Monthly Archives August 20, 2008

Thanks to the always interesting blog Agency Spy, I read about a story from Brand Republic which noted that yet another Olympic team thought it would be a great idea to imitate the Chinese people by pulling...

I'm sure we have all been inspired by the Olympics this week, but the state of Iowa is taking it a bit far. Apparently gymnast Shawn Johnson has instilled so much pride in her home state that they have...

I work as a freelancer in the media field and this week has been crazy due to all the Olympic coverage. We have more people, more work and of course... more "bones of contention" with one another. In fact we...

When Papa John's isn't angering the city of Cleveland, they apparently have some other unique marketing ideas.  This one seems designed in part to capitalize off all the attention that will be given to...

This is awesome. Via A Hamburger Today and...

McDonald's, an Olympic sponsor for more than 40 years, has taken to the web to hype up their "Olympic Champion Crew" program. In order to let as many people as possible know about the program, McDonald's...

A couple friends turned me onto a food blog which I find pretty darn funny. It's called Cake Wrecks and talks about two of my favorite subjects: Food (cake) and stupid people. I love the combination of the...

So, we survived the potted meat. Just barely, but we survived. A break is deserved, yes? I only posses so much intestinal fortitude. This weeks foray in to the world of food bizarre is Kraft Macaroni and...

I passed this McDonald's advertisement on the street yesterday, and was thoroughly perplexed. Every egg dreams of becoming a McDonald's breakfast sandwich? Really? That's funny, I would have thought every...

Ok, I'm just gonna come out and say it: I cannot stand Rachael Ray. This woman is so saccharine, fake and cloyingly annoying! It truly amazes me that anyone watches her for more than 30 seconds. How did a...