Styx Underwear – Card in Cheek Advertising

Posted by on Sep 27, 2008 in Advertising | No Comments

The card says “This is the only time we are getting into your ass.” Leave it to those creative Czechs at Styx Underwear! Nod: Comunicadores Support Our Sponsor Share This

2008 Best Global Brands List

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And The Winner For Best Magazine Cover Is…

Posted by on Sep 23, 2008 in Media | No Comments

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Turning Attacks Into Marketing Opportunities

We see it all the time in politics, PR and advertising – attacks by the opponents, media and competitors. Smart marketing professionals can turn these attacks into opportunity and simultaneously earn some sympathy points. When you get hit with a negative, find the opportunity and turn it into a strength or positive. Here’s a great ...

The Golden Age of Pirates as Reported by Newspapers of the Day

Posted by on Sep 19, 2008 in Media | No Comments

Arrrgh. Shiver me timbers. To honor International Talk (or Blog) Like a Pirate Day, I thought I’d write about the real thing. And what better way to get the scoop about real swashbucklers than via historic newspapers? To help, I tracked down the legendary Timothy Hughes of Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers. By the ...

International Blog Like a Pirate Day: Sept 19

Posted by on Sep 13, 2008 in Video | No Comments

Ahoy me mateys. In less than a week, on September 19, we’ll be celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day. I propose we convert the day to Blog Like a Pirate Day! To truly distinguish yourself in today’s cluttered blogosphere, there is only one option… writing in Pirate. Fortunately, this special day falls on a ...

Media is Biggest Loser in 2008 Political Race

Posted by on Sep 13, 2008 in Educational, Media, Public Relations | No Comments

I thought this CBSNews interview with former Clinton Chief Strategist Mark Penn had some noteworthy snippets. Penn believes the media so far has been the biggest loser in this political race and argues that the press has lost its credibility: CBSNews.com: Your former colleague Howard Wolfson argued that you all unintentionally paved the way for ...

Google Historic Newspapers Archive!

Posted by on Sep 9, 2008 in Educational, Media | No Comments

I am so pumped! As a collector of historic newspapers, Google has just made my day with news that they’re digitally archiving millions – and eventually billions – of old newspapers dating back to 1764. According to Google’s announcement, “you’ll also be able to browse through them exactly as they were printed – photographs, headlines, ...

Balihoo Launches Marketer Edition (ad)

Posted by on Sep 3, 2008 in Advertising, Marketing, Technology | No Comments

Todd And sponsor Balihoo today announced a franchise and coop marketing software product called Balihoo Marketer Edition. The product is targeted at national brands that need to market at the local level (franchisors, coops, product manufactures) and centralizes the management and execution of all local advertising and marketing activities. Some cool features: Local dealers can ...