Citizen activist, John Coonrod, made the following comments regarding our earlier post about the desecration of the historic Flatiron Building by clothing retailer H+M. After speaking with the Landmark Preservation Commission, I was informed on 30-March that: The Department of Buildings issued nine violations for the illegal advertising banner recently placed on the apex of the historic Flatiron Building at Madison …
Cuello del Toro Blows Some Smoke
The brave ad men and ad women of Milwaukee and Chicago-based Hoffman York breaks an in-your-face ad campaign for Argentinian cigarette, Cuello del Toro today. Using headlines like, "You just found a brand new way to flip off the rest of the world" and "The smoke for the man that just won't take no for an answer," Hoffman York flies in the face of convention, clearly mocking the anti-smoking efforts so pervasive in …
Making The Synapses Pop
Adfreak, New York Daily News and The Wall Street Journal are all reporting on the richest man in the world's preference for Diet Orange Crush. While Bil Gates needs no income from an endorsement deal, maybe Cadbury Schweppes could provide the 20,000+ square foot Gates' home with an Orange Crush vending machine. Or not. …
Humiliation Has A Price
eBay is making industry news this week for dumping Goodby Silverstein + Partners and calling them a "vendor" in the process, quite possibly a first for GSP. But Adpulp is more interested in the seedier side of eBay. According to Local6.com, a Knoxville, TN woman has auctioned off her last name on eBay for $15,199. The winning bidder is GoldenPalace.com, an internet gambling site. From now on the woman will be known …
Parsons Parses
GoDaddy's Super Bowl ad, in which a buxom woman assures a panel at a Senate hearing that her top won't fall off during a commercial, received the highest recall rating of all the game's advertisers, according to ACNielson. The day after the game, site visits spiked to 1.1 million, about five times more visits than a typical day. Despite this performance, Adweek is reporting that GoDaddy.com is letting its contract …
Rich Guy Likes His Battles Big
Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin caught up with Mark Cuban recently to discuss his latest, and perhaps greatest, business challenge--building the first all-digital theater empire. Here are some excerpts from her Wired article: Getting to the Bunker, as Mark Cuban's assistants call his underground office, means tunneling deep into the American Airlines Center, the 20,000-seat stadium that's home to his Dallas Mavericks …
Ask Better Questions. Get Better Results.
Adweek reports that John Livengood has been promoted to executive creative director at DDB Seattle. No doubt for lucid thinking like this: "My whole perspective is, creatives need to change the questions we ask," he said. Instead of asking clients what they want in terms of campaign components, Livengood suggested, "ask them what they want people to do. Not, 'Do you want a print campaign?' But 'What's the business …
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eBay Pimpin’ Gangsta Garb
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