What The?? The ultimate product placement in a statement By OnDownLow on Jun. 17, 2008 - 3:58 PM Grand prize goes to…. P. Diddy…for this winner published today: “‘I wax my privates. I also wear my fragrance, Unforgivable Black.'” TMI!!!! Way more info that you ever wanted to know about any man ...
We Hear? I’m back b*tches!!! By OnDownLow on Jun. 17, 2008 - 12:09 PM Now I like to swear (one of the many few things I have in common with GP)…but certain rules are in place that say I cannot do it in the titles of stories… so hence the selective use of lame icons to take the place of l ...
What The?? Note to Nina DiSesa and “people” of her ilk… By OnDownLow on May. 20, 2008 - 11:43 AM Now as we all know, Nina hates the bloggers… while maintaining her own blog (irony could kill us all!) but if nothing else, the assholes that work at the senior levels of management of ad & marketing agencies need to be ...
What The?? Today’s WTF moment By OnDownLow on May. 19, 2008 - 2:54 PM Ok… having been MIA for a bit (work is kicking my arse…but in a good way) I had to come out of hiding to relay this story that occurred to me (and one of my clients who came with me) only this morning. In an apparently ...
Agencies Carrying the theme… By OnDownLow on May. 14, 2008 - 6:06 AM Seems Publicis in the West — based in Seattle — laid off several this morning as well — both freelancers & creatives. Susan Giannino, Chairman and CEO of Publicis USA, was out there visiting a couple of weeks ...
We Hear? Critical Mass… well turns out not so critical…. By OnDownLow on May. 14, 2008 - 6:02 AM Well unless you look at it as “critical condition” — seems they laid off a few people in their Chicago office in the past couple of days. We don’t have exact numbers yet, but the Omnicom-owned digital agenc ...
Agencies Today’s odd ad: W+K latest for Honda By OnDownLow on May. 14, 2008 - 5:54 AM Reminiscent of the Lexus ads of a few years ago that showed tropical forests and coastlines and nothing else (I think it was Lexus at least — feel free to correct me if needed) — comes W+K’s latest ad for Honda. ...
Brands F1 Driver slated to pimp Reebok brand By OnDownLow on May. 13, 2008 - 12:42 PM Lewis Hamilton, last year’s 2nd place finisher in the F1 circuit in his debut season, is slated to sign a deal to become a “global brand ambassador” for Reebok. It is expected to be worth about $20 million a year ...
Brands Domino’s = bunch of lying bastards By OnDownLow on May. 13, 2008 - 12:36 PM Domino’s at the beginning of the year vows to freeze the price of their items through the end of the year — because they have guaranteed fixed costs on all the ingredients. So guess what happens? Hell yeah… they ...
Brands The Brits have good taste in food apparently (who knew?) By OnDownLow on May. 13, 2008 - 12:23 PM In a poll conducted for Marketing Magazine by Joshua G2, McDonald’s comes out as the most hated brand in the UK. Of course, regardless of whether a brand has inspired great love or a full-on fatwa, it has at least elicited a ...