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Category Archives: observations
Why Yes, Lamar and Clear Channel are Giving Thanks
From Adweek: Digital Billboards Safe, Another Study Says
Tantala analyzed eight years of traffic accident data — more than 60,000 accident reports from the Ohio Department of Transportation — for the same seven digital billboards it examined in a 2007 study. In addition to the two Cleveland studies, a separate survey was released earlier this year [...]
Posted in articles, observations
Tagged adweek, clear channel, digital billboard, lamar, ohio department of transportation, outdoor, tantala
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Sometimes you just need to step away
That’s just what I did this past weekend. And, while I was out and about, this was the view to the north:
and to the south:
We now return to our regularly-scheduled programming, already in progress…
George Parker Does Not Hate Everything
Believe it or not, it’s true — there’s proof!
Kidding aside, during an appearance on Episode 63 of The BeanCast, George Parker had a few complimentary words for the work that Drake Cooper has done over the years for the Idaho Lottery.
The brief comment came in the context of a discussion that he and the other [...]
Posted in observations, podcast, recognition, worth mentioning
Tagged drake cooper, george parker, idaho lottery, plaid, plaidnation, the beancast
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If You’re Afraid to Lose, You’re Not Going to Win
Or, put another way, confidence is everything.
WARNING: Stream of consciousness writing to follow. Like that’s anything new, but consider yourself warned…
How many times have you seen this happen: Two (or more) people are competing for the same job. On paper, both are equally qualified. In person, however, one comes off as timid – afraid of [...]
The Slippery Slope of Spec Work
It seems the City of Portland is experiencing the spec-creative backlash as we speak.
Yesterday, the news got out that the City of Portland has proposed a design contest to redesign PortlandOnline.
From Silicon Florist:
Now, you can try as hard as you might, but few things can be as insulting to people as telling them their work [...]
Hey Boise: Portland’s Talking Smack
Or, more specifically, the Portland Advertising Federation’s Rosey Awards:
This year, the PAF decided to have a little fun with the Rosey Awards website, throwing in a little ‘Our City is Better Than Your City’ attitude.
And Boise was one of their targets.
Now, the question to you, dear readers in Boise and beyond: Are you going to [...]
Posted in awards show, observations
Tagged boise, paf, portland advertising federation, rosey awards
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A Challenge – The Update
Well, how did you do?
Did you treat anyone differently, or were you treated any differently last week? If so, did it have any effect on you?
Feel free to comment away.
A Challenge
My challenge to you this week:
Rather than telling someone no, that their idea is bad, or some other negative response, make a conscious effort to turn it into a positive.
Do you have to tell someone no? Okay, but also give the person asking the question something helpful—could be a recommendation on someone else they should [...]
Your Thoughts: The Idaho Lottery
Yes, the Idaho Lottery is always a subject that will get people talking. It’s a high profile account and extremely visible work.
That being said, over the past month or so, what looks to be the first large-scale push for the Idaho Lottery from DaviesMoore has been making the rounds. To date I’ve seen television spots, [...]