A story in The Wall Street Journal’s Sports section (yes, they have one) caught my eye. Written by Jared Diamond, it talked about a summer road trip where a fan can visit the ballparks of all 30 Major League Baseball teams in a mere 35 days. Sound exhausting, right? Think… more »
Punchy Gets a Refresh…
At first I was taken aback that there had been changes to Punchy — the spokes-mascot for Hawaiian Punch. According to this story, the new refreshed Punchy now features the hang-ten hand gesture instead of a punch and will portray a more energetic and playful personality than the feisty attitude… more »
This Out of Office Notice is Sponsored by…
Creativity Online pointed out this clever idea: Gustav Egerstedt, art director at Saatchi & Saatchi Stockholm turned his out of office auto-reply into adspace. Apparently the idea has spawned a website: http://outofofficead.com/ Welcome to Out of Office Ad. It says: “This service will go live soon. Stay inside the office… more »
Joining the Twitter Generation
The advertising agency, Goodby Silverstein & Partners (AKA GSP) came up with a unique way of letting folks know they are now using Twitter. Check it out below. ###
Super-Sized Me: Hot Wheel Stunt Sets Record
Indianapolis-based WISH-TV posted about a Hot Wheels stunt that took place before the Indy 500 on Sunday. At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an X Games champ drove a Team Hot Wheels truck down a giant ramp –jumping it a ramp-to-ramp distance of 332 feet. The jump by Tanner Foust, three-time… more »