Clever ad: Volkswagen. For every kind of load. (via fuckyeahads)
Why does this work? Obviously it’s a great play on hauling loads. But what’s just as important are the green/white striped awning in the background, the cobbled street, the weeds in the cracks, the overflowing produce.
They make this scene vintage, wholesome, old-world—a place an old Italian gentleman might stroll by, where locals buy fresh local produce just as they have for generations. It’s a world we want to be in, and, therefore, a brand association we want to have.
I HAVE A SIGN.
The Westboro Baptist Church held a demonstration in front of the Twitter office in San Francisco on Thursday. Even more people showed up for a counter protest, featuring the best protest signs I’ve ever seen.
these are all full of win. espesh SILLY HATS ONLY.
Someone needs to make another “Obama - Bring Back Arrested Development” sign.
Five social media tips for indie musicians | Technology | Los Angeles Times
Good quote!
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Ginsberg. Coolest thing ever: my mom shared a cab with this man in San Francisco many years ago. It is a memory I covet. (via theimpossiblecool)
What Do AAPL and AMZN Have, that GOOG, Twitter and FB Need?
From Albert Wenger’s continuations. We all know the power of having credit cards on file, but it’s worth thinking about for booksellers who aren’t AAPL and AMZN but who want to compete with them in the online space.
Each has more than 100 Million credit cards on file to enable 1-click purchases of content, apps, and virtual goods. When I compare doing anything involving payment on other platforms the experience is cumbersome to the point of being useless. My 10-year old son had no trouble hijacking my Kindle, finding the store and getting a book for himself. And that’s on the Kindle! On his iPod touch he blew through the app budget we had set for the month within the first two days of having it. It will be interesting to see who figures out how to catch up with Apple and Amazon and how they do it. In the meantime, companies like Zong with their Zong Plus offering are trying to get there independently. If they get to 10s of millions of linked credit cards, they will make a juicy acquisition target.
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NOT an iPad post. A fat, hilariously grumpy baby. You’re welcome. (via m-altruism)
Awesome ad. Why does it work? Two words: bubble wrap. The call of the Sirens ain’t got nothing on the lure of the bubble wrap.
But really—another clever premise with a great melding of message and form. Again, why are all of these ads in Europe?
Braunwald tourism: Mountain degustation in the city | Creative Criminals
This is a fun campaign for the car-free mountain resort ‘Braunwald’ in Switzerland. A poster is covered with sealed air bubbles, the bubbles are supposedly filled with clean mountain air. Pedestrians in big cities can pop the bubbles and breathe the clean Swiss air.
- cthrin
