What a disturbing guerrilla advertising tactic! Pretty comical.
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Thom Pulliam is an aspiring brand+consumer connector. He studies advertising and new media at UGA, he is up for conversation. @thompulliam
I like these holiday inspired TV spots from Garmin. They’re catchy, fun, and deliver the low down on some of the GPS’s cool features. I was especially impressed to learn that all this work came from just one man- Brian Tierney. Brian was let go from Fallon, Garmin’s old agency of record. Since 2007, Brian has kept on doing work for the brand and runs a “one man shop” in which he acts as art director, copywriter and account manager. It’s good to see brands sticking with talent when it’s a good fit.
This Burger King website, which uses augmented reality to make the site interactive. is creative and fun. This is exactly the sort of thing that defines original. It’s also cool because I learn how to actually do these things through my New Media classes at UGA.
Running List of best Advertising Professionals to Follow on Twitter
As a student of advertising, I use a lot of my spare time seeking out connections and influencers in the industry. Here is my fourth list of 30 advertising professionals everyone should be following on Twitter. Leave me a comment if there is someone I should be following. To view my three other lists of Ad Pros on Twitter click here, here and here.
@aerocles - David Teicher, Bio: Social Media Manager & Strategist @ McCann-Erickson NY. Useless Info & Media Junkie, Jets Fan, Rutgers Grad, Closet Science Geek.
@armano - David Armano, Bio: Communicator, designer, thinker, doer, dad, biker, karaoke junkie, and imperfect soul. Principal at Dachis Group, leading Social Business Design
@bernaise - Dan Greenfield, Bio: Blends new and traditional media to manage your brand and corporate reputation and organized PR Camp Atlanta
@brainpicker - Maria Popova, Bio: Creative strategist by day, interestingness curator & digital anthropologist by night. Semi-secret geek obsessed with storytelling, design, data viz & TED.
@britt_at_RPA - Britt McColl, Bio: PR manager, RPA Advertising (Rubin Postaer and Associates). Clients: Honda, Acura, La-Z-Boy, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, PENTAX, MGM
@BudCaddell - Bud Caddell, Bio: Strategist at Undercurrent, I’ll be interested if you’ll be interesting, and vice-versa. BudCaddell.com
@davidburn - David Burn, Bio: I’m a writer working at the nexus of advertising, journalism and entertainment.
@dddiana - Diana Hong, Bio: Creative Director at CREATETHE GROUP, aspiring horticulturist, dancer, whistler, hand clapper, craftmaker & pastry chef.
@deyto - John Francis Deyto, Bio: Creative Director. Pixel Pusher. Photographer. Art Collector.
@dougjaeger - Doug Jaeger, Bio: I am a designer, President of the Art Directors Club, Innovation Director at TAXI Inc. Former Founder/CEO of thehappycorp/lvhrd.
@drew_castic - Drew Ostry, Bio: Staying busy w/ new technology, media, writing & design
@eebz - Ibrahim Nehme, Bio: Cultural Investigator. Brand Specialist. Media Animal. Blogger. Entertainment Producer. JWT Account Executive
@eranium - Stefan Erschwendner, Bio: Strategic planner, social media, mobile, advertising, DDB, Tribal DDB
@GregVerdino - Greg Verdino, Bio: crayonista. writer. long islander. marketing genius. reluctant hero to many. world’s greatest lover. the other half of @gremanda
@iconogeorge - George Ward, Bio: VP, Strategic Account Manager for Iconoculture, a Global Consumer Research and Advisory Company
@inakiescudero - Inaki Escudero, Bio: 1/4 planner, 1/2 creative, 1/4 digital. 90% Spaniard. A glassfull of curiosity. Father of 4. marathon runner. HOG member. From madrid, in Brooklyn
@jack_benoff - Jack Benoff, Bio: I’m a professional degenerate that has a disturbing fascination with emerging media and technologies (disclaimer: I’m Director of Marketing Strategy at Zugara)
@jacobm - Jacob Morgan, Bio: Principal at Chess Media Group, a social business consultancy. Co-author of Twittfaced. SEO consultant. Love Travel, Ideas, People, and Chess.
@johnnyevans - John Evans, Bio: branding strategist, advertising and marketing strategic planner, active social networker
@joseluissf - Jose Luis Martinez, Bio: Art Director / Photographer / Designer / Dad
@kumii - Kumiko Ide, Bio: I work at Radar DDB (Canada). I love all things related to art, food, politics, sustainability, and pop culture.
@MichaelHinshaw - Michael Hinshaw, Bio: Customer Experience, Brand Strategy, Marketing Research. Husband, Dad. Mountain Biker. Skier.
@PeterHimler - Peter Himler, Bio: NY-based PR/Media Consultant
@radiofreecanada - Josh Somer, Bio: Strategic Planner at Sharpe Blackmore Euro RSCG working for brands like Evian, Kraft, Claritin, Coppertone, Dr. Scholl’s and Volvo.
@rje7 - Ricky Engelberg, Bio: I spend a lot of time consuming media. A lot. Nike Digital Marketing…
@steffan1 - Steffan Postaer, Bio: Chairman and Chief Creative officer of Euro RSCG Chicago. Author of two novels. Father of three girls.
@stephenlundberg - Stephen Lundberg, Bio: #ACD/copywriter at Gotham, NY #drummer #yankee fan #dad
@tim_nolan - Tim Nolan, Bio: Director of Interactive at @HushStudios. A Creative Digital Strategist living in NYC. Proudly serving the Internet since 1996.
@tnapperi - Tom Napper, Bio: a digital wonk at element79 (ad shop) in chicago.
@zachBraiker - Zach Braiker, Bio: CEO, refine+focus. Analyst. Doer. Blogger. Social media systems & due diligence. trends. poet.
BONUS: You can follow me at @thompulliam
I don’t care for Verizon’s latest round of ads including their “There’s a Map for That” and “iDon’t” commercials. Verizon cannot compete with the iPhone because the iPhone is a phone and they are a carrier. Besides that, the iPhone is a novel product and is far superior to anything else on the market.
While the Android OS is nice, thus far all Android equipped phones are far inferior to Apple’s product. I have T-Mobile’s G1 and while it is nifty, its hardware does not match up to the iPhones. It is slower, it freezes and breaks down, it is clunky and unsexy, the screen is smaller, it maxes out at 2gb flash memory, and it doesn’t have a direct 3mm jack for earbuds.
Dear Verizon, you cannot compete with the iPhone and the iPhone’s consumers will not abandon AT&T for a Blackberry or Android phone. Instead focus on other segments of consumers such as kids, seniors, hispanics, and business users.
BudLight w/ Lime wants everyone to try it in the can. Double entendres are always funny and the one in this viral video does not disappoint. I love when creative is both informative and entertaining.
Advertising/TV Commercial: OBI - The DIY supplier - Ingenious (Mole)
Old, but still a great campaign.
I love celebrity spokespersons. It turns epic when the promotion is for a software program and the celebrity is Kimbo Slice.
Novelty New Media... CBS and Pepsi to run video spot in Entertainment Weekly Magazine.
I love new media! I also sort of think that this is a little Harry Potter-ish, print with moving pictures.
