Archive for the ‘creative’ Category

Got Tatts? A few nerd tattoos

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

I think we have all seen a wide variety of tattoos. Working at an ad agency, I see all kinds of cool tattoos. As I was catching up on my RSS feeds from Neatorama, I stumbled upon an interesting programmer tattoo. For those not familiar with HTML, feel ...

Advertising goes social: BootB, Zooppa and others

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Has creative dried up? I don't think so, but the idea of casting a social net to bring in some new creative is a novel idea. Will it revolutionize the agency model? I don't think it will be that dramatic, but it will have an impact, especially for organizations ...

My first iMovie: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, bluegrass style

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

In the programming world, there is the standard "Hello World" tutorial included as part of learning any new language. Consider this my Hello World, so to speak, for learning iMovie. I am happy to say that using iMovie was pretty straightforward, and good enough for any basic editing ...

Eat your veggies, says the giant

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

With all of the negative press around food advertising and kids, it is good to read an article (via) about somebody promoting healthy eating. "The Web site at MightyGiants.com features a program that teaches kids healthy eating habits and exercise through an interactive game. It also includes an area for ...

Open letter to Flash CS3 authors: you forgot a section

Monday, July 30th, 2007

I'm not a Flash expert by any stretch, but I have to say that I did encounter several snags when converting a project from Flash 7 to Flash 9. I won't bore you with all the syntax details, because, unless your doodling with Flash CS3 Professional yourself, you probably don't care ...

Kwik-E-Mart in a box - The Simpsons take over a handful of 7-Elevens

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

As part of promoting the upcoming Simpsons Movie, several 7-Eleven's around the country have been converted to Kwik-E-Marts. According to the Denver Business Journal, there were around 12 or so stores converted in New York; Chicago; Dallas; Seattle; Burbank; Los Angeles; Henderson, Nev.; Orlando; Mountain View, Calif.; Bladensburg, Md.; and Vancouver, British ...

Vodka from Russia or Iceland? Just make it smooth.

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Seems to be a fair amount press around vodka lately, especially from Reyka Vodka, Iceland's first and only premium vodka. They were featured in an e-mail from AdCritic.com as well as several posts on Adrants. My favorite line, especially as flavored vodkas become more prevalent in the US: In Iceland, we ...

Pregnant is the new black

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

My wife Lora is due with our first little one on October 16. I found out last night that Jeremy, one of my Barkley colleagues, has been added to the growing list of families with babies on the way. I know of about 10 others off the top of ...

blog away, little marketer. blog away.

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I was reading Max Kalehoff's article on Why All Marketing People Should Blog, and he has a few solid points. Blogging is one of the best ways to internalize marketing and publish your ideas Blogging forces you, as the writer, to better understand your audience Blogging is a good lesson in syndication (popular ...

Messy desk? Check. Productivity? Check?

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

I got an email today from Hewlett-Packard, from all people, about the new book "A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder" by authors Eric Abrahamson and David Freedman. It was a soft sell from HP and was included as a link from their small business monthly email. The authors ...