Digital Dives, Pessimism Pervades, Parker Prowls, Brand Gene Discovered

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– David Armano has mapped the Agency Path to Enlightenment. From Cannes to creativity, it’s all there.

– The economy’s nosedive is taking a bite out of “experimental” media such as virtual worlds, mobile and widgets according to the Wall Street Journal.

– Economic negativity is now running rampant in advertising. Come on, people. A little “glass half full” optimism can’t really be a bad thing, can it?

– George Parker is on a mission so save WPP by…um…buying it?

– McKinney has emerged triumphant from the agency smack down for the Sherein-Williams account.

– Repower America has sparked a heated debate on YouTube with its commercialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmEUHeI7fzE urging us to break oils lock on government.

– Best Buy is testing a new, modernized logo at its Minnesota Mall of America location. We vote for the old, cheesy version.

– “In an article appearing today in the scientific journal Zeitgeist Illustrated, a pair of researchers from the University of Search Engine Optimization claim to have discovered the brand gene.” Hmm.

– Seems yet another agency is “stealing” work and passing it off as their own. Can’t buy it? Copy it and resell it without credit.

– National Geographic features mountains of meat.

– Imagine if the man in this ad were a woman. Would the ad be seen as objectifying?

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