What The?? Samsung’s UK Site Depicts Sink Hole Thingy [Bad Timing] By Matt Van Hoven on Jun. 3, 2010 - 4:22 PM The image immediately below this copy is a screen shot of one of the slideshow pics that shows up on samsung.co.uk. It appears to be a waterfall or something but definitely looks similar to the recent Guatemalan sinkhole that form ...
Campaigns USA’s Royal Pains Gives and Gives at NYC Event By Matt Van Hoven on Jun. 3, 2010 - 2:50 PM Beginning early this morning pedestrians passing by Greeley Square in Manhattan were slightly confused by the line forming in front of Horace Greeley’s statue. The line extends from half-way between 31st and 32nd streets, sn ...
What The?? Like a Phoenix in Heat*, Douchebags Emerge From Rubble of NYC Ad Biz By Matt Van Hoven on Jun. 3, 2010 - 2:00 PM Copyranter gave us a laugh by sharing Pete Johnson’s comic strip, “Creative Department Douchebag”. The rest of the goods are here. The one on the right reads: “Sup dickbags? The name’s Trev. I’m ...
Agencies Irony: Goodby Uses ‘First’ Motif in Ad That Relies on Recycled Theme By Matt Van Hoven on Jun. 3, 2010 - 11:34 AM In a campaign hinging on the premise that Sprint is the first mobile service provider to operate on a 4G network, Goodby Silverstein San Francisco has created the ad you see above — a Rube Goldberg toss-up with a subtle tw ...
People Take That, AIDS: RedPencils Raised $50k for AIDS Research By Matt Van Hoven on Jun. 2, 2010 - 1:59 PM Friends of Keith Gibson and Shawn Webster should call those guys and congratulate them on raising $50k for AIDS research. With the help of agencies like Leo Burnett and Cramer Krasselt (which matched employee contributions), and t ...
Agencies Crispin Creative Makes Cattle Call for Oil Spill Solutions By Matt Van Hoven on Jun. 2, 2010 - 12:27 PM Crispin Porter Bogusky’s Andrew Keller is looking for an answer. The question: how to stop the Gulf oil well from spewing its contents into the ocean. Keller writes on his Posterous: “Often times it seems like creativi ...
People G2’s Elevates Michael Dennelly to Director Digital Strategy By Matt Van Hoven on May. 27, 2010 - 12:23 PM Well here’s some neutral news from G2 — they’ve elevated Michael Dennelly to director, digital strategy, across the entire G2 North American network. Before that he spent five years as lead strategic planner fo ...
What The?? If Only There Was a Way to Get Consumer to Literally Eat Our Brand By Matt Van Hoven on May. 27, 2010 - 11:51 AM Tell the boys in copy we’ve done it. We’ve developed the perfect advertisement. Via USA Today More: “Pizza to Remain Part of ‘The Hut’”
Digital Kenji Summers Digs Into DUMBO With the Nerdies* in Charge By Matt Van Hoven on May. 27, 2010 - 11:24 AM The Digital District is having their monthly meet-up tonight, making the timing of this Huffington Post article on the subject perfect. You already know what the Digital District is (since we told you about it in late January). An ...
Social Media How to Turn Off Facebook By Matt Van Hoven on May. 27, 2010 - 11:19 AM Nick O’Neill from our sibling site AllFacebook.com lays out Facebook’s new “opt-out” feature and how to turn off your personal Facebook page. You’ve probably thought about doing it and now the social ...