tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-324452 2009-05-01T14:56:26Z gentlemanly musings on marketing, advertising, social networking, and any thing else that's interesting. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66244325 2009-05-01T10:56:26-04:00 2009-05-01T15:04:22Z

television ad Honda Insight - Let It Shine from Honda on Vimeo. vs online - http://vimeo.com/4281939

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66209109 2009-04-30T13:03:07-04:00 2009-04-30T17:03:07Z

very relevant as people question much of what they felt good about before. some are considering giving up some things they've been doing for years. while others are not sure where to go or what to do next.

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-39727218 2007-10-03T18:42:51-04:00 2007-10-03T22:42:51Z

Let me preface this post, I meant to write this quite a while back. The idea came to me when I was setting up my annual fantasy football league. Here it is, why haven’t any fantasy football publishers/providers integrated twitter?...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13500070 2006-10-18T11:18:43-04:00 2006-10-18T15:18:43Z

Just brilliant...well done. Watch///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13499979 2006-10-18T11:14:13-04:00 2006-10-18T15:14:13Z

Here is an interesting by the International Herald Tribune on Quick Response (QR) codes. They are everywhere in Japan, from posters on the subway to packaging in the supermarket. These codes allow consumers to link directly to a web site,...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13499763 2006-10-18T11:02:41-04:00 2006-10-18T15:02:41Z

Here is an interesting new company called Socialight. They have created software that enables you to create virtual Sticky Notes anywhere in the real world and share them with others. Socialight is a community that lets you create, share, and...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12949345 2006-09-21T15:03:01-04:00 2006-09-21T19:03:01Z

Here is the Portable Film Festival, it is a international festival of short films just for portable devices. Sony PSPs, iPod videos, 3G phones, laptop screens, you name it. Sixty films have been pre-selected from Australia, New Zealand, the US,...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12949219 2006-09-21T14:54:57-04:00 2006-09-21T18:54:57Z

Brilliant! By Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO. Here///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12949090 2006-09-21T14:47:42-04:00 2006-09-21T18:47:42Z

Here is a interesting website that allows creators a convenient system to document thier projects and things they make. Here///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12454877 2006-08-29T18:05:11-04:00 2006-08-29T22:05:11Z

Here is an interesting article about how word-of-mouth is affecting movies today like it did in the 70's. The only difference -- technology -- it's making it possible to instantly affect a movie. It can make a small budgeted movie...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12454261 2006-08-29T17:24:02-04:00 2006-08-29T21:24:02Z

Here is an article at Business Week about Flavorpill, an online publisher of a weekly email magazine covering a hand-picked selection of music, art, and cultural events. They currently publish weekly email magazines in NYC, LA, SF, Chicago and London....

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12386112 2006-08-25T12:35:42-04:00 2006-08-25T16:35:42Z

Here is an interesting article about Electronic Arts COO David Gardner in which he outlines seven predictions for the future of gaming. 1. Female gaming: "We've been talking about this for a long time, but it's a market we need...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12385868 2006-08-25T12:21:09-04:00 2006-08-25T16:21:09Z

Check out The FWA: Favourite Website Awards. Here///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12267498 2006-08-18T16:31:06-04:00 2006-08-18T20:31:06Z

Make sure you check out the Urban Forest Project in NYC's Times Square from September 1 through October 31. The project is bringing together some of the best designers, artists, photographers and illustrators to blanket Times Square with 185 banners....

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12267296 2006-08-18T16:16:29-04:00 2006-08-18T20:16:29Z

It appears Starbucks is opening a temporary arts and performance coffee house in NYC. It will be called the Starbucks Salon and will feature up-and-coming and established artists. The Salon will be open from September 8-17th and will feature Ursula...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12267121 2006-08-18T16:01:24-04:00 2006-08-18T20:01:24Z

It appears YouTube wants to become the MTV of Web 2.0. They are trying to develop a business model with record labels to legally offer new music videos and past videos. YouTube already offers many copyrighted music videos. Apparently the...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12266909 2006-08-18T15:47:17-04:00 2006-08-18T19:47:17Z

Here is an interesting article on a new dance, "The Hyphy Movement" that is consuming teens in the Bay Area. They are dancing like they’re having a seizure, which is refereed to as “go dumb” or “shake them dreads". So...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12234330 2006-08-16T21:26:27-04:00 2006-08-17T01:26:27Z

