Tag: Advertising
Anachronistic City: A Life Without New Technology
I really love advertising. I love it so much that I took the course in college. Advertising has evolved a lot over recent years. When I was in college, most of the stuff we learned was mainly about the traditional forms of ads like television and print medium. Marketers were very focused on thos ...
Learn How To Help The Environment On Facebook
People often ask me, "What do you really do for a living?" I usually tell them that I work in an advertising agency. I am part of a team that does digital work for various clients. When I try to explain my work sometimes, it is still hard for them to understand. I am pretty lucky that I truly en ...
Are You A Digital Ninja?
It is becoming more and more popular for brands to use digital technology as a medium in order to get noticed. Along with that are more and more people who want to be known as an "expert" in that field. This is especially true in the world of advertising where the majority of the practitioners hav ...
A Stunning Tribute To Butterflies, Fashion & Photography
I love butterflies, and I always have. Whenever I see one, I always have to stop what I'm doing to admire it. These fragile, colorful insects are a symbol of grace, beauty and elegance. Here in the States, if a butterfly lands on your shoulder, it's considered a sign of good luck.
When I was i ...
Grow A Moustache (Or Pretend To) For A Good Cause
Wow, I never knew until I looked at these pictures what a huge impact facial hair can make on a man's appearance! By adding a moustache, he can literally go from looking like a white trash hoodlum, an old man or a weirdo into looking educated, distinguished and heroic.
Moustaches have been aroun ...
This Beautiful Billboard Doesn’t Advertise Anything!
Most of the time, billboards are annoying as heck, aren't they? Whenever we travel down the highway, there are signs everywhere telling us where to eat, where to buy gas, where to shop... it never ends. I suppose it could be worse, after all, some say that in the future we will be blasted with br ...
Skateboard Skulls: Creative, Creepy & Effective Marketing
What do you do when you want to promote your skate store in a unique way that is cheap, good for the environment and that will make customers practically come running to you? Well, you do what designer Beto Janz did of course!
He carved scary-as-hell skulls out of broken, discarded skateboards, ...
Eggs for Rich People: An Example of Brilliant Brand Marketing
One thing that has always fascinated me from a marketing and branding perspective is how some savvy marketers are able to appeal to a certain demographic of people, and as a result of their success, they are able to demand a higher price for their product.
A good example of this is cologne or per ...
Impressive Hot Air Balloons – Geek Inspiration!
I love hot air balloons, although I have never had the chance to ride in one yet. My friends who have said that it was an awesome experience. I would have to travel quite a distance to get the opportunity to ride in one. Maybe in the next festival I will try to fly in one!
I love that these da ...
The Pallet Office: Most Recycled Office You’ve Ever Seen!
The office environment is probably the most important environment for any creative person. What you find is that most successful companies have a very creative and playful environment to allow their employees to fully embrace happiness at work. Sometimes this is lacking at more old school companie ...
Every Time You Make A Bad Ad: This Happens!
It's not exactly an understatement to say that the advertising industry is built upon the imagination and ideas of a weirder tomorrow. Every time a new ad is launched, either on or off the Internet, it's seems to be yet another step closer to madness. This is just to catch our attention, and to m ...
Now You Can Carry Your iPad Around In Style!
Richard wrote an article today about how to protect your iPad when you tote it around during the day. His solution, iBallz, is a geeky way to make sure it doesn't get broken; however, I have another option for you to consider.
What if you could store your iPad right in your clothes? That's righ ...
The Funniest Friggin Chatroulette Reaction Ever
In case you've been living under a rock and you somehow missed the whole Chatroulette craze, don't worry, you didn't miss much. From the beginning that site was associated with the kind of people you would only expect to see at the DMV.
To celebrate Chatroulette being gone combined with the movi ...
Brilliant Retro Ads To Promote Twitter, Facebook And More!
The social networking arena has seen many casualties during its continued run towards world domination. There have been several social networking ideas and brands that have become daily necessities to say the least. We're using these services like our life depended on it, and it gives little room ...
How the Internet Has Changed Advertising!
Some advertising practitioners still do not recognize the fact that the internet has truly changed advertising. The traditional thinkers believe it is a threat to what they have known all these years. However, one thing that I have learned is that we should embrace change and learn the principles ...