This ad keeps popping up next to my Yahoo Mail page. Someone wrote and approved this ad. And someone's paying for it. WTF? …
In Ad We Trust
So last week, Gallup's annual "Honesty and Ethics of Professions" poll was released, and like clockwork, "advertising practitioners" were down near the bottom, although above Congresspeople and Senators. Should we care? While lots of people don't care much for advertising, they generally know it when they see it, and that's part of the bargain they make for having their TV and other media content somewhat …
I Know You Write Copy, What Else You Got?
Steffan Postaer, a copywriter (and agency exec) with two novels to his credit, just published a poem I wrote five years ago in his Rogue's Gallery. Postaer says, "The Rogue's Gallery is not a commercial gallery. Nor is it a beauty contest. The Rogue's Gallery is a place where creative advertising people can show their work and appreciate the work of their peers." If you have something to contribute, send your best …
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Photographers Fight The Issue Of Pilfering
Everyone who works in a creative field is fighting the theft of ideas and work. The American Society of Media Photographers is tacking it with this spot and a new site, Don'tScrewUs.Org. I'm not even a professional photographer, but I was reluctant to put my nicer photographs on Flickr in the fear that someone might lift one and it would end up on some lame banner ad. In a way that's wishful thinking, I suppose. But …
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You Never Give Me Your Money. Until Now, Of course.
I'm sure there's a reason I shouldn't like this spot, but I do. So sue me. …
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Clean Coal Uses Clean, Cheap Stock Photos
Over at DailyKos they're having some fun pointing out the use of low-cost iStockPhotos by a coal industry lobbying group. I guess the "Foundation for American Coal, Energy And Security" would rather spend its money buying off Congressmen, not paying for original photography. Now stock photography is being used more and more for all sorts of clients (including mine), but a commenter points out that iStockPhoto rules …
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