Who Loves Great Ads

Turn the channel please...

Check out this great opportunity to participate in choosing great TV ads.

In December, the editors at AdweekMedia will select the best marketing, media and agency performances of the decade, covering 2000 through 2009, across the 33 categories.

They will choose the best; people, companies, brands, products and creative work that most influenced the industry and came to define the era.

Social Media All The Way To The 2010 Olympics

Sven is going to the Olympics come hell or high snowbanks. Because he is running his campaign an a shoestring budget he needs to use the free social media resources that are available these days. There's no point raising $30,000 if you have to spend $50,000 to $100,000 placing ads on TV and radio or just in local newspapers. Check out Sven Winters new promotional video and website to see what can be done with little of no budget and a lot of heart.





Check out all his other social media tools to get a better idea of how he is branding himself consistently throughout the internet.
Twitter
Facebook
Youtube
Website
LinkedIn

Internet Ads That Actually Utilize the Format

Who took my remote control?

It is very rare to see ads that actually use the internet as part of the ad. These links are great examples of what we should be striving for when coming up with ideas that will entertain and inform.

Check this one out for a great example of changing the way a person experiences a YouTube video sample. This one is good too, because it uses references to the internets past and takes a old concept to the next level.

Interesting food for thought, why isn't the advertising on the internet much more interactive and why does it still mimic TV ads?

Very Cool Interactive Jobless Graph

But I still want a job...

It's not often that you actually get to see great interactive information graphics on the net these days. This one has to be up there as one of my favorites. Entertaining, quick access to information and clean graphics.

Check it out for your self.

Is Social Media a Fad?

I don't want to be a tool of the social revolution....
Hang on I want to post that to my friends

Check out this great viral video for some staggering facts about social media. If you can read everything on this video in one go, your a faster reader than me. Don't forget to repost this video on your Facebook account, Twitter feed and send it to your Linked in contacts...