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Tag Archives: advertising
Now That's A Fairly Chunky Loss
Mediaweek is reporting that Microsoft is in the process of shutting down its in-game advertising arm Massive Inc., having failed to find an interested buyer. If the speculative figures are accurate, it’s some loss for even Microsoft to have to … Continue reading
Ad Troll
“Internet Population Now Mostly Unable To Distinguish Between Advertising And Reality” I saw multiple people on Twitter praising her bravery and hailing her as a hero. Seriously people, it didn’t look even slightly set up and scripted to you? Some … Continue reading
Impostors!
The headline is a reference to the description of the French football team by L’Equipe after their early exit from the World Cup. However, this Sony ad appeared well before that. It seemed somehow (in)appropriate to post it as a … Continue reading
Heaven, I'm in heaven
Drew McLellan points to a truly inspired outdoor advertising campaign. Marketing 101, people love stories. If Hollywood is to be believed, they especially like love stories where the guy eventually gets the gal.
Early advertising of the West, 1867-1918
http://content.lib.washington.edu/advertweb/ 451 great examples of print advertising from this era. Everything from prosthetic limbs to life insurance. Retro-tastic.
The Age of the Stream
http://www.steverubel.com/the-age-of-the-stream “As the age of the stream takes hold, it will force marketers to get more creative about how we break through. It’s unclear if ads will be welcome. If they are, they will need to be brief, useful and … Continue reading
Crowdsource your advertising
http://www.youtube.com/v/orukqxeWmM0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1
