Advertising Is Good For You

The Tillman Story

Source: Internet Movie Poster Awards.

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According to a Harris Poll, 77% of online adults say they would not be willing to pay anything to read a newspaper's content online.

That's because they're assuming they'll still have online access to free news content.

But if newspapers -- as well as news magazines and network TV news, for that matter -- disappear, where will we find credible news content?

Click here to read more about the Harris Poll.

Tim Gunn, immortalized in embroidery floss

Source: Totally Severe

When looking at creative, never open with, "I think it's a fair beginning."

Unless your objective is to convince the creative team you're a douchebag.

Shake Weights. For hard... uh... biceps.

Hard to believe this isn't an SNL parody.

Click here to watch the spot for Shake Weights. 

 

Look out Disney. ABBAWORLD has arrived.

A theme park devoted to the pop band, ABBA. 

How do we know if ABBAWORLD is worth the trip to London?

Describing the concept, Magnus Danielsson, president of Touring Exhibitions, the company behind ABBAWORLD, said, "It started with, 'How do we give the visitor a big hug in each room?'"

The Liberace Museum will have to wait a bit longer. ABBAWORLD just surpassed it on my List of Places I Have to See Before I Die.

Learn more at ABBAWORLD's website.

 

I have a sudden craving for Mentos.

Fritos, thank you for being awesome

Just had some Fritos for the first time in about 20 years. They were even BETTER than I remembered.

And starring Jerry Mathers as... Canada's History.

The Beaver is a magazine.

Not THAT kind of magazine.

It's a highly respected publication chronicling Canada's history, named after Canada's official animal emblem.

But try telling that to spam filters which habitually deny students and teachers access to The Beaver's website and won't let The Beaver's emails appear in subscribers' emailboxes.

As a result, The Beaver has thrown in the towel and changed its name to Canada's History.

Read more in the New York Times.

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Inspiration

Source: Ffffound

Fashion advertising. (It's okay to laugh.)

Much of fashion advertising is stupid.

It takes itself much too seriously. And it's gimmicky.

Nudity. Misogyny. Weird hair and makeup. More nudity.

Which is why I kind of like this campaign from Diesel. My interpretation of these ads is that Diesel feels the same way I do about most fashion advertising.

It's also a pretty good strategy for Diesel. A high-end approach would be the kiss of death, a sure sign that the brand has peaked and is no longer favored by hipsters.

 

 

Click here to see the microsite, where the difference between 'smart' and 'stupid' isn't as clear and the concept starts to fall apart.

Advertising Agency: Anomaly, London

Ad for Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2010 collection

The inspiration for designer Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 collection was Darwin's Origin of the Species. 

That still doesn't explain the hideous, misogynist shoes.

Click here for a close up of a similar pair of shoes by McQueen.

Click here to see some of the fashions (and more shoes) from McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 collection.

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