– O&M London is using a pressure washer to write ads on dirty sidewalks and the sides of buildings so as to avoid being labeled as an eco-unfriendly graf artist.
– Hood blimp crashes.
– Is it just us or is the combination of former Kiss bassist Gene Simmons and the elizabeth Glaser Pediatrics AIDS Foundation just a tad strange?
– Catherine Zeta Jones gets the boot from T-Mobile.
– Continuing its My Circle campaign, Alltel has “announced” five of its billboards have been vandalized with the word “Don’t” over the headline, “Call anyone on any network for free.”
– Sometimes creatives just don’t get the imagery quite right as is indicated in this ad for the Flamingo Hotel & Casino’s Hangover package which looks more like a toe tag morgue ad than one that’s supposed to perk you up.
– Hmm. Even though the bling thing is so five minutes a go, it’s nice to see a bank break the mold and have some fun.
– The Web Marketing Association announced today the winners of its tenth annual WebAward Competition for outstanding web site development. The 2005 Best of Show WebAward is presented to New York-based Big Spaceship , for its work on the “TBS: Department of Humor Analysis” web site at www.tbshumorstudy.com.
– While the combination of former KISS bassist Gene Simmons and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seems an odd one, the two have connected in an eBay auction to raise money.
– Justin Kirby: found! The long lost Viral + Buzz Marketing Association head has resurfaced and will speak at ad:tech London. The VBMA recently relaunched with Lincoln Business School Senior Lecturer as its head.
