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Marketing and Advertising News With Attitude by Steve Hallen-us2008-07-24T12:26:47-05:00Mad Men: An Exception to the Diversity Onslaught?
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Yesterday I read an article on JAMZ about Mad Men and how diversity advocates might threaten the show's authenticity.]]>Online2008-07-24T12:26:47-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/mad-men-an-exception-to-the-diversity.phpSaatchi's 'The Breakfast Club' A 'Mean Girls' Failed 'Fetch'
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Yes, The Breakfast Club is a great movie. But, the direction Saatchi took has to be one of the most idiotically anachronistic moves an agency/marketer could have ever made.]]>Opinion2008-07-24T11:50:55-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/saatchis-the-breakfast-club-a-mean.phpShoot! the Day Brings Stock Photo Angst to the Fore
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On Sunday I moderated an ad agency panel for Shoot! the Day, a day-long photographer conference put together by PhotoShelter.]]>Events2008-07-23T13:07:23-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/shoot-the-day-brings-stock-photo-angst.phpOMG! Cause Groups Complain, Ad Age 'Unleashes' Witty Headline
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/adrants/subject/opinion/~3/343149985/omg-cause-groups-complain-ad-age.php
It's official. America has no sense of humor and has become so literal, no one can say anything at all without offending various cause group members who, due to an onslaught of grade school self-esteem-focused curricula which have rendered them incapable of chilling out and enjoying life without looking at it through a microscope.]]>Brands2008-07-22T10:18:00-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/omg-cause-groups-complain-ad-age.phpJanet Jackson's Boob Ruled Not Indecent
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Back in 2004 (yes, it really was that long ago), Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson were victims of a unfortunate "wardrobe malfunction" which caused Janet Jackson's pierced boob to be seen by something like 80 million people. ]]>Opinion2008-07-21T16:26:33-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/janet-jacksons-boob-ruled-not-indecent.phpViolet Blue Turns to Metafilter Commenters For Answers
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In her quest to figure out just why, why, why Boing Boing did what it did, Violet Blue has turned to Metafilter commenters for answers with a video in which she reads all the comments left on a Metafilter post about the debacle.]]>Weblogs2008-07-21T11:40:59-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/violet-blue-turns-to-metafilter.phpViral Marketing: What Works, What Doesn't and Why
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These days one cannot go two clicks without reading about viral marketing. Some say it's the greatest notion since the four P's (product, pricing, promotion and placement). Others say it's an over-hyped waste of time that will burn itself out.]]>Opinion2008-07-21T10:37:40-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/viral-marketing-what-works-what.phpDear Rance Crain: It's Time to Fire Bob Garfield
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/adrants/subject/opinion/~3/341693558/dear-rance-crain-its-time-to-fire-bob.php
And why the world needs its sense of humor back.]]>Worst2008-07-21T10:27:00-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/dear-rance-crain-its-time-to-fire-bob.phpStrunning, Harmful, and Even Artlike. If You're Bjork circa 2001.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/adrants/subject/opinion/~3/339464762/strunning-harmful-and-even-artlike-if.php
Idle insanity mashes up with everyday banality, colorful media and schizophrenic graphics in Stunningly Harmful Artlikes, six audio-visual vignettes that may in fact cause you harm.]]>Online2008-07-17T07:00:22-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/strunning-harmful-and-even-artlike-if.phpTalking Great PR, Creative Pursuit and OCD with Toronto's Media Mavens
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/adrants/subject/opinion/~3/337686604/talking-great-pr-creative-pursuit-and.php
I went to Toronto last weekend and attended a dinner party hosted by Shannon Stephaniuk of Glossy Inc. If you're a blogger, a production company or one of her agency clients, you probably know her well.]]>Events2008-07-16T12:11:32-05:00http://www.adrants.com/2008/07/talking-great-pr-creative-pursuit-and.phphttp://www.adrants.com/images/adrants_logo_blue_150.jpghttp://www.adrants.com/subject/opinionAdrants - Marketing and Advertising News With Attitude
Yesterday I read an article on JAMZ about Mad Men and how diversity advocates might threaten the show's authenticity.]]>
Yes, The Breakfast Club is a great movie. But, the direction Saatchi took has to be one of the most idiotically anachronistic moves an agency/marketer could have ever made.]]>
On Sunday I moderated an ad agency panel for Shoot! the Day, a day-long photographer conference put together by PhotoShelter.]]>
It's official. America has no sense of humor and has become so literal, no one can say anything at all without offending various cause group members who, due to an onslaught of grade school self-esteem-focused curricula which have rendered them incapable of chilling out and enjoying life without looking at it through a microscope.]]>
Back in 2004 (yes, it really was that long ago), Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson were victims of a unfortunate "wardrobe malfunction" which caused Janet Jackson's pierced boob to be seen by something like 80 million people. ]]>
In her quest to figure out just why, why, why Boing Boing did what it did, Violet Blue has turned to Metafilter commenters for answers with a video in which she reads all the comments left on a Metafilter post about the debacle.]]>
These days one cannot go two clicks without reading about viral marketing. Some say it's the greatest notion since the four P's (product, pricing, promotion and placement). Others say it's an over-hyped waste of time that will burn itself out.]]>
And why the world needs its sense of humor back.]]>
Idle insanity mashes up with everyday banality, colorful media and schizophrenic graphics in Stunningly Harmful Artlikes, six audio-visual vignettes that may in fact cause you harm.]]>
I went to Toronto last weekend and attended a dinner party hosted by Shannon Stephaniuk of Glossy Inc. If you're a blogger, a production company or one of her agency clients, you probably know her well.]]>