Look what we found: an online baby journal

I was just telling a friend how I wish there was an easy way to create a digital baby book. I’ve grown so accustomed to creating digital photo books that I can’t quite grasp the notion of printing photos and writing in an old-fashioned baby book. Well, I...

Last Lecture Professor Randy Pausch, 47, Dies

He was, in many ways, a marketing phenomenon. An example of how an idea catches on and spreads like wildfire on the web. (Because it was a good idea and an inspiring message; not because some marketing folks pushed it.) His touching “Last Lecture” was...

Botox for Bridesmaids — Yuck!

Trends in fashion, home decor, life . . . as marketers we pay attention to what’s “in” and work hard to cultivate the Next Big Thing. Some trends are just plain silly or clearly for the young (bubble skirts fit both categories in my opinion), and...

Great Spot from Nike (Tiger Woods Never Give Up)

Sometimes in advertising, the simplest spots are the most effective. Watch as Tiger’s late father, Earl Woods, expounds on his son’s mental toughness. This ad was actually produced BEFORE Tiger’s remarkable U.S. Open win, which makes Nike’s ad...

Eggs-cellent Timing!

If you can get by my awful egg pun, take a second to read this entry about a giant egg billboard for McDonald’s. It’s a giant egg that mechanically opens during breakfast hours to let people know that McDonald’s is cooking up fresh eggs at that time....