A Pass To Advertising Week Is A Cannes Post (Or Two) Away
By DOUG ZANGER We’ll keep this really short and sweet. You like to write. And you’re going to the Cannes in June. We’d love for you to write a post or two for us about your experiences at the Cannes Lions. And if you do, we’ll get you a pass to Advertising Week in New York or Advertising Week Europe.…
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- posted at 10:18 am
- May 21, 2013
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Seamless + GrubHub: Even Better Room Service Options
By DOUG ZANGER Our man Kevin in New York sent this one over from his favorite spot, The Verge. Seamless and GrubHub are joining forces. In a combined announcement, the companies say that the merger will bring together GrubHub’s more than 20,000 local takeout restaurants in over 500 cities in the US, with Seamless’ more than 12,000 restaurants in the…
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- May 20, 2013
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Young Artists And The Google Doodle
By DOUG ZANGER Bleary-eyed and coming down after being hopped up on salty and sweet airport snacks yesterday, this was a welcome sight to start the day on the east coast: the Doodle 4 Google contest for young people. This year, the theme of the work is “My Best Day Ever And the winning doodle gets something really valuable: One talented student…
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- May 1, 2013
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Peace, Love And The 24-Hour News Cycle
By JENNIFER MOONEY There is lot’s to feel badly about. Nora Ephron wrote that she felt badly about her neck. Aging creates new lumps, bumps, lines, and dark spots that seem to come about overnight. We wonder is it cancer and then – no I just don’t look as I once did. And the smarter among us are grateful to…
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- April 24, 2013
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Creative Week Q&A: Peter Vegas Of Draftfcb New Zealand
By DOUG ZANGER Draftfcb. Always great partners who are willing, like most of our partners, to go the extra few miles to give all of us a deep peek into great work and creativity. It’s a treasure trove of goodness that will serve as the foundation for their conversation, “Advertising Deconstructed: Connecting Across Cultures,” May 9th at noon. This time…
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The Influence Of Words And Its Relationship With Imagery
By NICOLA MANUEL Children will go out of their way to create their own world. It is the imagination that is more than often captured through drawings. Drawing really is a talent that becomes evident whilst you are at a young age. You are greeted with objects from books, magazines and programmes filled with imagery. It jumps, shouts and excites…
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- posted at 1:39 pm
- April 23, 2013
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What It Means To Be Human In Times Of Tragedy
By MOLLY DELONG Yesterday I stood one block from the tragedy that happened at the Boston Marathon. Going from the highest high of witnessing my best friend, Amanda, run a personal (and insanely fast) record of 2:59, to being so scared was a feeling unlike anything I have felt before. I know my city has pride. But yesterday I really…
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- April 16, 2013
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How Going Underground Can Improve Your Ideas
By DOMINIK IMSENG Soon after its start 150 years ago, the London Underground had a major problem: it was too successful. Its network had grown so big and complex that it could not be properly shown on a map. To indicate in a geographically correct way the slew of stations in the central area of the town, some outlying lines…
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- posted at 1:58 pm
- April 12, 2013
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Analyst Magic Doesn’t Come From An Algorithm
By MARYAM DAVANI HOSSEINI As a strategist in a small, digital agency in New York City, I often have my hands in a lot of different areas, and one of the areas that I find myself the most consumed with is data and analytics. I work at an agency that quantifies reactions and social behavior of particular behaviors online and…
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- April 11, 2013
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Mad Men Season 6: Where Does Peggy Go From Here And What Can We Learn?
By LINDSAY STROUSE So let’s talk Mad Men. Season 6 finally premiered, and it’s already pretty clear that it’s going to be a great season. We’re heading into the 70s, reoccurring motifs are already popping back up, and the hairdos are fantastically awful. That’s all fine and good, but I want to focus on one bit of character development I hope the…
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- posted at 1:15 pm
- April 9, 2013
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