The Social-Media ROI Conundrum


It doesn't make sense to import wholly the funny metrics used by online services and technology platforms that have no interest in making a cash profit. This is why many CMOs are still secretly leery of the social phenomenon, as sometimes it can feel like a pyramid scheme or cult. Telling them that they "just have to do it" is scarily reminiscent of a pitch for a self-improvement seminar.

Stylish Concertgoer Photography – Gordon von Steiner’s Osheaga Music Festival Series Rocks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Gordon von Steiner is quickly becoming one of my favorite photographers. Why? Well, after a look at the Gordon von Steiner Osheaga Music Festival pictures, he may become one of yours.

The Gordon von Steiner…

Red Bull Sounderground

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Lembra da ação de lançamento do último álbum do Oasis, que ganhou Titanium em Cannes Lions 2009? Na época, artistas de rua é que tocaram, pela primeira vez, as novas músicas da banda no metrô. Em Nova York existe até um programa da prefeitura voltado pra isso, o MUNY (Music Under New York).

Aqui no Brasil, esse tipo de performance não é muito popular, mas talvez as coisas possam mudar com o novo projeto da Red Bull, chamado Sounderground. Trata-se do primeiro Festival Internacional de Música de Metrô, que acontecerá em 10 diferentes cidades do mundo, incluindo São Paulo. Artistas estarão no metrô paulistano de 8 a 12 de novembro, se apresentando em diversas estações.

Músicos interessados em participar precisam se inscrever no site do festival até 15 de setembro, preenchendo uma ficha e enviando um vídeo que demonstre seu talento.

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Former PG VP-Advertising Ross Love Dies at 64


BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) — Ross Love, the longtime VP-advertising of Procter & Gamble Co. and the first African-American to serve in that post, died Tuesday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati at 64 after a brief illness.

O celular-tênis da Adidas

Adidas 808 Phone

Pra quê sair por aí com tênis e o seu celular, se você pode juntar as duas coisas em uma. Ou quase isso.

Existe na China, é o chamado adidas808. Estilizado como um tênis da marca, tem até a “sola” emborrachada. As especificações técnicas não são nada impressionantes, mas tem estilo – pra quem gosta.

Adidas 808 Phone

Adidas 808 Phone

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Do We Still Need Websites?


Before you start penning the "ditch the brand website" memo, hold your tweets for a moment. Websites are not going away — in fact, they might be more important than ever — but they serve a different and evolved purpose today, especially in this new "social" context.

Google Tries to Push TV Efforts in DirecTV Partnership


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Google's TV-advertising system has found a new inroad through a DirecTV deal, but the effort is still located on the fringes of TV. Satellite broadcaster DirecTV said Wednesday it had formed a partnership with Google that would allow the search giant to sell national satellite inventory on second-tier outlets including Bloomberg, Fox Business, Centric, Fuel, G4, Current, Ovation, Fit, Sleuth, Chiller and TV Guide through the Google TV Ads system across all dayparts, including prime time.

A campanha viral de “Super 8?, o filme dirigido por J.J. Abrams e produzido por Steven Spielberg

Super 8 Viral Arg

Nenhum filme de J.J. Abrams acontece antes de uma intensa campanha viral, e o mesmo vale para o sci-fi “Super 8″, produzido em conjunto com Steven Spielberg. Vale lembrar que o primeiro teaser surgiu há cerca de 3 meses.

Mas as ações virais são ainda mais misteriosas que o vídeo, e começaram com o site-terminal scariestthingieversaw.com e dois artigos de jornal. A partir disso, foi descoberta a empresa Rocket Poppeteers, que oferece um formulário para você se cadastrar em um programa de astronautas.

Super 8 Viral Arg

Existe também uma interface de nave espacial com diversos botões clicáveis, e um deles envia o Capitão “Coop” Cooper para o espaço. Durante a Comic-Con, a Rocket Poppeteers distribuiu sorvetes e camisetas nas ruas.

Qual é a relação disso tudo com o filme ainda não se sabe, mas pelo que parece é similar ao Slusho, produto fictício – também divulgado através de uma campanha viral – que apareceu em “Cloverfield”. A Rocket Poppeteers também tem um Twitter, se interessar.

Se seguir esse caminho, é provável que as ações de “Super 8″ não sejam amarradas – leia-se: fazer sentido – até a estreia do filme, mas faz tudo parte da caixa de mistérios do J.J. Abrams

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MySpace Chooses Pereira O’Dell to Help Relaunch Site


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — MySpace has chosen Pereira & O'Dell as the agency to help market the site's relaunch later this year, according to multiple industry executives. The hire of the San Francisco-based shop comes as the struggling social network unleashes a late-in-the-game effort to win back market share from the likes of Facebook and Twitter.

Asking Your Wife to Clean the House is Sexist

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Oh wait, it’s sexist everywhere because, as we all know, asking a stay-at-home mom to, well, stay at home and take care of the house is just wrong.
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Mentos | Spider

Mentos Spider

Nem todas as vezes que você tenta dar uma de macho pra impressionar a namorada, pode dar certo.

Coisas inesperadas é o mote da nova campanha de Mentos, para sua linha Rainbow, com a assinatura: “It’s better to know what’s coming next”.

Criação da BBH London e produção da Stink.

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ANDY Awards Get Crowdsourced in Squirrel Fight

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Creatives toss their nuts into the ring to see which ones come out unscathed.
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Apple Store: Infográfico

10 anos depois de inaugurar a primeira loja, um resumo da presença e números das Apple Stores pelo mundo.

Cada loja vende, em média, US$ 35.9 milhões por ano. Falta ainda uma no Brasil.

Apple Retail

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Why Data Visualization Is About to Become Very Important for Your Brand


Driven by technology, data visualization is now rapidly becoming sophisticated, and is destined to become an important part of your brand.

Flight of Fancy Couture – The Luly Yang Butterfly Dress from Seattle is Lifelike (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Luly Yang butterfly dress is on display in the Luly Yang shop window in Seattle where the designer is located and preparing for an upcoming show. The silk monarch butterfly dress design was created…

Soap Opera Ratings Fall as Daytime TV Ratings Rise

In Monday's issue, Ad Age looked at the decline of soap operas ratings. There were some fascinating demographic data in there about how the changing role of women in the workforce has lead to a death spiral of ratings for this once-dominant genre. Here's a little more data about the evolving workforce.

Fiat Tweak’s Your Nipple

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Fiat has teamed with Faithless to create a video to promote its Punto Evo vehicle.
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Australian Sex Party Too Sexy for Its Ads?


The Australian Sex Party has a very sexy name. In fact, it may be too sexy.

Official tweet buttons launched by twitter for blogs

Here is how this new tweet button look like

Pretty cool, no?

Feel free to test it 😉

This is how to implement this official tweet button by twitter and to customize it

How Much Should We Be Freaked Out About the Whole Google-Verizon Net-Neutrality Thing?

So-called net neutrality — the notion that all information on the internet should be given the same traffic priority — has been a buzzy topic lately because of rumors that Google and Verizon have been building some sort of anti-net-neutrality partnership.