Our thoughts are with our friends and families on the East Coast. Since everyone is focusing on Hurricane Sandy, today’s Daily Dish will be on the lighter side. Speaking of Sandy… So now you know Photos that are NOT of Hurricane Sandy There are a few photos being circulated around that are actually not of … Continue reading »
Bacon Barter By Creativity Online How good is Oscar Mayer’s Butcher Thick Cut Bacon? Is it good enough to take the place of cold, hard cash? 360i and Oscar Mayer are testing out America’s love for bacon through “The Great American Bacon Barter,” where Josh Sankey — penniless except for a trailer full of bacon, … Continue reading »
How Big Is Facebook’s Data? 2.5 Billion Pieces Of Content And 500+ Terabytes Ingested Every Day By John Constine – TechCrunch Facebook revealed some big, big stats on big data to a few reporters at its HQ today, including that its system processes 2.5 billion pieces of content and 500+ terabytes of data each day. … Continue reading »
You Might Already Be Rich In The Newest Alternative Currency: Social By Gee Chuang – Fast Company: Exist Daily Bitcoins developed as an alternative to the international banking system, but a new form of financial interaction is taking shape on the world’s social network. What is the currency of reputation and good will worth? Read … Continue reading »
Our offices will be closed from Thursday, August 2, through Monday, August 6, as we relocate to our new digs in Culver City. Please update your address book accordingly. 3535 Hayden Avenue, Suite 300 Culver City, CA 90232 Main phone: (310) 876-0650 And now, on with the news. Twitter’s New Political Index Proves Big Data Knows … Continue reading »
Are you over the Queen of England jumping off the helicopter with James Bond? Neither are we. And now, onto today’s top news… Facebook Timeline Photos Redesign Lets You Blow Up Favorites 4X Larger, Shows Tagged Shots First By Josh Constine – TechCrunch Considering you’re usually most interested in tagged photos of friends, especially when … Continue reading »
Southwest Airlines, one of the world’s largest air carriers, has selected Los Angeles-based firm and thinkLA corporate member TBWA\Chiat\Day to produce a campaign to start this coming Fall. The selection came after a review that was commenced in February and included 3 other agencies under consideration. Southwest’s agency for the past 30 years, GSD&M of Austin, TX, will … Continue reading »
Deutsch LA surveyed 1,500 advertising professionals, including several thinkLA members, to find out why people leave agencies at such a high rate. Advertising agency Deutsch LA, in conjunction with 4A’s, conducted a survey to help explain the high turnover rate advertising agencies typically experience. Their results were released this week at the Festival of Creativity … Continue reading »
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – (Feb. 22, 2012) – In a continuing effort to serve the diverse needs of the Hispanic marketplace, The Phelps Group announces that Alex Perez has joined the integrated marketing communications (IMC) agency as a Team Leader. Alex will be providing multi-cultural insight, as well as supporting the needs of the agency’s … Continue reading »
February 16, 2012 — Deutsch LA announced today that Jerome Austria, the creative force behind the online video sensation “The Bark Side,” has joined the agency as EVP, group digital creative director for Volkswagen. Austria was co-executive director of Wieden+Kennedy NY before joining Deutsch LA on a freelance basis in 2011. “Jerome is one of … Continue reading »
