http://www.adrants.com/ Marketing, Advertising and Social Media News With Attitude by Steve Hall en-us 2008-08-26T22:11:55-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2008/08/crop-circles-promote-whole-wheat-pizza.php To advertise its 100 percent whole-wheat pizzas, Papa John's flattened about six acres' worth.]]> Inflight 2008-08-26T22:11:55-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2008/08/ncsoft-offers-immortality-with-space.php When you were little, did you ever make a time capsule with your friends and promise to come back to look at it in five years? Ten years? 15 years?]]> Promotions 2008-08-13T10:43:02-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2008/05/newsflash-jane-goodall-is-not-dead.php Who knew? She was old when I was a kid but apparently, she's still alive and well and hangin' with the chimps]]> Brands 2008-05-12T10:55:33-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2008/02/delta-gets-cute-with-classic-inflight.php Adrants reader Atif sent us Delta's new airline safety video.]]> Inflight 2008-02-22T13:20:00-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2007/11/fly-emirates-pioneers-the-15hour-spot.php Think a :60 ad is pushing the limit? That's a speck on Dubai's extra-large ad landscape. To promote its new non-stop route from Dubai to Sao Paolo, Fly Emirates has launched the world's longest ad to match the 14... Inflight 2007-11-06T21:31:33-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2007/10/by-car-or-by-plane-billboards-will.php Think billboards are intrusive now? Wait until they blemish your picturesque descent of the SF peninsula or the eastern coastline. Our homie Chad just told us about Ad-Air, whose purpose in life is to give us "bird's-eye billboards" along... Outdoor 2007-10-01T10:56:18-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2006/11/sony-pushes-peace-in-a-world-of.php We can't always choose our in-flight seatmates and in a crowded airport it's only wishful thinking to imagine we can control our surroundings. Sony reminds us of this ongoing state of quiet angst with the new print series for... Inflight 2006-11-27T11:57:53-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2006/03/airline-overhead-bin-advertising-coming.php There really is no end to the places advertising hasn't, but in the future, could appear. Writing on Ironic Sans, David, while admitting it's not a good idea but acknowledging the financial benefits it could bring to a struggling... Inflight 2006-03-23T12:28:18-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2005/06/airline-passengers-strapped-to-seats.php Just short of being force fed advertising while doing a stint in prison, Alaska Airlines has decided it's OK to require passengers to endure promotions read over the intercom by flight attendant. This time, passengers were encouraged to sign up... Inflight 2005-06-08T11:05:01-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2003/12/tray-table-ads-coming-soon-to-an-airline.php Just as soon as we think advertising has reached the final frontier of saturation, America West now offers tray table advertising. Now with you uncomfortable seat on the flight, you can now be exposed to yet another ad from... Inflight 2003-12-10T17:27:47-05:00