Is Cannes the most prestigious award show because of the talent, or the location? Are they really tipping their cap to the industries greatest, or simply riding the coattails of the famous film festival.

Some local heroes have decided that if you’re not headed to the French Riviera this
year, you owe it to yourself to visit the New York Riviera. Coney Island. Amidst Shoot the Freak, The Cyclone, and

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We like Shepard Fairey’s new Obama posters very much.

We touched one of them up a bit, incorporating Obama’s logo into the type. Could be better, could be different…

What do you think?

Fresh off his victory(?) at least week's Live Earth concerts, Al Gore is soliciting ad agencies to participate in his ecospot ad contest. Through his environmental group, the Alliance for Climate Protection, Gore is asking anyone with a video camera and editing capability to submit 15, 30, and 60 second ecospot ads that explain global warming and address ways to deal with the impending crisis.

Submissions are

Doug Jaeger, founder of thehappycorp global, is the cover of Brandweek this week. Doug, “the underground party impresario,” is on Brandweek’s list of the hottest young marketers for making thehappycorp more than another marketing agency. “Brands need to stop having taglines and start talking to people as well as providing content they care about,” says Doug in the interview by

Watching advertisements is a lot like watching a dog show, most are boring and make you nod off into a sleep induced coma. But, if you’re patient, one or two shiny collies sometimes strut by and make you sit up at full attention, and the same goes for advertising. For every ten lame Buick commercials there’s at least one

On Friday, I went to a studio in Midtown to answer questions about Norelco’s ad campaign, shaveeverywhere.com. I talked for about 30 minutes and they used just a few seconds. Click over to my blog to see the clip.