In March 2010, I had the amazing opportunity to attend South By Southwest Interactive in Austin, TX on behalf of CurrentMarketing. Once I was back in the ‘ville, I presented a SXSWi summary to our agency. The premise was to pass along the big “themes” that were predicted to be huge in the 2010 interactive […]
SXSWi 2010’s Social Media Predictions: Did they pan out? Read More »
RIM, the maker of the Blackberry smartphone, released a TV spot ostensibly retelling Moby Dick through the Blackberry by showcasing the phone’s capabilities, but in reality reducing a literary masterpiece to inanity by younging it up. You know, for the kids. If you haven’t seen it yet, let’s watch: This spot bothers me, but not
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A recent project “blew” though our shop and had a very short fuse. The client “bleeds” blue with offices in Lexington and Louisville so PMS 300 (PMS=Pantone Matching System) made perfect sense for all his corporate identity materials. We went to press with everything and were moving very fast to meet our deadlines. Our most
PMS 300 Blue. Who knew? Read More »
Hello, my name is Dennis and I have a fat wallet addiction. My collection of frequent diner cards, appointment cards, receipts, scraps of paper containing ideas that seemed too valuable to toss, a credit card or two, security pass card, business cards (some mine, some of others) and yes, occasionally a dollar bill or two.
Mr. Fat Wallet…who do you think you are? Read More »
…that our Traffic Manager doesn’t have time to blog. https://tinyurl.com/y8ufsnp Enjoy!
What happens when we're so stinkin' busy… Read More »
The other day I saw this story about a pharmaceutical company called Lundbeck that makes a drug called pentobarbital. As it turns out, pentobarbital, which was invented in the 1930s to treat central nervous system disorders, is now going to be used by both Ohio and Oklahoma to execute prisoners. Lundbeck has asked the states
Can Consumers Ruin Brands? Read More »
Stop me if you’ve heard this. A man was walking through the woods when he happened upon a woodcutter working feverishly to fell a large tree. The woodcutter was spending an amazing amount of energy, sweating profusely and breathing quite heavily…but making very little progress. “Perhaps it would be wise to take a break to
CurrentMarketing – A Cut Above Read More »
Lately I feel like TV commercials are my new radio (you know, that thing in your car’s dash that you never seem to listen to anymore). The commercials I’ve been seeing – and more importantly, paying attention to – have been blaring the likes of some of my personal favorite artists: Ray LaMontagne, Black Rebel
Two and a Half Men is in its eighth season and has been ranked in the Top 20 programs since 2004. As of last week, the show, which draws over 14 million viewers weekly, has been sent into hiatus during Charlie Sheen’s most recent trip to rehab. For CBS, this means that only two new
Words with our new copywriter gal, Charity Murphy: CurrentMarketing: What are you doing? Charity: Rockin’ out with my copy out. CMKTG: What else? Charity: Playing with my hamburger vacuum crumb sucker. CMKTG: What’s your favorite website? CM: Super Punch. Lots of cool things from advertising and pop culture. CMKTG: Where is your dock located? CM:
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Ed brings 15 years of traditional and digital media sales experience to the agency, giving us a perspective most agencies don’t have. When he’s not working or seeking new knowledge, Ed hangs out with his wife, two kids, two dogs, one cat, and a hamster. And yes, the cat and hamster are best friends.
