Campaigns Watch Your Own Heart Attack By SpyWriter on Aug. 11, 2008 - 12:01 AM Thanks to a lovely tipster, I will never be able to brush off a pain in my chest as heartburn again. After being directed to the Nitmesh and their take on the British Heart Foundation’s two minute film about heart attack. I ...
Agencies Saatchi Feeling the Hurt By SpyWriter on Aug. 11, 2008 - 12:01 AM Things are not going well for Saatchi. The past couple of months have kept Saatchi’s name fresh in our minds and not for good reasons. Losses abound; there was the fake JcP ad, and client losses and major players exiting the ...
TV Nike’s Got Soul By SpyWriter on Aug. 8, 2008 - 11:10 PM I love this Nike ad just for the song alone. And it really personifies what being a champion is all about. I’m gonna say that I think the Olympic ads are WAY better than the superbowl ads have been for the past few years.
TV Coca Cola Shows How the Olympic Stadium Was Built By SpyWriter on Aug. 8, 2008 - 8:45 PM Of course we’ll be bombarded with Olympic commercials throughout the course of the games. So I’ll have an opportunity to share some of my favorite ones with you. As I’m watching the opening ceremonies, I’ve ...
Revolving Door No Wukkas- Get Lucky This Summer Friday! By SpyWriter on Aug. 8, 2008 - 3:15 PM Spending your summer Friday looking for work? (I mean if your agency hasn’t yanked summer Friday away like so many have) While I’m still waiting to hear how many people are on the way out the door at Euro NY in the tal ...
Agencies Finally a Hallmark Commercial that Makes Me Laugh Instead of Cry By SpyWriter on Aug. 8, 2008 - 2:50 PM I’m sure that I’m like most of you in the regards that I don’t really watch that many commercials at home on television, since I spend most of the day watching them at work. Thank heaven for tivo. But I do love t ...
Brands New L’Oreal Ad Raising Race Issues By SpyWriter on Aug. 7, 2008 - 12:46 PM TMZ is known for their tabloid style, so it’s no surprise when they print stories that seem sensational or far fetched. But one particular story that TMZ published is making its rounds in the news and on fan forums as well. ...
Ad Biz Advertising’s Payola Scam By SpyWriter on Aug. 6, 2008 - 1:54 PM I read an interesting article in WebProNews that suggests that a fifth of marketers have purchased advertising in exchange for a news story about their products. And according to the story, another 10% had a nonverbal agreement wi ...
Brands Martini’s Cool New Spot By SpyWriter on Aug. 6, 2008 - 1:42 PM I love the new George Clooney Martini ad. Momentum did a great job with this one. It’s funny and witty. And making the drink and logo the only thing in color in the spot really highlights the brand.
Agencies Euro Making Cuts? By SpyWriter on Aug. 5, 2008 - 3:41 PM It seems like the arrival of Euro’s new CEO is bringing about some staff changes for the NY office. It’s been heard through the grapevine that layoffs will be made and not because of budget issues, but because some emp ...