Hasta La Creative!

Some chick sent us an email just dripping with faux indignation. It was all, “Have you seen this site?

I just updated my portfolio with a whole new layout plus 7 (or 4 actually) new works.

Decided to go with Shadowbox to give it a try.

As always any comments, critiques and thoughts are welcome.

Enjoy.

(TrendHunter.com) Mitch Hedberg, a cult favorite comedian, died of a drug overdose, and now he’s infecting the web with some grave humor.

His CD “Do You Believe in Gosh” releases today, following in the footsteps of…

(TrendHunter.com) Fiona Thomson Lights and Speakers bring 19th Century ornamental objects to life with modern innovations. 

Thomson turned one of the most iconic busts in history, the Beethoven Bust, into an MP3 speaker…

(TrendHunter.com) This gallery of scary fish is enough to turn any ocean lover into a landlubber. These bizarre sea creatures are all real and still in existence—information that gives me some serious qualms about wading…

(TrendHunter.com) Wayne Wong is a fashion photographer living in Australia. When Melbourne Fashion Week exploded on the scene, he used his ingenuity to capture models off the catwalk. The High Fashion, High Tea look isn’t…

For being a store that sells DYI furniture with a cafeteria in it, Ikea puts out some pretty freakin’ good advertising every now and then. The 303 Group in Australia recently ran this ad in newspapers. I’m blown away by the simplicity of this and the excellent use of the medium. Smart, easy to get and I’m sure effective. Now if only my print ads could be this amazing…

Jessica is a copywriter in the NJ/NY area working for a sweet little ad agency. In her free time (ha!), she lends her insights to the advertising world through Beyond Madison Avenue, a Talent Zoo blog. Find them at www.beyondmadisonavenue.com and www.talentzoo.com. Questions, comments, criticisms or concerns? Leave a comment or shoot her an email at jessicabma@gmail.com.

One thing about watching TV shows is that people hate it when commercial ads are aplenty. But to be able to air these shows, sponsors that come in the form of short spiel and ads are needed, aiming for exposure that can help build their actual business retain its competitive nature.

But one may think on whether the Remote-Free TV is indeed something feasible considering that with less commercials, how can these shows survive? The answer here lies is that major sponsors will be rushing to be the first one to have their ads played. Limited as it may, the concept is brilliant.

With less commercial interruptions, there will be more viewers due to less breaks. Such is being experimented on the Fox’ “Fringe” which is aiming to reduce the number and duration of commercials for the entire season of the highly-anticipated J.J. Abrams Sci-Fi drama.

They are calling it “Remote-Free TV,” but despite the unfortunate name the idea is create a win-win situation by subjecting viewers to fewer ads while still making the same kind of ad revenue.

(Source) Wired

Brian Yalung is a Problogger at Talent Zoo mainly contributing to latest news and issues on advertising and marketing. The sites are as follows: www.beyondmadisonavenue.com, Talent Zoo is the #1 site for Ad, Marketing, and Media Professionals. Catch the Buzz at Beyond Madison Avenue!

Axe is well-known for its sexy and funny marketing campaigns and Axe Shower Gel: So Cute, is the latest. 

The ad features a young, handsome man showering and then laying down a piece of pink women’s…

Most advertisers today would do well to heed the call of applying some eco-friendly measures to their advertising prowess and with this modern way of advertising that we all know as mobile billboard advertising, perhaps investing in this tenure will place businesses towards new heights.

The concept is obviously aimed at going eco-friendly. Operating on electric powered vehicles running on selected streets at 25 MPH, it is apparent that this would be a wise investment if you are really inclined to get attention from people in public places.

But the decision to invest in these type of advertising alternatives should be made quickly. Brand Xperience has only two vehicles to accommodate aspiring advertisers and once word gets out, they may have to wait in line for their turn to advertise on these Go Green Mobile Board Advertising vehicles.

“With the high cost of gas, I thought there was a niche here to go after consumer packaged goods companies,” said Bob Kopach, svp-Go Green Mobile Billboard Advertising. “Brand Xperience had been looking at ways to go green with mobile tours and trade shows.”

(Source) Brand Week

Brian Yalung is a Problogger at Talent Zoo mainly contributing to latest news and issues on advertising and marketing. The sites are as follows: www.beyondmadisonavenue.com, Talent Zoo is the #1 site for Ad, Marketing, and Media Professionals. Catch the Buzz at Beyond Madison Avenue!