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Social Media (And Rick Springfield) Sail on Carnival Destiny
For four days beginning last Thursday afternoon, 60 or so "social media types" boarded the Carnival Destiny and set sail for Cozumel Mexico.
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Naked People Furniture Will Be HUGE
It's probably not the nekkidness usually posted here that Steve likes, but it's got the wtfness not seen in a music video or commercial in some time. Not a bad song, and as the bio says, Valley Lodge is working overtime channeling Cheap Trick, T. Rex, Big Star, the Kinks and a few others.
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Caribou Coffee Gets Real
Second-largest gourmet coffeehouse retailer and one of the thorns in Starbucks' side, Caribou Coffee is rolling out their first TV from Colle+McVoy below. Get Real covers on the chain's focus on handcrafted drinks.
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Food Prep IS Hell
Brian on Idaho Ad Agencies points out a new campaign for pre-sliced RoastWorks veggies from Stoltz Marketing Group .(HEY, it's not just about BBDO around here, freaks.)
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Long Way to Go For a Cup of Joe
Coffee brand Douwe Egberts wants you talking more over coffee, because, well, coffee equals conversation. BUT DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT. From agency Duval Guillaume , Brussels in the house:
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Downhill Turbolator Now Standard on All 2010 Dick's
What happens when Dick's closes for the night? Peyton Manning comes in and throws a few balls, Jeff Blake stops by to hit a few and Lindsey Vonn stops by to put Under Armour's ColdGear through the Cold Abuse Simulato. (Perfect for Coors! I kid.) Production house Shilo says we got this.
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We Get Email*
"Hi Steve, wanted to see if you were planning any holiday shopping stories focused on major retailers' interactive marketing plans for boosting this season's sales." No.
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NUDE IT iPhone App Viral Even Comes With Real Fake OMG! Gasps
No, it does, really. (See below.) While not an actual working app, or is it? (*asked in super secret hushed tones*), the NUDE IT makes any scene nudetastic.
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Volkswagen Pisses, Fat Boy Grunts, Nipples Flattened, Nipples Exposed
For some inexplicable reason, images of people who've pissed their pants are supposed to sell Volkswagen GTIs.
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Cheesy Pick Up Lines Will Get You A Free Turkey
So what do cheesy pick up lines and turkey have to do with each other?
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Harley Hottie Salutes Troops
On this Veterans day, what better way to salute the troops than Military Appreciation Month complete with Harley Davidson motorcycles and super hot supermodel Marissa Miller?
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Bus Ads Hijack Events Ads. Then GIve Back
Duval Guillaume, which always does interesting work, is out with a new campaign for transportation company De Lijn
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Please Help Us Interpret This Strange Nokia Commercial
Watching this long form commercial for the Nokia N900 brings back less than fond memories of agency concepting sessions during which creative types (and everyone else for that matter) would begin to act like idiots, spout out idiotic buzz words and, in some cases, even burst into full blown ...
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Slow Work Day? Roll Out the Slip and Slide
Apparently, Austin-based agency nFusion has no work and no clients. Why else would they spend an afternoon on a slip and slide.
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