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Claimed Blog: welcome to optimism

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Merry Christmas and Happy Streets
wklondon.typepad.com — Today is the first day of our gigantic street advent calendar. This year we decided to give... the neighbourhood we live in a new festive street decoration. Here are some of cheeky behind the scene shots from the install last night. Happy first advent calendar day. ... (more) Merry Christmas and Happy Streets
The Best TV Ads Of The Noughties?
wklondon.typepad.com — The Guardian blog 'Organ Grinder' asks today 'What are the best TV ads of the noughties?' Honda... Cog is up there - together, unsurprisingly, with Aleksandr the meerkat, Sony Balls, the Cadbury Gorilla and return of the ITV Monkey amongst others.  ... (more) The Best TV Ads Of The Noughties?
"Move me, dude!"
"Move me, dude!"
wklondon.typepad.com — Just came across this, though it seems to be a year or so old. Dan the man,... on brands, ideas and telling stories round the campfire. (more) "Move me, dude!"
Nike (RED)
wklondon.typepad.com — Today, (RED) announced Nike as its latest global brand partner, lining up alongside the likes of Gap,... Motorola, American Express, Starbucks and Apple to create co-branded products to raise money for the fight against AIDS, T.B. and Malaria. The first product to be developed by the ... (more) Nike (RED)
creativity and the crunch
wklondon.typepad.com — Found an interesting post on Mark McGuinness's blog Wishful Thinking entitled 'Is burnout inevitable in the creative... industries?' The article deals mainly with the gaming industry, based on a Quality of Life survey conducted by Develop magazine, but I think the issues raised are pertinent ... (more) creativity and the crunch
pocket lint 'gifts for geeks' recommends wieden's musical ruler
wklondon.typepad.com — From Pocket Lint's 'Ten perfect christmas presents for music geeks'. Musical Ruler Yes, you read right. The... Musical Ruler . Naturally, there's a certain amount of novelty factor to this one but at £6.95 it would make an excellent stocking filler . The idea is that you put this 30cm device ... (more) pocket lint 'gifts for geeks' recommends wieden's ...
wieden + kennedy plot jewellery in ES magazine
wklondon.typepad.com — Today's ES magazine (the mag for the London Evening Standard) features our Plot jewellery. Lisa Prince, one... of our strategists, sat in many meetings staring at data. Sometimes her mind would wander. She started to notice that by squinting a little the data began to transform into ... (more) wieden + kennedy plot jewellery in ES magazine
Trading Pieces
wklondon.typepad.com — Plot www.thisisplot.com in today's Evening Standard Magazine (more) Trading Pieces
spherical minced beef balls
wklondon.typepad.com — Andy Kay (above left) and Stu Harkness have fun with Dutch snacks. In honour of Stu's (Stu... is CD on Nike at W+K London) visit to Amsterdam, Andy (ex of W+KLondon, now working on Coke at W_+K Amsterdam) dug out his best t-shirt and made sure that it was enjoyed with some of ... (more) spherical minced beef balls
Moustache Competition opens Monday...
wklondon.typepad.com — It's open to the whole W+K network. Things are decidedly hairier in WK london. Here are the... competition rules modeled by Gav De Beer...   (more) Moustache Competition opens Monday...
Sponsor a W+K moustache...
wklondon.typepad.com —   Sign up and join the W+K Global moustache team at  movember.com... (more) Sponsor a W+K moustache...
Dan Wieden, the prototypical COO
Dan Wieden, the prototypical COO
wklondon.typepad.com — Adweek has published an excerpt from Grant McCracken's forthcoming book 'Chief Culture Officer' that touches on Dan... Wieden (above) and wieden + kennedy's work for Nike. Here's a wee bit of it: By the mid-1980s, the running boom was giving way to a fitness craze and Phil Knight, founder ... (more) Dan Wieden, the prototypical COO
Comms planning genius required to create the best work of their life
wklondon.typepad.com — Wieden + Kennedy London is hiring. We’re looking for a smart, talented and interesting mid-weight Comms Planner... to join our band of strategists. Full job spec (although that really might be overstating the formality of it) can be found below. (No headhunters please. It’s nothing personal, we ... (more) Comms planning genius required to create the best work ...
Man's Face Stuff arrives...
wklondon.typepad.com — Ready for next week's first ever Fully International W+K Moustache growing competition we now have 2 tubs... of Man's Face Stuff Moustache Wax in reception to play with. Thanks to Evan Dumas in the Portland office for sending them over. (more) Man's Face Stuff arrives...
An exceedingly impressive W+K moustache:
wklondon.typepad.com — Meet Rajesh Bhargava: If you are growing a moustache this Movember, look no further than Dehli for... inspiration. Rajesh is Head of Production in our Dehli office, and he's currently setting global standards in the W+K Moustache Competition. To keep up with more news from the Dehli office ... (more) An exceedingly impressive W+K moustache:
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