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How Metalhead Mentality Breeds Creativity

TBWA\Chiat\Day New York Head of Planning, Ed Castillo, attended a SXSW panel entitled Anarchists to Sell-Out: Punks Make Better CEOs and had these thoughts to share. The presentation I enjoyed most at SXSWi was “Anarchist to Sell-Out: Punks Make Better … Continue reading

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Why All Brands Need to be Real-Time Marketers

In a rousing SXSW Interactive pop-up panel hosted by Expion and moderated by Advertising Age’s David Teicher, the subject of real time marketing was discussed. On the panel were Mondelez VP of Global Media and Consumer Engagement Bonin Bough, Oreo … Continue reading

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How NFC Could Revitalize Direct Marketing

NFC – near field communication – is a relatively new technology that has the potential to revitalize the direct mail marketing sector. It enables marketers to deliver content via an embedded NFC chip that allows wireless communication when a user … Continue reading

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6 Secrets of Successful Geofence Campaigns

Your customers all have mobile devices. Most walk around with Androids and iPhones. You have built your killer application, but your customers do not download it, and when they do, they do not use it. So how can you best … Continue reading

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Jennifer Love Hewitt Looks Hot in Old Navy Hoodie

OK, so she’s not in a neglige and her pendulous boobs aren’t spilling out of her top but there’s no need for that. Jennifer Love Hewitt looks hot no matter what she’s wearing and that’s the case here in this … Continue reading

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This Harlem Shake Video is Actually Worth Watching

We could rail on endlessly about yet another usage of Harlem Shake to sell something but we think you’ll feel a bit differently after watching this one from a Netherlands-based Parkinson’s Desease foundation. In the video, we see the foundation’s … Continue reading

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The Guardian Launches First U.S. Ad Campaign

Touting its U.S. edition, UK-based newspaper The Guardian has launched its first U.S. ad campaign. The paper is well known for its Three Little Pigs and Own the Weekend ads. The Guardian partnered with BBH New York to launch #VoiceYourView, … Continue reading

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How Inbound Marketing Helps CMOs Give CEOs the Metrics They Need

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Chief Executive Officers hired Chief Marketing Officers to make sure all their ads looked pretty and their television commercials were shot by really cool Hollywood directors. And maybe they hoped … Continue reading

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Touch-Based Microsoft Explorer 10 Becomes DJ Booth

New work from agency Fi for Microsoft touts Explore Touch, a site that lets consumers use touch gestures to mix audio files and create original sound tracks with the swipe of their fingers. The experience centers on an original sound … Continue reading

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Oreo Launches ‘Cookie Separator Machine’ Video Series

When you’re on a roll, you might as well keep rolling. And that’s exactly what Oreo is doing. As part of its Cookies versus Cream campaign, Widen + Kennedy has created a video that features “physicist and copywriter” David Neevel, … Continue reading

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