JetBlue Hearts Glaser (and NY)

I saw a story in The New York Times that showed a lot renditions of Milton Glaser‘s famous “I ♥ NY” logo. Apparently, it was inspired by JetBlue Airways becoming the first company authorized to the “I ♥ NY” logo in an advertising campaign. The Times invited readers to design other interpretations of the iconic [...]

Evian Roller Babies…

This video came to my attention because it made Advertising Age’s top viral list. It is a campaign for Evian water.

Twitter Unveils New Features with Clever Video…

Twitter picked a clever way to unveil its new features and way of thinking. Clearly the move is to make the service more relevant. A story by AdAge‘s Irina Slutsky noted how Twitter’s CEO, Evan Williams described the service as an information network– one built to help users communicate and discover what’s relevant to people [...]

Smashing iPad…

Special thanks to Kara Swisher for highlighting this ad for the Newsday iPad app in a BoomTown post. No doubt, when these become less scarce, there will be other videos of iPad abuse. ###

Copy That… Xerox New Campaign Starts Sept. 7

In an attempt to re-invent, re-position itself, Xerox is kicking off its most expensive advertising campaign in two decades to promote its business service offerings, which now account for half of its revenue. The ads focus on Xerox’s relationships with six clients like Procter & Gamble Co., Target Corp., and Major League Baseball’s New York [...]

Chip Tracker Shows Where Snacks Originated…

Frito-Lay is proud of the fact that Lay’s chips are made from potatoes grown by farmers (more than 80 farms from 27 states) across America. Springwise had a story that talked about the new Chip Tracker that is available online which lets consumers trace where a particular bag of chips was made. Just enter your [...]

Interesting Man, Uninteresting (or memorable) Beer…

I just revisited a story by Barbara Lippert, an advertising critic for AdWeek, that talked about male-themed potential award winners at the Cannes ad festival. She pointed to: “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” for Old Spice, “The Most Interesting Man in the World” for Dos Equis and “The Man Who Walked Around the [...]

Mad Men & the Virtual Water Cooler

It has been a while since a television program has triggered the equivalent of “water cooler” conversation. Today, the discussions are happening online. The rallying point is the beginning of the fourth season of AMC’s Mad Men. For those of you not hip to Mad Men, you can learn about it here:. The first show [...]

Dummies in a Museum – New Smithsonian Display…

The National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian has just unveiled a collection devoted to the history of road safety. The collection includes costumes and body parts from two advertising icons from the 1980s and 1990s: Vince and Larry, the crash test dummies that were used to illustrate the importance of safe driving in [...]

Mini USA Challenges Porsche – Wins on Publicity Front…

You may have seen the full page ads where the Mini is calling out Porsche.   Part of a campaign developed by Mini’s agency’s Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners, there is an extensive Facebook component (www.facebook.com/MINIUSA) which includes a very funny video where the Mini U.S. president Jim McDowell throws down the gauntlet. MINI vs [...]

Target’s “Lost” ads Found on Facebook…

One of the best parts of the “Lost” series finale was the clever Target ad that could have been easily missed if you blinked or had your TiVo in zoom mode. Fortunately, Target knew they were onto something good. The ads can be seen on their Facebook page. Here are the links to the smokey [...]

GSP Does Chicken Right…

Goodby Silverstein & Partners (GSP) scored big time during the 2010 Super Bowl with its “Screamin’ Chicken” ads for Denny’s.   A story appearing on Monday in The Wall Street Journal said, “A Denny’s commercial, in which chickens scream in terror at the thought of the eggs needed to support the restaurant chain’s breakfast special, was [...]

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