50s all the way through 2000. We made a few, one of which you’ll see above. Check it out; it’s a great way to waste time.
Check out Fetrow’s comments on the site, after the jump.
More: Colle + McVoy Part with Mike Fetrow
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
Fashion Horse Race – Designers Compete for the Caulfield Cup in Australia (GALLERY)
Posted in: UncategorizedVirtual Reality Light Sabers – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (GALLERY)
Posted in: UncategorizedYouTube Mockery – ‘The Renewed Mind’ Features The Ultimate in Cheese (VIDEO)
Posted in: UncategorizedGreat ads. Great Web site. Great synchronicity.
Posted in: UncategorizedJust this morning I ran across this great, great, great campaign for Key Bank.
Fantastic animated spots led to a fantastic animated site that, duh, rewarded me for doing what they asked me to do. I know from experience that it’s pretty hard to do breakthrough work in the financial category. So serious kudos to Cramer-Krasselt and to Bowles who gave me the tip.
Carlton’s Woman Whisperer Saves Man From Overbearing Bitch
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It would be sexist to assume it’s always the woman who wants to leave the bar first, dragging her man by the balls out of the bar as his friends utter phrases like “pussy whipped” and “wimp,” right?
Vanguard Designer Tribute – The Amazing Work of Nagi Nona (VIDEO)
Posted in: UncategorizedJWT NY Flood Update
Posted in: Uncategorized“JWT NY Flood update: The office is open, though at least 1/3 of the employees have been displaced and are now sitting in conference rooms or hallways. The clean up effort is underway, but the whole place smells like a basement.”
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Directgov holds agency review
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Directgov, the government’s digital service, is seeking an ad agency to create a £15m campaign in a bid to increase the number of users of the site.
M&C Saatchi/Ring of Fire Pop Peoples’ Heads Off
Posted in: UncategorizedClient: The Getty Center, Los Angeles
Shop: M&C Saatchi, LA
Visuals: Ring of Fire, Los Angeles
Creatives: Ron Tapia and Dennis DiSalvo
The Idea: “Take regular Los Angelenos, going about their business in typical situations all over LA, and replace their heads with art from the Getty. All to set up the line that a trip to the Getty “stays with you”.
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Starbucks launches fair-trade espresso
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Starbucks has launched a fair-trade coffee across Europe, Middle East and Africa to bolster its corporate social responsibility credentials.
Which? lobbies for more regulations with ‘Consumer Manifesto’
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Which? has launched a ‘Consumer Manifesto’ that calls for food companies to adopt the traffic light system and impose restrictions on the marketing of unhealthy food to children.
General Mills Reduces TV Use to Reintroduce Chex Mix
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CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — When General Mills set out to reinvigorate its Chex cereal brand and its party-mix recipe, the company wanted to connect with home cooks on a personal level. The result: an online and print buy with Reader's Digest properties — and a dramatic reduction in broadcast-TV spending.
II BBDO releases new Guinness ad
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Irish International BBDO has produced an ad celebrating 250 years of Guinness.
Million Dollar Photography – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Baby Photographer Talks (VIDEO)
Posted in: UncategorizedPolitical Matching – ABCs Match-O-Matic 2 Recommends Your Vote
Posted in: UncategorizedWelcome to the Management Team
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Every other Tuesday, the eight people who comprise the PJA management team meet in one of the back conference rooms to discuss the state of the agency. Not surprisingly, the rest of the office is curious about what takes place in those meetings. While we give regular updates, every once in a while, someone asks me, "What the hell do you guys talk about?"