September 2009
1960s Handbook - Confessions of an Advertising Man
“The two most powerful words you can use in a headline are FREE and NEW. You can seldom use FREE, but you can always use NEW.” So says ad man David Ogilvy in his 1963 tell-all Confessions of an Advertising Man. Still considered the de facto guide on modern advertising, Confessions lays out in fine print the strategies the door-to-door salesman turned “Father of Advertising”...
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Jake Rudh to preview fresh tracks off the Lookbook album tonight at Transmission! Club Jager 10pm
“This was one crazy audience. It was the kind of sold-out First Ave show where a...”
– Arctic Monkeys, concert review.
VOTD: 1937 Warner Bros Blooper Reel →
This just made my day..
“Late Friday afternoon, Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) Senior Editor Milton Coleman...”
– WaPo’s Social Media Guidelines Paint Staff Into Virtual Corner; Full Text of Guidelines | paidContent
Man's Facebook Status Given Book Deal | The Onion →
HarperCollins Publishers announced Monday that 24-year-old Islip, NY resident Gerard Dillow has accepted its offer of $250,000 to publish his Facebook status from 56 minutes ago, which reads, “In it to win it, suckas.”
Recap: The Coen Bros. Regis Dialogue @ The Walker... →
Everyone's Doing It: Brands Take on Social Media →
The top luxury fashion brands on Facebook in terms of fans are Gucci, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Coach and Prada (although the Prada page is an unofficial one), according to New York University professor of marketing and Red Envelope founder Scott Galloway. Luxury fashion brands with the most Twitter followers are Vuitton, Tory Burch, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior.
Sound Unseen Festival 2009 →
Yay, Sound Unseen 10 is here! Check out the schedule at this website..
Exclusive Clip: Hear Nick Cave Read The Death of... →
“I am damned, thinks Bunny Munro, in a sudden moment of self-awareness reserved for those that are soon to die.”
That’s the opening line from musician Nick Cave’s new novel, The Death of Bunny Munro, which is now available as an ambitious, multiformat iTunes app.
Watch: "Symbol" Teaser Trailer →
The latest film from Hitoshi Matsumoto, the Japanese star and writer/director of cult-fave Big Man Japan,
“With several unofficial Starbucks-finder apps already populating the App Store,...”
– MediaPost Publications Starbucks Debuts iPhone Apps, Tests Mobile Payment 09/24/2009
Joey McIntyre Takes Career Turn in FoD's Mad Men... →
Those mad hatters at Funny or Die have unleashed “Mass Men”, a chuckleworthy vid that pretty much captures what Mad Men would look like if it was set in modern-day Boston. New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre leaves the saccharine pop behind for a profanity-laced role as Rogah, the head of an agency having a creative meeting about what else, Fenway Paaaahk and the Red Sauuxx. Let the...
Joe Zee Uncovers What Top Fashion Bloggers Are... →
“Diablo Cody — is gearing up to tackle the teen world’s most infamous...”
– Diablo Cody Takes On ‘Sweet Valley High’ - Cinematical
“As expected, Yahoo Tuesday formally unveiled its new global brand campaign...”
– MediaPost Publications Yahoo Unveils Rebranding Campaign
What if everything that happened at Merlotte’s on... →
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Cut! 10 Classic Fashion Flicks That Put the Runway... →
“The New York Times has big plans for Twitter. The venerable news organization is...”
– NYT Explores New Twitter Search Products
“Crowd Science will release a study Tuesday revealing that 24% of Twitter users...”
– A Quarter Of People On Twitter Don’t Use It, But What’s Its Home Page Worth, Anyway?
“Continuing to add new content categories, The Huffington Post has launched a...”
– HuffPo Ads Tech Section
“Television is still important,” said Dan Rosensweig, president and CEO of...”
– TV Still Relevant, But Social Media Takes Center Stage: Marketers 09/22/2009
“Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich is installing an anti-paparazzi laser defense...”
– Russian Billionaire Puts Anti-Photo Lasers On His Giant Yacht
“..online media are pushing literacy into cool directions. The brevity of texting...”
– Clive Thompson on the New Literacy
