Friday, February 12, 2010

things are better than ads

nicolas roope from poke tells us why things are better than ads.
via whiteandwong.org

top 10 yoof trends

1. Real-time expectations
2. More intensely local lives
3. Radical transparency
4. Expecting cheap or free everything
5. Demanding entertainment
6. Worrying about the planet
7. Seeing luxuries as standard
8. Pro-business, anti-multinational stance
9. Regulate the heck out of media bias
10. Naturally Me but aspiring to We

Young adults are used to self-expression, self-esteem, personal computers, personal profiles, personalized settings andpersonal branding. Whether the culture is highly individualistic (e.g., the United States) or more collectivist (e.g., China), businesses have thrived by enabling people to express themselves, to be more Me. Culturally and commercially, 20-somethings have been encouraged to be more selfish than their predecessors. Yet they’re all too aware that everyone pursuing selfish interests creates planetary problems. Members of this generation are caught between the impulse to do their own thing and the desire to do the right thing together. Or as the pithy observation has it, “Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.”
from marian salzman, huffington post
via sb77

belgium's ad agencies virtually strike over pitches

article at advertising age here

good good cause marketing campaigns

article at advertising age here

simpsonize your house


this real life simpsons house in the states was the grand prize in a contest sponsored by pepsi and fox channel. more pics here and the real life simpsons opening sequence here

the most successful clothing drive ever

oh and 1,261,508hits this week.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

guess who got a mini for christmas...

it's no picnic. yes it is.

viewers make their own commercials for this chocolate bar by trying to eat it in 30seconds. more at www.itsnopicnic.tv

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

the man your man could smell like


and the making of:

valentines day on game day

puma helps you send a valentines day message to your loved one via some hard fans and a savage garden song.
send it at www.pumahardchorus.com

mtv's new logo


mtv's updated new logo reflects their move from music to content.
more here

made of japan


more here
check out www.onitsukatiger.com

Monday, February 8, 2010

Sunday, February 7, 2010

online jam session

dumbfounded jam sessions 2.0
8 people with 5 instruments originally from 4 Continents speaking 3 languages for 1 song.