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Marketing and Advertising News With Attitude by Steve Hallen-us2008-07-10T07:40:00-05:00Grassvertising at Wimbledon, Green Patriots in Cleveland, SAG Deluges Idaho, Coca-Cola Rents-a-Blog
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- To jazz up its Wimbledon sponsorship, HSBC commissioned two artists to make photographs out of growing grass. Brings a freakish new angle to "watching grass grow."]]>Guerilla2008-07-10T07:40:00-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/grassvertising-at-wimbledon-green.phpGot A Fat Ass? Derrie-Air Wants Your Booty
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While it purports to be for a good cause, it's also tossing aside political correctness and charging passengers by the pound. ]]>Spoofs2008-06-08T22:55:07-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/06/got-a-fat-ass-derrieair-wants-your.phpWPP Wants Rocket Scientists For Project DaVinci Dell Agency
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At the end of last year, Dell and WPP hooked up to create Project Davinci, an agency created solely to staff the Dell account in Austin and around the world. ]]>Strange2008-05-01T12:15:02-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/05/wpp-wants-rocket-scientists-for-project.phpHapa Ain't No Half-Wit; It's Really Rather Sly
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To promote its afternoon Happy Hour, Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar couples cheeky public utility images (like the "Slippery when Wet" symbol or the crosswalk man) with the legal language of liquor advertising ("Drink responsibly"). ]]>Newspaper2008-04-14T10:34:49-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/04/hapa-aint-no-halfwit-its-really.phpMeet Pike Place, the Ghost of Starbucks Past
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On Tuesday Starbucks debuted the fresh-brewed Pike Place Roast, named after the street where, in 1971, the first Starbucks was born.
]]>Newspaper2008-04-09T22:05:36-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/04/meet-pike-place-the-ghost-of-starbucks.phpNo! No! No! Fox is The Credible Network. Not CNBC
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Oops. What did you say about Bear Stearns, Jim Cramer? ]]>Good2008-03-24T09:29:50-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/03/no-no-no-fox-is-the-credible-network.phpFriendly Gnome Pours Latte Out of Skull, Among Other Things, for McD's
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Here's a two-page spread called "WAKE UP!!!" by DDB Stockholm.
It's about a gnome who shares coffee with a furry woodland creature. Hijinks ensue.]]>Newspaper2008-03-20T10:02:12-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/03/friendly-gnome-pours-latte-out-of-skull.phpDoes Bestiality Put You in Stove-Buying Mode?
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Check out this trio of ads by BLATTNER BRUNNER, Atlanta for Appalachian Stove Co. Campaign name: "Hot and Crusty."
The fact sheet reads, "Concept: Clean burning stoves for people who pretty much don't care. Market: Southeastern US, especially highlands."]]>Magazine2008-03-19T14:22:21-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/03/does-bestiality-put-you-in-stovebuying.phpExeter Hospital Celebrates 'Art of Wellness' With Beds and Babies
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While we're not sure what making a bed has to do with a hospital's ability to successfully perform a hip replacement or being ranked tops among all hospital responding to a heart attack, we do like this new commercial from Boston-based Winsper for Exeter Hospital.]]>Good2008-03-17T11:17:00-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/03/exeter-hospital-celebrates-art-of.phpWashington Post Says A F#@K Will Brighten Your Day
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There's an entire generation of people out there who have no idea what the terms "above the fold" and "below the fold" mean.]]>Strange2008-03-13T09:13:21-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/03/washington-post-says-a-fk-will.phphttp://www.adrants.com/images/adrants_logo_blue_150.jpghttp://www.adrants.com/medium/newspaper/Adrants - Marketing and Advertising News With Attitude
- To jazz up its Wimbledon sponsorship, HSBC commissioned two artists to make photographs out of growing grass. Brings a freakish new angle to "watching grass grow."]]>
While it purports to be for a good cause, it's also tossing aside political correctness and charging passengers by the pound. ]]>
At the end of last year, Dell and WPP hooked up to create Project Davinci, an agency created solely to staff the Dell account in Austin and around the world. ]]>
To promote its afternoon Happy Hour, Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar couples cheeky public utility images (like the "Slippery when Wet" symbol or the crosswalk man) with the legal language of liquor advertising ("Drink responsibly"). ]]>
On Tuesday Starbucks debuted the fresh-brewed Pike Place Roast, named after the street where, in 1971, the first Starbucks was born.
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Oops. What did you say about Bear Stearns, Jim Cramer? ]]>
Here's a two-page spread called "WAKE UP!!!" by DDB Stockholm.
It's about a gnome who shares coffee with a furry woodland creature. Hijinks ensue.]]>
Check out this trio of ads by BLATTNER BRUNNER, Atlanta for Appalachian Stove Co. Campaign name: "Hot and Crusty."
The fact sheet reads, "Concept: Clean burning stoves for people who pretty much don't care. Market: Southeastern US, especially highlands."]]>
While we're not sure what making a bed has to do with a hospital's ability to successfully perform a hip replacement or being ranked tops among all hospital responding to a heart attack, we do like this new commercial from Boston-based Winsper for Exeter Hospital.]]>
There's an entire generation of people out there who have no idea what the terms "above the fold" and "below the fold" mean.]]>