September 5, 2008 – 06:30 pm
Okay folks, as you can see, Fluid Imagination nows has advertising. I did it for two reasons. First, I just had to renew the domain name and hosting account for the website, and it took a sizable chunk out of the ol’ bank account. And while keeping all you chowederheads informed about the whys and [...]
Impeach Bush or Get Rid of the Impeachment Clause:“What is it about impeachment that has the Democratic Party leadership so frightened? Talking with members of Congress, one hears the same refrain: “I know Bush and Cheney have committed impeachable crimes, but impeachment is a bad idea.†The rationales offered are many, but all are either [...]
February 1, 2007 – 10:22 am
From Boston Officials Livid Over Ad Stunt: “Officials found a slew of blinking electronic signs adorning bridges and other high-profile spots across the city Wednesday, prompting the closing of a highway and part of the Charles River and the deployment of bomb squads. The 38 signs were part of a promotion for the Cartoon Network [...]
November 27, 2006 – 07:15 pm
There’s an “article” in NYT about trendy advertisers cashing in on the classic Christmas movie, ‘A Christmas Story’. From the adver..er..article: “A commercial for Cingular Wireless by the Atlanta office of BBDO Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group, recreates the central narrative of the film in 30 seconds, replacing the BB gun that Ralphie [...]
October 15, 2006 – 08:56 pm
Here is a nice little list of Creative Advertisements Around The World. There are some pretty good ones in there.
Following up on the Publishing 2.0 article, the NY Times writes, “Someone Has to Pay for TV. But Who? And How?” Apparently, there’s a patent application in the works from Royal Phillips Electronics, where “the proposed design would uphold the right to avoid commercials, but only for those who paid a fee. Those disinclined to [...]
February 28, 2006 – 12:02 pm
I was browsing bestadsontv.com, which, along with TV ads, also has a good collection of print ads, and I found this full-page print ad for The Drawing Book, which is a company of illustrators who work for advertising companies, and which has been using the tagline, “Illustrations get noticed” for several years. I gotta tell [...]
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