Tuesday, November 30, 2010
unique gift idea: a retro trademark
Monday, November 22, 2010
media went social 47 years ago today
On November 22, 1963 there were no cellphones, no Twitter, no Facebook, yet within hours the whole country knew that the president had been shot. If you're a Boomer, you'll never forget where you were when you heard. I learned it from my arithmetic teacher, a nun. I'd never seen a nun cry before. Schools closed early. Office workers streamed home. The next day was declared a national day of mourning. The country stayed riveted to screens and because there was only three channels, we all took in pretty much the same thing. Almost as shocking as the event itself was the fact that Walter Cronkite broke down while reporting it. (around 5:25 in the tape.) Two days later, we were traumatized en masse again when Lee Harvey Oswald was himself shot dead on live television.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Mr. Peanut breaks 94-year silence today

94 years later, Mr. Peanut acquires a gray flannel suit and a voice. (The voice of Robert Downey, Jr.) He speaks for the first time today in a spot debuting on his Facebook page where you can follow Planters' evolution through the century, including a handsomely illustrated 1920's poster that touts it as "The Nickel Lunch." Creative by Being, NY-- a spin-off from TBWA Worldwide to avoid conflict with another snack foods client, Mars.
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
honk if you're human
I've been a huge fan of stop-motion animation ever since Sundays with Davey and Goliath. If you are too, you'll love this in-camera, in-sequence, insanely awesome spot for BBC. Written, ironically, by Three Monkeys. On-set tales of production here.
Client: BBC Worldwide
Agency: Three Drunk Monkeys, Sydney, Australia
Production Company: Grandchildren
Client: BBC Worldwide
Agency: Three Drunk Monkeys, Sydney, Australia
Production Company: Grandchildren
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