This is fun and memorable. Now that I ear-wormed you, you can listen to the Van Morrison song here. ###
I Ran: Cape Cod Potato Chips & Singing Seagulls
Sam Thielman of Adweek did a write-up about the new ad for Cape Cod Potato Chips that features CGI seagulls singing the Flock of Seagulls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flock_of_Seagulls) song, “I Ran (So Far Away).” Very clever! Lots of images popped to mind. Clearly East Coast gulls are a lot more fun to… more »
Nabisco Nixes Fig Newton Name
According to a story in The New York Times, Nabisco is dropping the “Fig” in its iconic Fig Newtons. While this may be a shock to anyone who grew up singing the Fig Newton song (see below), it actually brings the cookie (cake) back to its roots. When this “fig… more »
Get Ready to Roomba!
Can a robot inspire you to do “the robot”? That’s what the new ad campaign for iRobot wants you to believe. Actually, the point of Dance Revolution seems to be that with Roomba handling the chore of clearing your floor, you’ve got extra time to move your body. Here are… more »
Nissan’s Taxi of Tomorrow Makes NYC Debut…
On April 3, the first full vehicle prototype of the Taxi of Tomorrow, AKA the 2014 Nissan NV200 taxi, made its global debut at a special event in SoHo with Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn and New York City officials. Then it headed to the 2012 New York International… more »