Every morning whether we ask him to or not, semi-well-dressed intern Ralph Lee sends us a list of round-up items. Usually we throw them away, along with his dreams of getting a real job here (ha ha, sucker) — but today he’s found some dandies. Without further ad-doo (get it?), here they are.
— Don Draper is losing his grip on reality, thanks to some serious drugs. link
— Ads are coming to Google Maps. Oh joy. link
— The U.S. Census Bureau is spending $300 million with DraftFCB this year. Do we get a tax write-off for that? link
— Ladies, you’ve got advertising’s full attention. link
— RKCR/Y&R wins bread company Warton’s (yawnsticle). link
— According to The Australian, online advertising is making its comeback. link
— This report that says Twitter users are twice as receptive to ads sounds totally friggin’ bogus. link
— Voiceovers are to advertising what the 1993 Chevy Silverado is to the automotive industry: clunkers. link
— Kids studying at the VCU Brandcenter can expect to learn about interactive TB advertising (aka channel-change-prevention-tactics). link
— Subliminal (buy) messaging (this) really (hat) works! link
— We were mentioned in the New York Times — which I’m told is an important publication. link
— ‘What Happens Here Stays Here’ is coming back to Las Vegas’ advertising. Can someone explain why it left? link
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