Here is an interesting post at influxinsights taking a look at the similarities of Flickr and YouTube. 1. Do Something Better: Find a way or a better way for people to do something they want to do- in both these...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12101491 2006-08-09T09:54:59-04:00 2006-08-09T13:54:59Z

Here is a very funny viral video for Smirnoff Ice. I believe this was created by BBH. So far, it has been viewed over 350,000 times on YouTube. Here///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12091463 2006-08-08T17:37:09-04:00 2006-08-08T21:37:09Z

Here is an interesting article about the role of emotion in decision-making. It appears Benedetto De Martino of University College London has proved the brain's wiring emphatically relies on emotion in decision making. "We found everyone showed emotional biases, more...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12091252 2006-08-08T17:22:01-04:00 2006-08-08T21:22:01Z

Here is gettyimages list of new photographers they believe will change advertising imagery in 2007. This list has been gatehred by a curatorial team of creatives from around the world. "Put simply, it's a look at what's next. Now." Check...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12091087 2006-08-08T17:10:26-04:00 2006-08-08T21:10:26Z

Here is Target's latest Go International collection via a Pop Up Boutique on the corner of Melrose Place and La Cienega in LA. Every month, they will feature a new famous designer collections for Target prices. This collection (the third)...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12090991 2006-08-08T17:02:33-04:00 2006-08-08T21:02:33Z

Here is Chris Anderson's (author of The Long Tail) latest statistical look at mainstream entertainment and media. DOWN TV: network TV had its lowest ratings week ever in July. Music: weekly album sales set a 10-year low in July. For...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11997110 2006-08-02T16:58:47-04:00 2006-08-02T20:58:47Z

Imagine you're at a conference and you fire up your Bluetooth device (with imity loaded) and now you can see who's in the room with you (if they also have a Bluetooth device). Not only that, imagine being able to...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11982805 2006-08-01T22:58:11-04:00 2006-08-02T02:58:11Z

According to Forrester's latest annual technology-adoption study (which surveyed 66,707 households in the United States and Canada), Generation Y young adults (18-26) are plugging into technology at a faster rate than any other generation. It found that young adults spend...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11982579 2006-08-01T22:42:58-04:00 2006-08-02T02:42:58Z

Here is the first in a series by The Wall Street Journal exploring web video. It is becoming one most talked about media topics. With large television networks, cable networks, internet companies and some video sharing sites starting broadband channels,...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11975466 2006-08-01T13:06:17-04:00 2006-08-01T17:06:17Z

With the entertainment landscape changing everyday by amateur directors, writers, producers, photographers and artists. You can look at these rising stars to see how entertainment success is going to be redefined. Here are a few examples of these new media...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11903740 2006-07-27T17:15:19-04:00 2006-07-27T21:15:19Z

Here is an article at Times Online about Karl Lagerfeld’s latest project 'The Eva Herzigova Room Service story'. He has created the woman’s perfect fantasy, for Dom Pérignon's latest branding campaign. “I spend my whole life with women and I...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11903609 2006-07-27T17:06:23-04:00 2006-07-27T21:06:23Z

With MTV celebrating 25 years, here is a look at some of their accomplishments. More///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11903489 2006-07-27T16:58:17-04:00 2006-07-27T20:58:17Z

Check out the new Nike Air site...very cool. Here///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11903442 2006-07-27T16:55:06-04:00 2006-07-27T20:55:06Z

Now that it's all about the environment, organic food or 'good-for-you' living, marketers are having a hard time breaking through the clutter. With everyone jumping on the bandwagon and saying their green, consumer are becoming very skeptical and don't really...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11903267 2006-07-27T16:42:27-04:00 2006-07-27T20:42:27Z

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teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11838859 2006-07-24T22:16:59-04:00 2006-07-25T02:16:59Z

With new world wines grabbing market share, the French are being forced to start marketing their products. “Wine increasingly is becoming a consumer good, not a cultural exception,” said Pierre Courbon, international marketing director at OVS, a French company that...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11838624 2006-07-24T21:52:00-04:00 2006-07-25T01:52:00Z

Here is a post at Ad Age Small Diary by Noelle Weaver discussing the disturbing trend of free spec work. With the rise in VC backed Web 2.0 companies and boutique agencies, it appears this trend is back in vogue....

