Posts tagged advertising

Why Humans, Like Ants, Need a Tribe: biologist E.O. Wilson says our drive to join a group—and to fight for it—is what makes us human, (http://tiny.cc/q0ogew)

What Fuels the Most Influential Tweets?: the number of followers you have and the exact wording matter less than you think. What makes a difference is having the right message for the right people, (http://tiny.cc/gwogew)

Want or Need?: 12 random goods & services selling unusually well right now…the list is bizarre!!!, (http://tiny.cc/woogew)

The End of Retail: as we know it…a presentation, (http://tiny.cc/u6vgew)

The Suite Smell of Success: publishing companies are hiring top-tier talent, threatening brands’ influence, (http://tiny.cc/t4ogew)

Fooled You: ten indie-presented brands that are actually owned by big corporations. Trying guessing at least two before you read the article, (http://tiny.cc/shpgew)

Get Schooled: what Facebook, Instagram, and Google Can learn from Flickr, (http://tiny.cc/brpgew)

GM versus Facebook Ads: GM issue may be brand loyalty, (http://tiny.cc/6npgew)

Big Hit: how TNT made the biggest viral video Ad Of The Year…in Belgium, (http://tiny.cc/vzpgew)

New York Not the Biggest Apple: Apple’s new London store is also its biggest, (http://tiny.cc/63pgew)

McKinsey Focuses on Social Media

The strategy firm offers a cool section loaded with content. It is presented in a very clever way off their homepage as split-screen option. Check it out:

(http://www.mckinsey.com/)

Logo & Offer Overload! this graphic shows how ludicrously complicated Social Media Marketing is now, (http://tiny.cc/6qsgew)

The Cocktail Club: see this Charleston, SC menu from the cool site, Art of the Menu, that is a visual feast, (http://tiny.cc/qwsgew) 

Why Aren’t We All Working In Outdoor Offices? a three year study looks at why we are so walled-in, (http://tiny.cc/h1sgew)

Pac Man is Real: photographs depict iconic video games in the real world, (http://tiny.cc/r6sgew)

Confirms What We Knew: Ad people love advertising and social media. Other people, less so. Also, ad people are more likely to behave badly at office parties, (http://tiny.cc/iatgew)

An app for intimacy, without the intimacy. Could this be the next Facebook? (http://tiny.cc/2o0ucw)

Burger Battles: how Burger King went from McDonald’s greatest rival to total train wreck, (http://tiny.cc/lm0ucw)

Lean Communications: at communications agencies, the creative process is forever evolving. By borrowing a page from the tech industry playbook, it can get even faster, smarter, and more efficient, (http://tiny.cc/rr0ucw)

How We Use Our Mobiles: smartphones get around, but tablets are most likely to come out in the living room or the bedroom, (http://tiny.cc/qz0ucw)

CMO Chatter: digital cannibalizing budgets from traditional media, (http://tiny.cc/fa1ucw)

Get Your Media Pulse!

Omnicom Media Group offers up this site … Media Pulse highlights relevant media insights, intelligence and trends — everything you need to know, now.

(http://www.omnicommediagroupmediapulse.com/#/home/) 

Yummy: Heineken makes every Friday a Good Friday on Facebook, (http://tiny.cc/j5slcw)

RIM’s Ring of Fire: what is a former brand superstar to do, (http://tiny.cc/c66lcw).

For Your Ads Only: 50 years of James Bond product placement, (http://tiny.cc/r79lcw)

McDonald’s Brilliant Crowdsourcing: ”My Burger” contests allow people to design their own McDonald’s sandwich, (http://tiny.cc/scamcw)

Datsun’s New Logo: with some quirky models in its history, Datsun has sort of a cult, hipsterish following, (http://tiny.cc/316lcw)

‘Damn Good Advice’ From One Of The Real ‘Mad Men’

George Lois never short on words and they tend to be really good words too. Lois recently talked with NPR’s Renee Montagne about his work and his new book, Damn Good Advice. In the late ’50s, he worked at the Doyle Dane Bernbach agency, the first agency that matched great art direction with great writing, according to Lois. 

Follow the link for an audio interview, book excerpt, article and more (http://tiny.cc/u75lcw).