Archive for August, 2009

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Unilever CEO Beats Rivals by Bucking Ad-Spend Trend
Passed-Over Polman Bests Nestle, P&G — but Isn’t Bragging
By Jack Neff
Published: August 24, 2009
BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) — You might expect a last laugh from Paul Polman, but he’s having none of it, at least not yet and not publicly.
Four years ago, he left Procter & Gamble Co. after… »

For everyone who has wanted to stomp the guts out of those dancing insurance banners check out the promo banner ads for Halloween 2 here
Check out the rest of the full set while you’re visiting, wait for it… they’re… »

I sense a job is about to open up at Mickey D’s

Hope that burger doesn’t come with a special… »

Courtesy of Adrants
David Ogilvy the founder of the agency that bears his name was one of the pioneers in the “Creative Revolution” has been called by many “The Father of Modern Advertising.” For you kids fresh out of portfolio school thinking it all started with CP+B I invite you to check out this video, it… »

Layoffs suck. They leave those in it’s wake feeling, depressed, confused, betrayed, hurt, embarrassed, well if you are or ever have been laid off I don’t need to elaborate beyond that.
This film is about those folks who have been laid off and have found new directions in life. Outside the walls of agencies. Some are… »

A great animated video to share

Video by Jared… »

I had read this article from Adweek about the Wendy’s $300 million and thought it had the makings for a great study on how clients should set out to pitch their accounts; even the ones that aren’t $300 million. Having done this advertising thing for a little while now the one thing I can honestly… »