John Lennon has been used in a US advert for charity One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) 28 years after being shot dead in New York. The initiative aims to give each child in developing countries a solar powered laptop in order to give them access to the wealth of knowledge that [...]
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Lennon Loves Laptops
Posted in , , , tagged , , , , , , , , on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Double Standards
Posted in , , , , tagged , , , , , , , , on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brand Repubic are reporting that a government funded study has shown that advertising and binge drinking aren’t as interconnected as initially believed, with the evidence indicating that “there is some uncertainty over the mechanisms linking advertising to consumption… it is unclear whether advertising restrictions can be expected to have an immediate effect on consumption”.
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Mock & Awe
Posted in , , , , tagged , , , , on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was one of the most original music videos ever, a simple premise which has been incredibly well put together. This led to it having nearly 42 million views on YouTube, not bad for what was a fairly unheard of indie rock band from the US (though I must say I am a fan).
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Shocking?
Posted in , , , , tagged , , , , on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We all enjoy viewing those ad’s which have been banned by the ASA and similar authorities worldwide. They essentially kept Chris Tarrent in work prior to Who Wants to be a Millionaire keeping him busy. I recently came across this Nike ad, which I thought was too good not to share.
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The start of big things?
Posted in , , tagged , , , on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
M-eye…Marketing Eye, simple yet possibly veering into a certain video game consoles territory, let’s just see if we can rival that level of success.
My first post is fairly straight forward, just an example of how music can really give a simple idea a memorable message. Apple have been doing it for years and it appears [...]