(TrendHunter.com) The artwork of this 46-year-old self-confessed drag queen, former nudist and gay born-again Christian is amazing. James Kuhn describes his creations as ‘self-portraits because he uses his own face as the…
I don’t know if it is going to be quality but I am betting it will going to make for some darn good TV. 50 cent’s “The Money and The Power” follows the same model made popular by The Donald and takes it to a place that is more gritty than “I want to work for Diddy”. The real question that comes to mind is who is going to populate the ad space and product placement. I think we will all be fed up with Vitamin water, Reebok and Mark Ecko brands after a show or two. Despite my critical statements I think the numbers are going to be there for 50 Cents “The Money and The Power” … just as long as Kanye doesn’t release a show on the same day.
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PDX Bus is a free iPhone application designed by public transit advocate and software developer, Andrew Wallace.
TriMetiquette, a site about Portland’s transit system, spoke to Wallace about the project.
Why did you decide to make this iPhone app?
(1) I wanted to have fun writing an iPhone app – I write software for a living, but this is completely different from the device-level software I write at work. Given that TriMet provides an interface for the data, I thought it would be fun to see if I could make it display better on the iPhone. Initially I assumed that someone else would have written one first, but I didn’t see one.
(2) I thought it would be nice to give something back to Portland, and so I made it free (which also made it feel less like work).
(3) I ride TriMet every day and often change my route if MAX is late or a bus didn’t come, so I needed an application like this.
Wallace also notes that “it’s amazing” that our local transit authority has a developer web site.
Everyone likes pictures right? After all, no one like to read anymore
(TrendHunter.com) In the great quest to be thin, people everywhere have one common struggle: eating out. How do you know what is really good for you and what hidden ingredients are going into the food you may deem healthy?…
LONDON – The Energy Saving Trust is seeking an agency to develop new creative work for a consumer campaign to run over the next three years.
Kevin Smith‘s “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” was almost rated NC-17, cuz’ they show penis and vagina in the context of sexy times. Luckily, Smith was able to talk his way into an R rating, but now the movie’s ads are facing similar scrutiny from the poor folks who have been exposed to the word ‘porno’ and their kiddies.
No joke. One guy said he and his son were watching a baseball game, and while he was explaining the sacrifice bunt scenario to his little one, the commercial came on. Kid’s response, “Dad, what does ‘porno’ mean?”
And that’s generally the type of response the campaign is getting from parents and prudes; the outcome has had (in our opinion) a negative effect on commerce, free speech and what’s probably a funny movie. Ad placement on bus shelters and other public places posters et cetera have in some cases they have been pulled. All this, according to the AP.
Take a look at the ads. The one we’ve shown is pretty standard for the campaign — they read, “Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks made a movie so titillating that we can only show you this drawing”. Um, they’re not kidding. In all, “15 newspapers and several TV stations and cable channels” have denied the campaign placement, mostly on the principle that the word “porno” creates controversy.
Controversy? “Porno” is probably one of the funniest words in our language. No one ever said, “Dude, you gotta see this porno I just found” because it was so hot. In my experience it’s always been used in the context of situations like, oh say, “Two girls, one cup”.
So maybe it’s confusing to kids, and we understand the struggle parents might have with explaining to their young ones what a porno is. But why is this all of a sudden a problem? What happens when the kid flips through the Sunday comics and the Kohl’s lingerie insert falls out (do kids even read the comics anymore”) and BAM there’s a 20-something blond in lace undies and a wire frame bra? Johnny just got his first erection is what happens, and there ends his youth (or so the prudes would have us think).
This campaign could not be any less sexual. In fact, a friend of mine saw the movie and told me the sex scenes were completely unsexy — which is reflected in the ads. It’s a Seth Rogen flick, what more should we say about it?
Find out, after the jump.
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Stuart Elliott is my “friend” on Facebook, so I want to be courteous. Yet, I have to isolate this line from his story in The Times, “Persuading Companies to Keep Up Their Pitches.”
Shoppers who are anxious about their jobs, savings and retirement accounts are in no mood to pay attention to the blandishments of Madison Avenue.
That line of thinking is entirely too easy and I reject it.
“Shoppers” could use a little levity in their day-to-day and brands can bring it. Just like before, and just like tomorrow.
So the job of selling is a bit harder in a tight economy. Good. That might make ad people and the brands they support work a bit harder to meaningfully connect with people.
(TrendHunter.com) M.I.A. supposedly retired, but I guess a good Diesel party was just too hard to resist. M.I.A. showed up onstage during T.I’s surprise set which was right before Franz Ferdinand played.
Diesel is turning…
LONDON – Clothing brand Levi’s has revamped its digital strategy with the creation of two new websites promoting the company’s European brand activity and the 501 product.
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Those elusive, engaged consumers — those who are actually still spending — are a marketer's dream. So where are they hiding? Well, a slew of new members-only websites that clear excess designer merchandise at steep discounts contend they can be found there.
Well, it isn’t your normal paint commercial.
(TrendHunter.com) It’s no secret that celebrities get “repackaged” for covers and spreads of major magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair and GQ.
So, it is not uncommon to see A-List female entertainers such as Madonna,…
LONDON – Alcohol marketers in the UK have joined forces to table plans for a new educational marketing campaign today, designed to encourage responsible drinking without the need for further government restrictions.
YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) — A hip young brand has to get in the game — video gaming, that is. And this week, Toyota's hip young auto brand Scion added video-game development to its branded-entertainment portfolio.
Here’s the headline I’m seeing this morning in The Wall Street Journal:
With a headline like that, I don’t see much point in digesting the story. But I did so for you dear reader. The Journal refers to “experimental” budgets hitting the cutting-room floor.
News flash: all marketing is experimental. Kind of like fishing.
I will agree with this notion, however:
“I can’t see us selling virtual worlds to anybody right now,” says Lars Bastholm, an executive creative director at independent digital marketing shop AKQA.
LONDON – Marie O’Riordan, the editor of IPC’s ‘thinking women’s’ monthly title, Marie Claire, is leaving after seven years at its helm.
Britney Spears: “I’m so excited for everyone to see what I’ve been working on for HIDDEN fantasy. I just love the ad! It’s sexy and mysterious, and really represents what the fragrance means.”
These chicks and their perfume ads. So. So. Bad. Brit-Brit, Paris, Posh – the need to hire proper advertising agencies, like stat.
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