Have they got frozen balls?
Got Any $ Spare? Help Chile
By Iain WhiteMarch 11th, 2010
Clemente Gonzalez, the JWT Chile President, just sent us the below video, asking for help from anyone and everyone able to.
International Red Cross/Red Crescent and other charities are accepting donations for both Chile and Haiti.
Got $75 Spare? Get a Mad Man!
By Iain WhiteMarch 11th, 2010
Mattel, those lovely people who brought us Barbie Doll, are about the launch a “Mad Men” dolls series.
“Mad Men” if you haven’t seen it, is the retro TV series about Madison Avenue advertising in the ’60s.
MadMen Dolls
Bit incestuous when advertising doesn’t just promote a brand, but becomes it. On the other hand, guess could call it a success.
As much as I love Barbie, and advertising though, I think I’ll keep my $ till iPad comes out, or enjoy a few beers.
Beverage Giants Team Up in Campaign to Remove Soda From Schools
By Drakon SirakovitMarch 11th, 2010
An interesting article from AdAge.com about fierce rivals partnering up.
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — As the beverage industry comes under assault with proposed sugar taxes in several parts of the country, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group have begun running print and TV ads touting their joint initiative to remove full-calorie soft drinks from schools across the country. The normally fierce rivals are collaborating on a three-year commitment that has led to an 88% decrease in calories from beverages shipped to schools since 2004.
Bleed Orange
By Drakon SirakovitMarch 9th, 2010
The People of the Internet
By Iain WhiteMarch 8th, 2010
Are you one of the “people of the internet”?
The Beeb might not take paid advertising, but they do promote themselves. Good on ‘em!
Skinput
By Iain WhiteMarch 5th, 2010
Who needs a keyboard when we’ve got skin?
Check out this video of how our skin can be an input mechanism to control other devices.
… and if you enjoy this check out our post from last week on SixthSense, the amazing TED Talk.
A Little BIG Thing
By Iain WhiteMarch 3rd, 2010
In a week’s time, Tom Peters, coauthor of “The Pursuit of Excellence” and urber-guru of Management Consulting is releasing a new book … The Little BIG Things. In it is outlines 163 ways to pursue excellence.
Here’s one of them.
Tom is great about making the complex simple, and the simple vital. Guess that is what a little BIG thing is.
Iain
ps: If you would like to know what the 163 little BIG things are before getting the book, contents are listed here: http://www.tompeters.com/docs/TOC_LBT_5P.pdf
The Next Internet Revolution – Mobile
By Iain WhiteMarch 2nd, 2010
A good read and summary film from Simon Silvester of WPP’s Y&R company. The film is in two parts. The book is highly readable and entertaining too.
Or read the book at:
http://pubs.yr.com/mobilemania .
Enjoy
Iain
SixthSense Technology … Ok, Just Watch It!
By Iain WhiteFebruary 23rd, 2010
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