Sunday, 6 December 2009
@music
0-10 This sound makes me go bouncy and I can shout it.
10-13 This music is good for dancing and singing and it reminds me of telly.
13-15 What music do my friends like? I must like the same music.
15-17 If I like the right music then girls will like me.
17-25 Nothing is more important in the world than [insert band] and only I and Paul Morley understand their significance. I don't care that girls don't like me.
25-30 What is it with [insert band]? They are ridiculous, strutting sell-outs. Music is just a rip-off man.
30-35 There's more to music than pop you know. This jazz stuff is fascinating, and there's music from round the world and have you heard some of those blues guys and John Cage and everything.
35-40 I'm still very much aware of today's music, there are a lot of incredible bands out there, even these days. I'll never get caught in some retro trap.
40-45 I only really listen to the music I liked when I was 17.
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Thursday, 3 December 2009
Christmas Barrel
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The Great Ad Melting Pot
Strength in numbers.
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Saturday, 28 November 2009
Monday, 16 November 2009
Hello. I'm here to be Polarized.
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Sunday, 15 November 2009
The Machine Trundles on
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That Social Media Thingy
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Monday, 5 October 2009
What happens in a Lift?
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Would you believe it? Humour still exists!
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Sunday, 27 September 2009
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Work out there doing the business.
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Friday, 18 September 2009
Saturday, 12 September 2009
You Stole
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Saturday, 5 September 2009
Targeting your Market
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Free Quidies
Gloom, doom and the recession kaboom has lead TalkTalk to give away free moneys.
Personally I'm sure i speak for everyone, when saying i hate broadband providers.
I've been trying to change mine for the past week and god do they make it difficult. But i digress.
This is the news that TalkTalk have employed 20 'put-pocket' to drop money into peoples pockets, coats and bags over the coming weeks. Giving you something back in these difficult morbid times, to make people feel better.
Although i sound sarcastic, this actually sounds like a great idea, with them planning to back it by giving out £100,000 (from £5 up to £20) and launching it UK wide.
Just tell me when and where and i'll be sure to bring an empty suitcase.
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Brain Surgery
I've just seen a programme on Dave called "should I worry about my spending?"
Basically showing how small changes can change our spending habits.
He did an experiment in a supermarket moving the Heinz baked beans down a shelf from the prime spot and moving other items around.
Sales of the products in the prime locations, like the end of the isles or at eye level on the shelves increased from 100% up to 500%
Makes you think about all these expensive advertising campaigns that never get seen or fail to sell products.
Why not pay to get it in more stores or in better positions in those stores?
Its all the fault of the emotional side of your brain.
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Je Suis TwaT
Tory MP Ann Widdicombe fumed: “It is deeply tasteless.”
Makers Britvic said it was a “coincidence” (Corporate cock-up)
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Thursday, 13 August 2009
Missed Dave Trott?
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Dave Trott Live tonight
Dave Trott is tonight talking to the drum magazine, not sure exacty what the topics are but if you remember the Scamp live chat it was pretty insightful.
This obviously won't be quite as straight forward as that but atleast there might be less anonymous sniggers and less Juan Carbrals in attendance!
It's live on Twitter sometime tonight,
You can ask questions too, all you need to do is follow the Drum's Twitter account.
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Friday, 7 August 2009
Got a job at Y&R New York
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Thursday, 6 August 2009
Free Budweiser
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Wednesday, 5 August 2009
TBWA/ & Budwieser
First casualty of the Budweiser pitch. TBWA/ Media Arts London have decided not to pitch. With Tim Lindsay giving the reasons for this on his new blog here (or you can read below)
Long story short, they are simply to busy with existing clients and all the upheaval of moving into one office, to deal with such a big pitch, in such a short space of time
This could have been a big one for TBWA/ after all the trouble they've been having, with redundancies and account's jumping ship. Perhaps they can start their creative revival on an existing account, they do still have some good 'uns after all.
We had to make a really tough decision today.
You may have read on the front page of Campaign that Budweiser have asked us to pitch for their UK business. (What’s happening round at Fallon, by the way?). It’s a great brand and arguably a chance for glory, but an incredibly tough brief and a very short space of time in which to deliver it. We would have had to throw an enormous amount of resource at it – which would have consumed the agency for the next three weeks.
Trouble is, we’ve got a huge amount on. Two huge and exciting international pitches. Another big regional pitch about to walk in next week (we hope). Two RFIs from the AAR. A big Nissan task about to land. Lot’s of work on PlayStation in preparation for the arrival of a new European President. In August. When a lot of people are obviously on the beach. Oh yes – and with 150 Dean Streeters about to come up the road and move in with us.
So we’re not going to do Bud. It’s a tough call (and I can promise you Matt, Mark, Tom M, Julie, Ed and I went full circle on it at least twice this morning) but it’s the right call. We have to be able to do what we’re already committed to do well. And our first obligation is to existing clients.
I thought I detected a slight flicker of relief on Tom C’s and Paulo’s faces when they heard the news. Thanks for the work you put in chaps, it won’t go to waste.
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Craigen isn't impressed.
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Friday, 31 July 2009
Bollocks
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Thursday, 30 July 2009
John Webster lives on.
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It's Pitch O'Clock
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Less Than Zero
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Simple Thinking Works.
First of all, no i haven't adopted a Polar Bear. But it's possible to adopt anything from a Polar Bear to a Donkey these days.
This appears to be a simple and straight forward idea but look at charity advertising on the whole and it's actually a lot of cleverer.
How do you solve a problem like getting people to give to charity? Give them something back.
You never meet the animal you adopt (i assume they don't actually exist?)
But it's a brilliant idea that gains your initial interest and then maintains it for a significant period after the original donation.
As Dave Trott would say, simple preditory thinking. Executed brilliantly.
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Saturday, 18 July 2009
Scamp is alive
Sympathy For The Devil - Egos of the Advertising Industry from Toodle Pip on Vimeo.
Found this video on Toodle Pip's website, a student team trying to get into advertising. Featuring bloggings very own Scamp.
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Monday, 22 June 2009
Be Nice or Leave
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Do Not Shave
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Teepay
Teepay is a company that allow anyone to submit a design for a t-shirt.
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Interview with Dave Trott
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Rubbadubdub
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Monday, 15 June 2009
Monday, 8 June 2009
Bing.com
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