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- Advertising Needs Good People To Do Something. A call to arms from Sell! Sell! If you're not reading this blog regularly you're missing out. They've had an impeccable run of posts lately.
- "More like a couple of fairly meek and apathetic protestors gently waving a placard in an empty cul-de-sac." See, there's good stuff like this being posted there constantly. This is from Revolution, my arse.
- Ben Kay breaks down the difference between copywriting and art direction. Says even the best copy can't do anything with a bad layout, essentially.
- Lying: It's Not Just A Strategy. It's a Lifestyle. At least according to The Ad Contrarian.
- Maybe it's time to get out of the messaging business. Nobody even checks voicemail these days anyway.
- Two ways to be an ECD by Dave Trott.
- Robots that teach kids to code. Not scary robots. Cute robots. Trust me.
John Lewis Christmas Advert. It's great from every perspective.
Thor 2 ad that takes the piss out of AT&T ads and is funny.
Heh, scamps. (via AdLand)
Wylie Dufresne and Eric Ripert cooking together.
He commits to the bit. (via TDE)
Cardboard. Heartbreak.
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