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11808819 2006-07-22T16:32:46-04:00 2006-07-22T20:32:46Z

Although this is not an entirely new idea, it is a new spin. Several marketers in the UK are holding small, intimate events in London's hip neighborhoods. Marketers such as T-Mobile and Tiger Beer are holding "Street Gigs" throughout the...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11808638 2006-07-22T16:12:52-04:00 2006-07-22T20:12:52Z

It appears New York Magazine's term "grups" has crossed the pond. Here is a recent article in the International Herald Tribune highlighting this movement in London. "The crucial difference these days is that the older generation aren't consuming to appear...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11808200 2006-07-22T15:22:48-04:00 2006-07-22T19:22:48Z

Here's an interesting flickr photoset entitled Online Developments. The user has collected various, quotes, stat's, and conversations about the changing media landscape. More///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11808111 2006-07-22T15:14:06-04:00 2006-07-22T19:14:06Z

Here is Marketallica's 11 forces that will change the Future of Entertainment. > “Virtual Self” > “Centralization” > “Need to be different” > “Mixing” > “Co-Create!” > “Snack Size” > “Networking” > “Interactivity” > “On demand” > “Long Tail” >...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11764341 2006-07-19T19:33:04-04:00 2006-07-19T23:33:04Z

With almost 47 million domain names ending with .com, it was just a matter of time before someone analyzed it. Dennis Forbes turned a hobby into becoming the world's most pre-eminent "domainologist". By day, he is an analyst at Vastardis...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11764181 2006-07-19T19:17:11-04:00 2006-07-19T23:17:11Z

Check out The Brooklynites Project, by Anthony LaSala and Seth Kusher. Take a look at all the pictures, essay and behind the scenes footage. This project, tentatively titled "The Brooklynites", is long-term endeavor, which we plan to turn into a...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11764063 2006-07-19T19:03:42-04:00 2006-07-19T23:03:42Z

They say "sex sells", but does it work for real estate? Well, here is an interesting article from the New York Times taking a look at this years ads. Some of the advertisements for new condominiums this year look more...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11735554 2006-07-18T09:54:17-04:00 2006-07-18T13:54:17Z

Here is an interesting idea by CerconeBrownCurtis, they have set up a product placement house called, the Summer House. They are describing the house as an "experiential marketing opportunity". This is a place to position products in their natural settings...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11735279 2006-07-18T09:37:25-04:00 2006-07-18T13:37:25Z

Here is an interesting article at New York Magazine about UrbanBaby, an anonymous discussion board for upscale New York mothers to dump their thoughts and feelings. Everyone knows the scary archetype of the monster Manhattan mother: She’s all elbows and...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11734954 2006-07-18T09:16:38-04:00 2006-07-18T13:16:38Z

Here is a list of newspaper slogans. Do these coincide with how you imagine them? THE SUN Latest slogan: We Love It THE ECONOMIST Latest slogan: Sparks and Mensa FINANCIAL TIMES Latest slogan: No FT, no comment THE GUARDIAN Latest...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11464873 2006-07-08T14:04:42-04:00 2006-07-08T18:04:42Z

Here is a very interesting article about how David Galenson has reverse engineered ingenuity to reveal the source code of the creative mind. What he has found is that genius – whether in art or architecture or even business –...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11464601 2006-07-08T13:35:58-04:00 2006-07-08T17:35:58Z

Here are BusinessWeek's 2006 Idea Award winners. Here/// More///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11464042 2006-07-08T12:39:08-04:00 2006-07-08T16:39:08Z

Here is Pitchfork's 100 Awesome Music Videos feature. Enjoy! Here///

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11430400 2006-07-06T10:38:55-04:00 2006-07-06T14:38:55Z

Here is another interesting media buy by Philips. They have partnered with Gourmet magazine to be the only sponsor of a 98-page supplement that will be distributed with the August issue. The supplement will only have six pages of advertising....

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11429760 2006-07-06T10:17:27-04:00 2006-07-06T14:17:27Z

Here is a look at the History of Graffiti from New York Magazine. Modern graffiti actually began in Philadelphia in the early sixties, when Cornbread and Cool Earl scrawled their names all over the city. By the late sixties, it...

teddy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11341162 2006-06-30T10:42:51-04:00 2006-06-30T14:42:51Z

Here is an interesting idea for Jaguar by Euro RSCG, Reality-Based Product Placement. They have selected jet-setters in 7 markets to use their high-end cars as living product placements. This underground idea compliments Jaguars Gorgeous campaign nicely. It is reality-based...

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