Dec 2, 2008  •  In Marketing/Advertising, Twitter, Web

Win Free Domain Registrations from NameCheap

Are you a Twitter user? (Follow me here) Do you like trivia? If so, follow @NameCheap and you can win a free domain registration! NameCheap, a web hosting and domain registration service, is holding a holiday Twitter Trivia Contest from December 1 – 25. Every hour, on the hour, they twit a holiday-themed trivia question […]

Nov 18, 2008  •  In Art/Design, Marketing/Advertising

Oreo Elevator

How awesome is this ad for Oreo cookies?!? Using what you’ve got. Re-thinking a familiar concept. And strikingly simple at the same time. Simply. Brilliant. Via Brand Infection. You may also like: Secret Invasion Ads, Remixed Popular Logos with Hidden Messages Yahoo’s New Logo: Just ‘Meh’ Lego Pop Culture Riddles

Oct 28, 2008  •  In Art/Design, Logos/Branding, Marketing/Advertising

The New Faces of Pepsi and Best Buy

Two of the most recognizable logos in N. America have announced drastic facelifts. First up is Pepsi. The new Pepsi logo will be skewed in order to resemble a smile: Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, and Pepsi Max will have different variations of the smile. According to AdAge, “a ‘smile’ will characterise brand Pepsi, while a ‘grin’ […]

Sep 8, 2008  •  In Career, Finance, Marketing/Advertising, NYC

The Best Salesman in the World

The last time I was in San Francisco, I ran into the world-famous Bushman as many other tourists do at Fisherman’s Wharf. After getting the crap scared out of me, I had a little chat with him, and even asked, “Do you make enough money doing this?” “Hell yeah, I sent two kids through college doing this.” […]

Aug 21, 2008  •  In Funny, Marketing/Advertising, Video Games

Kudos to EA

I love it when companies go the extra 5,280 feet! When a fan made this YouTube video about a glitch in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 video game, EA took notice, spun the story to work in their advantaged, and acknowledged the fan’s efforts in this new commercial: Brilliant marketing! Great job, EA! (via […]

Jun 20, 2008  •  In Art/Design, Colors, Marketing/Advertising

Color Association

One of my favorite blogs, ColourLovers, posted an entry today titled “The Colors of Global Brand Identities.” As a self-confessed color freak, I naturally found the post utterly titillating and delightful. Some of the color palettes were immediately recognizable: If someone had blocked the titles of the above and asked me to name the brand […]

Mar 31, 2008  •  In Funny, Geek, Marketing/Advertising, Movies, Star Wars

Kudos to Spike TV

A few weeks ago, I walked out of my office building and nearly screamed in delight to see this: (My camera phone took pretty lousy pictures that day so I was reluctant to post them. Fortunately, I was able to find these photos at TheForce.Net. Although these weren’t taken by me, this is the actual […]

Dec 11, 2006  •  In Art/Design, Marketing/Advertising

Olympic Mascots

Here are the mascots of the 2008 Olympics, which is being held in Beijing: The “Five Friendlies” represent the largest number of mascots since the practice began in 1972. You can find out more about them at http://en.beijing2008.com/37/03/column211990337.shtml. The website includes a history of the Olympic mascot(s), and immediately my eyes were drawn to Hodori, the mascot […]