On the shiny, new gentrified south end of Downtown Los Angeles there are remnants still, old and recent, of the … More
Tag: advertising
CRYPTIC: HIPSTER-BEVERAGE GUERRILLA MARKETING AS STREET ART!
We saw this wheat-pasted poster on an electricity utility box on Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood on Monday. And we thought … More
LOVIN’ IT: TRAVIS SCOTT AND MCDONALDS JOIN FORCES IN LIMITED-TIME COLLABO!
. . . . . For the past two years the tune “Sicko Mode” by rapper Travis Scott has occupied … More
“IF YOU DON’T SURF, DON’T START”
“And if you do, never stop” These were the searing copy lines from an iconic advertising campaign in the 1980s … More
CAPITALISM 101: ICYMI … EVERY AD IS A TIDE AD!
In case you missed it, one of the best — if not the best — TV commercial from the broadcast … More
Vintage Billboard Ad
Funny Anti-Trump Guerrilla Ad Campaign in New York
AdWeek is reporting on a series of funny anti-Trump outdoor ads have been popping up on bus-stop billboards around New … More
A Visit from Apartamento Magazine Editor Omar Sosa … Los Angeles
We recently attended a small talk with the co-founder and editor of Apartamento magazine, Omar Sosa (pictured at right). The … More
On the Scene at Q&A with Director Chris Milk … TBWA, Los Angeles
Japanese Summer “Hanabi”-Themed Billboard Ad For Coca-Cola … Tokyo
Japan has a long-established, globally recognized and highly-developed sense of aesthetics, especially when it come to design and graphic communications … More
In Tokyo … Awesome Ads in the Tokyo Subway, Vol. 2
The second of two examples of recent ad placements in the Tokyo Metro. This one is part of a Tokyo … More
In Tokyo … Awesome Ads in the Tokyo Subway, Vol. 1
This recent indoor billboard ad (pictured below) in Tokyo subway stations is part of an integrated marketing campaign promoting the … More
Video … Pepsi Max Bus Stop Billboard in London is Prolly the Best Use of Augmented Reality
So many uses of augmented reality (AR) in media and advertising have been too lame or to gimmicky or both, … More
“Know Gods Just Work” Graffti on Brooklyn Billboard
Funny … “This is a Generic Brand Video”
This short video titled “This is a Generic Brand Video” was created entirely from stock video to go with the … More
Our Favorite Commercial of the Past Year
Our favorite TV commercial of the past year is this little seen spot for Hennessey Cognac that was dreamt up … More
In NYC … “I Am a Deus”
Among these billboard postings on Broome Street in New York’s Lower East Side is an ad for local classical-music radio … More
Woah! Hilarious Retro 1980s Technology Ads
Check out these technology ads from the 1980s that Mashable has discovered. These are mostly magazine ads for companies like … More
Super Minimalist Bianchi Bicycle Magazine Ad
Brand-awareness ads in magazines rarely come as simple, bold and minimalist as this two-page spread for the Italian bicycle maker … More
Nick Shows Off His Awesome Tattoo
Partner in crime Nick, a creative director at an influential downtown New York City advertising agency, took a moment on … More
“Complete Transparency”
We liked how the text was formatted and the colors in a presentation we attended Wednesday by trailblazing advertising executive … More
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