Dunkin' Runs

The Dunkin' Runs isn't the diarrhea provoked by the ingestion of many donuts. It is an iphone application that coordinates group-orders for your office.



Conan had a great joke last night about chubby fingers which I can't seem to find.

Obie Awards

Happy Random Summer Monday to you, and you, and you.

I haven't had coffee for four days straight (my Mormon mother is visiting), so forgive me if my writing is a tad loopy.

But I wanted to point you all to some cool outdoor here. Check it out. 

In the integration game, something we're pushing more and more in our class, cool, unexpected outdoor (or "out of home" as industry types put it) is the glue. A lot of these ideas would have been killed by CDs without vision, or account types who are scared of doing something that's never been done before. But they weren't, which gives me hope.

That's the great thing about outdoor. It can take any form, do anything. And since you're students, you can make it do whatever whacky thing you want. Isn't that cool? Outdoor needs to be a significant part of y'alls campaigns (I can't believe I just said that) as well as your books.

Enjoy the rest of your summer. Whether you know it or not, there's precious little of it left.

Oh, and post other cool outdoor in your replies, if you are so inclined, and if any of you are actually still reading this blog.

Best Quote I've Read In A Long Time

I'm reading Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut right now. Found this gem on p. 84 of the paperback version:

"Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. Big, undreamed-of things—the people on the edge see them first."

Just wanted to share. Speaks volumes about being as interesting and interested as you can, and not falling into the rut of mainstream thinking (or even worse, a mainstream existence).

Hope you're having a good summer.

The Vendor Client relationship - in real world situations

Ira Glass on "The Gap"

One Show College Gold Winners

Print campaigns are gross. To me the best idea is the label that's today's newspaper. I thought that was the best idea overall, should've been expanded upon. What do you guys think?

Final Review on Saturday

Final review time is here. I shall now attempt to clear up the ultra-simple directives you all were having so much trouble understanding last night (and that I in no way was having trouble communicating at all, whatsoever):

Drop your books off no later than 2 p.m. THIS Saturday at the guard station in the Comerica Tower (where TM is).

Come back to the lobby no later than 3:30 p.m. THE SAME AFTERNOON so I can take you upstairs and get you ready for the review. At that point the judges will have already been there looking at the work and will be ready shortly to bring you in and begin talking to you.

There. Simple, right?

Take extra special care mounting... make your work presentable. If there's a guerilla component, please include a clear, concise explanation. Remember, these people have never seen your work.

And please, if you're still getting work done, be sure to send it to us so we can help you finish. I don't want any surprises on Saturday.

Good luck.


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