Advertising Is Good For You

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Tamiya is an Asian company that produces "plastic and resin kits and accessories for modellers." Ogilvy & Mather Thailand, created this campaign.

Each sheet of plastic model parts beautifully demonstrates the attention to detail one can expect from Tamiya.

You may also notice that each is based on a popular conspiracy theory. Not sure how that ties into Tamiya's business. But I don't care. Because this is so damn fun!

Click the images to enlarge them.

Elvis Presley conspiracy — take note of the peanut butter/bacon/banana sandwiches waiting to be assembled:

Roswell aliens conspiracy:

Moon landing conspiracy:

JFK assassination conspiracy:

Marilyn Monroe's death conspiracy:

Via The inspiration Room

 

Concrete business cards

French agency Murmure has created concrete business cards for its employees.

To keep the business cards from crumbling, they come with their own little black case.

Great idea if you're Mr. Slate.

Click here to see see a few business cards that make more sense.

Via Gizmodo

Effort: A+, Execution: F

This is an incredibly ambitious TV commercial for a local Boston bank.

It's got hip music. Computer graphics — the flock of birds is a nice touch. They've got diversity covered; looks like there's an African-American woman, a couple of Latin people and a Muslim woman along with the typical assortment of Caucasians. There's a white-collar customer and one who looks like a construction contractor.

It even has a concept: the small business customer is the star, honored and respected by bank staff.

The creators of this spot tried really hard to make it something special. And I have to applaud anyone who doesn't settle for the expected and instead reaches for the stars.

Unfortunately, I think they overreached. The end result is very odd.

Click here and see what you think of this TV commercial.

Very odd, indeed.

 

"Professional cards" are not covered by the Card Act

An article in the Wall Street Journal warns that so called professional credit cards — that is, cards designed for small businesses — are NOT covered by the Card Act. That means those who carry these cards do not benefit from the same consumer protections that other card carriers enjoy.

If you carry a professional card or are considering one, I highly recommend you read this Wall Street Journal article.

That's a fine-looking credit card

Love the name and look of this business credit card, Ink from Chase.

The tag line is nice, too: Make your mark with Ink.

Unfortunately, the TV spot is rather generic.

Click here to watch the TV commercial for Ink from Chase.

One ad agency's unique website

Love this website for UK Advertising agency Sell! Sell! It's one scrolling, all-type screen that demonstrates why a small agency may have the edge over the behemoths.

Ad campaign for Barclays Corporate

Helping business turn the corner

It's important to remain upbeat in a downturn. It's a chance to re-evaluate, reinvigorate and even thrive. At Barclays Corporate, we're helping thousands of businesses prepare for a brighter future.

To find out how we can help, call 0800 014 1921 or visit www.barclaysturningthecorner.com

 

 

Advertising Agency: BBH, London
Illustrator: Dermot Flynn, ICE9Studio

Found at Ads of the World

Mad Men-inspired want ads

Found at bb-blog

Holiday Anti-Drunk Driving Ad from Heineken

Source: Weird Resources

Holiday ad for Publicis Singapore

Source: Weird Resources

Ads for Vancouver Convention Center

The last time I went to a conference, I left immediately after it was announced that lunch would be followed by team-building exercises and role-playing games.

Advertising Agency: DDB Canada

Source: Ads of the World

20 resumes and 40 business cards FREE from Staples

Participating Staples stores are offering 20 free resumes and 40 free business cards. The promotion ends June 13th.

What a nice thing for them to offer during such an awful economy. I mean it.

Sure, Staples will almost certainly make money on the deal from people who will order more than 20 resumes and 40 business cards.

So why doesn't everybody have offers like this? And that's my point.

Too many companies aren't thinking about what they can do for their customers. And an alarmingly high number of them don't have the agility to implement a promotion that wasn't already in the marketing plan that was approved last fall.

Kudos to Staples. And to CheapToday.com who alerted me to this promotion via Twitter. If you want them to keep you updated about cheap -- and sometimes free -- stuff, follow Joe Wallace at twitter.com/MrCheapToday.

Cool business cards

Source: Ffffound!