McCann Worldwide discovers SEO is valid advertising - buys SEO firm
In an industry shocking event, something that Tribble Agency has been preaching since 2006 SEO is becoming a larger part of advertising agencies offering. Not just saying they do SEO (and get their clients banned like BMW, JCPENNY and a few others that were handed off from their respective Advertising Agencies) this is perhaps the [...]
Read MoreNew York Advertising Agency - Adaptive Glass
Evidently there is a new advertising agency based in New York, it’s called Adaptive Glass. The neat thing about the agency is that they are using SEO as a branding tool. Most traditional advertising agencies view SEO as a side item, generally the agencies that didn’t even have SEO in their vocabulary until 2010. From [...]
Read MoreAdvertising Agency uses German Troops for US Election
An Advertising Agency that produced a mailing for state Rep. Tim Spear promoting his support for military service members has issued an apology for using an image of World War II re-enactors depicting German soldiers that shot at American Troops. On the front of the mailing was, “In combat, you always want another soldier covering [...]
Read MoreNew Windows Phone Ad – Epic Failure by Crispin, Porter + Bogusky
The Message “You can’t do shit on the Microsoft Phone, so it can’t take up any of your time” Advertising Agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky made the piece from our understanding, the problem is that it says “Microsoft Phones suck, you can’t do anything on them so don’t bother”. That can only be the reason [...]
Read MoreAdweek : A mom shops differently than a women with no kids (really?)
“a research paper shows affluent mothers of young children differing significantly in their consumer behaviour from affluent women who don’t have young kids in the household.” Adweek pronounces on a main headline on their site. No fooling? You mean a women that has kids as home shops differently ? The ground breaking report states that [...]
Read MoreBlockBuster to file for Bankruptcy
Report: Blockbuster bankruptcy is imminent Blockbuster Inc. plans to file for a pre-packaged bankruptcy in September. The Bankruptcy will most likely include a massive restructuring of the company including firing of the thousands of employees there and some say the company will completely convert to a “redbox / netflix ” hybrid with kiosks, mail order [...]
Read MoreWPP Group posts $377 million profit on 7,000 layoffs
WPP group plc profits hit $377 million on the heels of a 7,000 employee firing. This is classic stuff. “Sir” Martin Sorrell is still expected to receive his $100 million bonus for a job well done. This is perhaps the worst of the worst. This individual ruined thousands of lives and families, yet he will [...]
Read More40,800,000 Americans on Food Stamps
40,800,000 Americans on Food Stamps. The number roughly corresponds with the entire population of the following states and the nations capital: Wyoming Washington DC Vermont North Dakota Alaska South Dakota Delaware Montana Rhode Island Hawaii Maine New Hampshire Idaho Nebraska West Virginia New Mexico Nevada Utah Kansas Arkansas Mississippi Iowa Connecticut Oklahoma Everyone in those [...]
Read MoreAdvertising Recession - More Ad Agencies reporting slowdown
IN the past 3 months some advertising agencies have been reporting a decrease in spends, and client wins are becoming smaller (on average). It appears that based on these reports alone many are bracing for a double dip recession. “Billables though the same client are down at least 25%” one agency executive stated. Another agency [...]
Read More33 year old Advertising Agency shuts doors - out of money
One of the oldest advertising agencies in Indianapolis, Pearson Partners Inc., is closing after 33 years in business. The business journal is reporting. This is hard economic times for most companies, but the chances are we are going into a double dip recession, where advertising agencies are a dime a dozen, and most clients don’t [...]
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