I don’t want to get uber political, but I thought this was an out-of-the-box way for Ron Howard with friends Henry Winkler and Andy Griffith to show support for a particular candidate. Originally posted on Funny or Die (Will Ferrel’s website), this has been all over the internet. Whether you agree with him or not, he does show his sincerity in this short clip, and it is fun to watch. Kudos for the creativity.

Posted: October 27th, 2008 under Advertising/Marketing.
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Here are some new mac ads that put Vista in perspective. Now of course I’m biased, (duh) but it amazes me that such a simple and refined concept could have so much impact. And hey, these guys are hard not to love.

Posted: October 22nd, 2008 under Advertising/Marketing.
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This mural in London might make you jumpy, but isn’t it clever? Do you think this bathroom will be used more or less than normal?

Posted: October 20th, 2008 under Everyday Life.
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What a great debate. And on your way to work, why not stop at a 7-11 and “vote” for your favorite candidate by drinking coffee. Let your vote ring loud and proud by sportin’ your candidates election cup. And if perchance your candidates cup supplies run out, which is possible, you can always grab the opponents cup and write “Sucks” underneath it with a nice large black sharpie. So vote everyday if you like, 7-11 would love you.

Posted: October 16th, 2008 under Advertising/Marketing.
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Love this ad. It’s a clever show of force to illustrate what your business is, imply how good you are at it and snuff the competition all without using words.

Posted: October 14th, 2008 under Advertising/Marketing.
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An interesting social experiment.

Posted: October 10th, 2008 under Everyday Life.
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I ran across this ad and thought it caught my eye. I really like ads that you can interact with, I’m not sure if that’s everybody or just me. This was a cool looking, typical, SUV and you could pick from one of six grills with logos on them to figure out which one matched correctly. Now what’s really fun that you can’t see through your monitor is that these six front grills were stickers. When you peeled them off the word “WRONG” was printed behind the sticker on all of them except for the Kia one that said “CORRECT. The Kia Borrego, a new kind of Luxury SUV.” When you flipped the page over the ad continued on the back and told you all about the vehicle. Pretty cool. You would never think this ad or this vehicle for that matter was from Kia, and that’s the point.

Posted: October 6th, 2008 under Advertising/Marketing.
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