Look again

I got sent this campaign yesterday.

It's a couple of years old. And pretty cute I reckon.

So I thought I'd share it with you.

No idea who did it. If you do please let me know.

Facebook Questions

Has Facebook just unleashed a category killer? It think it might.

Warhol Perignon

I started rereading The Philosophy of Andy Warhol this morning.

It got me wondering when it was that Warhol died. Which the book blurb revealed to be 1987.

That's almost a quarter of a century ago.

Which makes me ponder why oh why Dom Perignon feel the need to release a Warhol inspied edition of their overpriced bubbles.

Ironically it's the kind of idea that Warhol would really love.

But really. What is the point and who is the target market for this stuff?

Hipstermobile

Truly insightful and bloody funny work from the crew at DT Digital which is part of Ogilvy here in Melbourne.

There are more videos in the series. I'm sure you could find them if you try.

Mad Smoke

Dark side of the pitch

Working on a pitch is part ‘n parcel of life in the ad biz.

Late nights. Weekends. Stress. Arguments.

They’re all occupational hazards.

And although we complain about them (well I do) we wouldn’t want to work anywhere else.

Winning a pitch is an indescribable feeling.

There really is nothing quite like it.

Even losing a pitch can have its upsides of sorts.

Camaraderie. Team bonding. Energy. And no shortage of sorrow drowning drinks.

What is never pretty however is when an incumbent is asked to pitch to retain a piece of business and loses.

Because people end up losing their jobs.

Good people. Hard working people. People with kids, mortgages and debts hanging over their heads.

Next time you’re on the end of a big pitch win do me a favour.

Before the celebrations get out of hand take a moment to be humble.

Crack open a bottle and gather your colleagues to drink a toast to those who have lost.

Lost not just a pitch but a piece of business.

Because one day you may be one of them.

Sublime and plain bad

Finally an app that lives up to expections.

I installed Flipboard on my iPad last week and spent time playing with it while I was sick in bed.

Absolutely have to recommend it. Unlike the Inspirataur app for iPhone.

This demo video will definitely make you laugh though!

The social consumer

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I'll be back...

Severe flu is running rampant thru the BrandDNA household. Hence the lack of recent posts. Normal sevice will resume once I manage to drag myself out of bed..

Can touch this

Whilst the iPad had no shortage of naysayers when it was first premiered by Apple it has definitely built up quite following on release.

I think it's due to just how wonderful it feels to use.

Which is why I'm not surprised to hear it is being taken up for a variety of commercial applications.

They're even making their way into the Disney Store.

Positions vacant

These are surely the best recruitment ads ever. Nice one Proximity.






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Numan vs DieHard

Take one ageing synthpop superstar.

Add a vintage keyboard, a white cube and 2 dozen cars.

And you have pure genius.

Mind expansion

Wonderful illustration by Marty Coleman for one of my favourite quotes from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Bzzzzzzz

Blending the vuvuzela. Surely a service to mankind worthy of a knighthood or some other kind of award?

Tinkering with the internet

I somehow managed to weave memories of my Dad tinkering under the bonnet of an old VW Beetle into my recent Around The Blogosphere column for Marketing magazine. Click here to find out why.

Facebook myths busted

Very good preso from the team at Soap busting the ten most common myths about Facebook.

Pity about the overy long tiny text sections. But it's definitely worth a few minutes of your time.

Going Underground

Anyone who's ever spent time in London will know that each Tube line has its own design for the seat fabric.

And this gorgeous campaign by London Transport plays on that beautifully.

Not sure the facts featured in the headlines are particularly must read. But the fabric designs are definitely hard to resist.

Tweet Tweet!

I'm so old I was working long before the internet came along.

So I remember the good old days when the receptionist at work gave you a small "somebody called" message if you'd been out of the office.

Which is probably why I love this Paper Tweet idea so much.

They come in a pack of 50. Click here to get yours.

Digital writing

Yahoo is one of the elder statesmen of the internet.

So you'd think their people would know a thing or two about writing for the web.

Which of course they do. And they've put all their learnings into The Yahoo Style Guide.

Released today the guide is described by Yahoo as "The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World.”

Click here to find out more.

Thirsty hair care

A branded vending machine.

Nothing new in that. Well not if you're Coca Cola or Schweppes anyway.

But this one's branded Toni & Guy.

It's in Japan of course. And you can find it sitting outside a Toni & Guy salon in Tokyo.

Take a closer look at the pic and you'll see the machine has drinks at the top and Toni & Guy products at the bottom.

No idea why they did that. But I guess choosing hair product from a vending machine can often be thirsty work.

The original PacMan

When I was young I was mad about PacMan.

Must have put around a thousand 20c coins into PacMan consles over time.

So you can imagine how excited I was when came across these pics on the weekend.

That's Toru Iwatani the creator of PacMan and he's holding his original PacMan sketchbook.

Quite why these drawings aren't in a Nintendo museum is anyone's guess.

But I for one would definitely bid on them if they mysteriously appeared on eBay!

Enjoy a break

The decline in newspaper circulation seems to have lead to a decline in topical advertising.

Sure it's still around but it's nowhere near as common (or good) as it used to be.

Suffice to say I was very pleased to hear somebody had created an ad to capitalise on last week's record breaking marathon match at Wimbledon.

The fact that it was JWT London and KitKit pleased me even more. It was surely the ideal opportunity to crank out a Have a break ad.

A friend in London tells me this ad was ready to go within an hour of the match finishing.

Nice one JWT!.

Don't push the envelope

See that door?

Yep. It's an envelope.

And every time you open it you're pushing the envelope.

Apparently.

This door disguised as an envelope lets you into the School of Visual Arts in the USA.

Hate to be negative but personally I'd much rather a school created to foster and encourage creativity look beyond the obvious.

And give dodgy "Push the envelope" puns a very wide berth.

Sorry.