Chrysler Gag Ads Out Again

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– If you love to bitch about the importance of Cannes-winning creativity versus creativity that actually sells stuff, you might like this Effie webcast tomorrow featuring Carl Johnson of Anomaly, Chuck McBride of TBWAChiatDay, Greg Stern of Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners and Paul Woolmington of Naked Communications.

– In case you missed it, here’s (1, 2) those Chrysler ads that slipped out “by mistake” and was then “pulled” by the automaker.

– While crapping all over recent campaigns he feels are really bad such as Charmin, Pepto-Bismol, Mucinex and ExxonMobil, Scott G says the ad industry should simply stop hiring people who create these ads.

– Deep Focus has done some extensive work for HBO’s Rome that pits two protagonist characters, Atia and Servilia against each other with dueling online sites in a celebrity smack down of sorts.

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