Posts Tagged ‘advertising’
Bad ad buy of the week.
31Oct11
On my 4-year-old daughter’s alphabet iPad app came this gem of a banner ad. Methinks you need to rework your targeting just a touch. Advertisements
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Tags: advertising, media, ridiculous, screw-up
Friday FAIL: Your advertising.
30Sep11
Hmm… no one’s showing up to our bake sale. I can’t imagine why? We have all these delicious brownies and cookies. Via.
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Tags: advertising, fail, posters
Why people hate headhunters.
19Aug11
I’ll start this with a caveat – I actually know quite a few very good recruiters. They’re smart. They know what I’m interested in because they ask. And they don’t spam me with jobs that have nothing to do with my career. But I also recently had a recruiter tell me about a Creative Director […]
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Tags: advertising, ridiculous
Just sit back and enjoy this gem. You’re welcome.
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Tags: advertising, ridiculous, TV, vintage
Friday FAIL: Your advertising
29Jul11
Probably not a key selling point if you ask me. Via.
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Tags: advertising, fail
Know your craft first. Your time will come later.
Here are excerpts of job descriptions I’ve seen recently: “Creative Director should have at least 5 years experience…” “Wanted: Associate Creative Director with 3-4 years experience…” “Hiring Creative Director. Have 5+ years working on brands…” And we wonder why creative is so universally poor these days? Five years of experience should barely be a mid-level […]
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Tags: advertising, Commentary