Updated (originally published Nov 16) The Gap has packaged up the spirit of the ad campaign and taken it on the road. Per a story appearing in MediaPost, a dozen professional dancers and drummers have hit the road as part of the Gap’s traveling cheer squad. “The company says the… more »
Archives for 2009
Kudos to The Sun v4.0!
November 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
MocoNews had a post that highlighted a really clever ad that a UK paper, The Sun, did as part of its 40 years in business celebration. It is fun to watch and makes some interesting points about being a great handheld — a play off the gadgets (iPhone, BlackBerry, Droid,… more »
There’s a Map for That (Updated)… Verizon’s Swipe at Apple
November 30, 2009 by 7 Comments
I was aware of the ad campaign where Verizon was touting how its coverage was better than AT&T’s. To me, it was a total “duh!” because my friends who have iPhones have been complaining big time about AT&T.
Muppets do Queen’s Rhapsody
November 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
It’s All Thing’s Digital’s Kara Swisher who we need to thank for this one. In her pre-Thanksgiving post, she pointed out that on YouTube, there is a video of the Muppets doing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.
Franksgiving then, Black Friday now…
November 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I read an interesting story in The Wall Street Journal that talked about “Franksgiving.” Apparently, in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to move Thanksgiving Day forward by a week, rather than have it take place on its traditional date, the last Thursday of November. The reason was economic. There… more »
