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Who Doesn’t Like A Punny Business?

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By DOUG ZANGER Words are funny. And in the hands of small business, they can get downright, er, punny. Caught “The Nap” episode of Seinfeld yesterday and in it, Elaine’s newest beau, with back issues/phobias, and concerned about her back health, mentioned that he purchased all of his stuff from “The Lumbar Yard.” Here in Portland, it seems that restaurants…

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What You Can Learn From Ann Curry In Just 3 Minutes

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By DOUG ZANGER During Creative Week recently, Ann Curry was part of a great panel discussion on storytelling. To say that Ann Curry is a master storyteller would be a gross understatement. We are all aware of the high quality and stellar reputation that she has earned over the years. And it all started here in my home state of…

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Damn You, Awesome Infomercial!

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By DOUG ZANGER Last month at the Oregon Coast, we were knocking around the house on a Sunday morning with the TV on in the hopes of finding some Barclay’s Premier League matches. I left it on a channel as I was picking up the kids’ toys and heard a song that was part of my formative years, “Right Here…

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A Pass To Advertising Week Is A Cannes Post (Or Two) Away

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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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Seamless + GrubHub: Even Better Room Service Options

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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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My Disappointing Email From Gob

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By DOUG ZANGER I got an email from Gob! OK, I’m not that dim. I knew it was from Netflix. But I was a little disappointed and I think that Netflix may have missed a really good opportunity to personalize the experience. Or maybe it was because Will Arnett was busy. Regardless, when I saw that the email was from Gob, I…

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So, You Get Into An Elevator With Rihanna…

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By DOUG ZANGER Caught a quick thing from one of my favorite people in the biz, Mark Waites of Mother. Apparently, he was on a lift with Rihanna and this was the exchange: “Hi.” “Hi.” That’s it. And I think that’s awesome. But it does bring up a good point. What do you say to someone famous when you have…

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Daft Punk With The Full Stream Ahead

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By DOUG ZANGER Filed under “smart” marketing, promotion, branding — whatever you want to call it. “Get Lucky,” featuring Pharrell Williams got the ball rolling. Now, Daft Punk is allowing you to stream their long-awaited, new, entire album, “Random Access Memories,” from start to finish on iTunes. Hat tip to Rolling Stone for the heads up. For the record, this…

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Good Service Starts By Just Asking (And How To Cut A Mango)

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By DOUG ZANGER One of the things that Robert Wagner and I talk about constantly is how service is so important to brand development. This isn’t something new. But over the years, we all have noticed that there are some that clearly go above and beyond. Amazon. Zappos. Nordstrom. Starwood. There is a much longer list, but these are the…

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Or Maybe This Is The Strangest Local Commercial?

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By DOUG ZANGER We talked a little bit about awesome and creepy local advertising. But this one? It may be the strangest. As far as I know, it ran just here in Oregon (Yamasa has a presence here). Not even sure mere words do it justice. Maybe just, “wow.”

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