Dandelion and the Storytelling Ad Model | PSFK - Trends, Ideas & Inspiration
Formed by Epoch Films and Kirt Gunn Associates, the company is “dedicated to creating programming and entertainment sponsored by brands.” It’s almost a return to the “brought-to-you-by” model of early television where content was king, and advertisers just paid the bills. Almost. They [...]
QUARTER POUNDER
Quarter Pounder menu of two McDonald’s locations in Shibuya and nearby Omotesando being totally converted to “Quarter Pounder” shops.
(tags: memoire marketing business)
Personal Bank going mobile
Jibun Ginko is the fifth internet bank in Japan, and the first to take full advantage of the full range of the advanced features of mobile phones in Japan. Users [...]
How Did Rich People Vote, and Why? - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com
The reason, Mr. Gross said is that “angry yuppies who’ve hugely benefited from President Bush’s tax cuts…have become so outraged and alienated by the incompetence, crass social conservatism, and repeated insults to the nation’s intelligence of the Bush-era Republican Party that they’re voting with [...]
Your Weekly Address from the President-elect | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team
For the first time, the weekly Democratic address has been released as a web video. It will also continue to air on the radio.
President-elect Obama plans to to publish these weekly updates through the Transition and then from the White House.
I think it's a [...]
Australian web filter to block 10,000 internet sites | Herald Sun
AUSTRALIA'S mandatory net filter is being primed to block 10,000 websites as part of a blacklist of unspecified "unwanted content".
… i'm afraid that, mostly for economic purposes, we might see that kind of thing more often now. think of how easier it would be to [...]
Lingerie by Agent Provocateur - Pirates
I love Agent Provocateur
(tags: web viral video advertising)
Gothamist: Read All About It: Fake New York Times Offered
This morning, New Yorkers are being offered free copies of the New York Times–which happen to be fake. One reader tells us, "After taking it I realized that the date was 7/4/09, and the [...]
War and McPeace: Russia and the McDonald's theory of war | World news | The Guardian
It's known as the McDonald's theory of war, but has nothing to do with hand-to-hand combat over a bacon and egg McMuffin. No country with a McDonald's outlet, the theory contends, has ever gone to war with another.
The logic is [...]
Sprint: Plug into Now.
that's so filled out it's a: completely useless b: i really hope u have a fast CPU.
but still fun..
(tags: visualization statistics marketing inspiration)
Photos | MAMA | MamaShelter.com
Mama Shelter is in my opinion the new W, budget style.
"After 7 years of work and reflexion, Mama Shelter (built with the help of Philipe Strack), [...]
Buyer, Beware - washingtonpost.com
Lindstrom wants to reinvent subliminal advertising for the 21st century, finding new ways to bend the unconscious to the corporate will. The fancy name for this approach is neuromarketing, and he argues that the endeavor is entirely benevolent, just another tool to help us "better understand ourselves — our wants, our drives [...]
MySpace MyAds Product A $50 Million Business A Month After Launch
"MySpace’s self service display ad product, called MyAds, officially launched on October 12, less than a month ago.
Outsiders are estimating that MySpace revenues for the fiscal year ending June 2009 will reach $1 billion. It’s clear that MyAds will be a significant driver of [...]
