Body Parts Candied, Charter Cures Idiocy, Graduation Hijacked

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– Be very wary of the kid who’s mastered the art of turning important body parts into Fruit by the Foot.

– Yawn. American Legacy is still recruiting people to work for big tobacco companies.

– We have Charter Communications to internet access but we haven’t transformed from an idiot to an employee of the month. Hmm.

– Mullen Creative Director Edward Boches outlines the seven thing Alex Bogusky should blog about.

– So what do you do when you’re worried your movie won’t be a hit? You pay a high school girl $1,800 to say she loves some guy she doesn’t even like during her graduation speech.

– We got this box in the mail too. Didn’t write about it at the time. Probably should have. Not a bad stunt.

– When your office building’s revolving door doesn’t work, don’t call maintenance. Call the agency that created the marketing stunt.

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