Little People As Auction Promoters – Ribasta’s ‘Small is Better’ Ads

It took me a while to understand these ads, but maybe it’s because I don’t really speak Italian.

The ads feature different scenarios in which it pays off to be a ‘little guy’ with copy that reads, “Small…

glug london

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‘All I want for Christmas’ is a special one of competition for designers
and all types of creatives to raise money for Kids with Leukemia. The
entries are judged by a panel of the industry heroes and the finalists
work is then shown at an exhibition at Bodhi Gallery in London for one
night on the 17th December. There’s also some cool prizes too (see
below)

Email entries to gluglondon@gmail.com or by post to
Studio Output (London), 109 Black Bull Yard, 24–28 Hatton Wall, London EC1N 8JH, UK.

Or if you prefer check out the movie sting:
http://www.studio-output.com/XmasGlug

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Judges:
Vaughan Oliver, Phil Stuart (Preloaded),
Adam Jenns (Mainframe),
Michael C Place (Build),
Jon Burgerman,
Laura Jordan Bambach (Glue London),
Gina Lovett (Design Week),
Guy Featherstone (Wieden + Kennedy),
Helen Baynes (Net a Porter),
Ian Hambleton (Studio Output)
Nick Clement (Made Studio)
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Prizes:
Signed framed ‘Pixies’ print by Vaughan Oliver
Signed framed ‘Build’ print by Michael C Place
Canvasman Ltd Editon Canvas
Jon Burgerman Heroes of Burgertown Mini Figures
3 Course Evening Meal for 2 at Bluu Moorgate including bottle of house wine
Internship at either Studio Output, Preloaded or Mainframe
A Year’s Subscription to Design Week
A Year’s Subscription to Grafik Magazine
PlayStation Games Goodie Bags

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The drop-off in advertising spending by luxury brands means more bad news for magazines and newspapers in the United States.

Protesting Horse-Drawn Carriages – Kirsten Johnston for PETA (VIDEO)

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Rappercizing – ‘Beach Body by Shwayze Workout’ (GALLERY)

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BLOG.WK.COM

I noticed that there’s a new player atop the Alltop Marketing page, adjacent to AdPulp, interestingly enough. Oh, and they’re from Portland…

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On November 14, W+K Portland dropped their studio blog in favor of an agency wide blog.

The W+K blog began three years ago as a fun side project in the Studio. And it was great and we all loved it. But the WWW is a cruel place and our blog quickly grew into a giant ugly monster. So we killed it.

Today we launched our new blog. The URL is now: http://blog.wk.com.

I wish the agency well on their blogged journey, but I can’t help but wonder what’s up with the logo. It not so much that it’s bad, I’m puzzled by what it says. To me it says blogging is a pastime, a juvenile pursuit, a goof. And yes, blogging is all of that and more thanks to its dutiful practitioners (so maybe I ought not question the Pearls of the District).

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Paulson Park at Citi Field

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Daniel Gross, the Moneybox columnist for Slate, business columnist for Newsweek, and author of Pop! Why Bubbles Are Great for the Economy questions the wisdom of stadium naming rights in this time of publicly funded bank bailouts.

Citi Field is also a tough one. In 2006, Citi signed a $400 million, 20-year deal to name the Mets’ new stadium after the company. It’s hard to walk away from signed contracts. And if Citi manages to stick around for the next 20 years, this could turn out to be a very good deal. The company’s name will be mentioned millions of times in a range of media—online, television, radio, newspapers—over the next two decades. As a gesture to the company’s new partial owners, perhaps there could be some tweaks: Paulson Park at Citi Field or the Ben Bernanke Bullpen. And, of course, the field’s tarp can just be called the TARP.

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McDonald’s Brings Holiday Cheer With Coffee-Ring Snowflakes

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As the holiday season draws near, marketers are rolling out holiday offerings and McDonald’s is no exception

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