ParkerHayden Wins Best of Show at Houston Addys.
February 17, 2010 – 12:31 pm | No Comment

“Winning a Best of Show award for the Casa Olé television campaign is a bonus considering what these spots have done for our client’s brand,”

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Mark

Marketing is everything a customer sees, hears, feels, taste and smells around your brand. It’s just everything.

Guy

Does your message engage the target audience & compel them to act as intended? If not, do something different.

Sean

Hackery and slackery. Technology, when applied creatively by an alphageek, can be magic to your bottomline.

Stuff we like

Sharing what gets us worked up in a dither. Like rainbows & unicorns gliding to a Danny Elfman theme. Only better.

Stuff we hate

Witness the madness and depravity! These ought to be stabbed repeatedly, dunked in an acid bath, and burned to ashes.

A Few Good Red Raiders, Starring Mike Leach
December 30, 2009 – 11:07 am | No Comment
A Few Good Red Raiders, Starring Mike Leach

You don’t want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don’t talk about at parties with your fat girlfriends, you want me on that sideline. You need me there.

I Don’t Like Twilight…Now…Get Off My Lawn!
December 24, 2009 – 11:51 am | One Comment
I Don’t Like Twilight…Now…Get Off My Lawn!

Unsurprisingly, much of New Moon’s promotional campaign was waged in the tried-and-true fashion we’ve come to expect from today’s cinematic juggernauts. New Moon TV trailers during every commercial break? Check. Official Myspace profile, Facebook page, and Twitter account? Check.

Why We Like Awards,Thank You Very Much.
December 4, 2009 – 7:07 pm | One Comment
Why We Like Awards,Thank You Very Much.

I have to confess that I like winning. I don’t think I’m a Type A personality, but, from a pure business perspective, I like winning two things: new business and awards. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar.

LinkedIn Open Networking: Are you a LION or a Mouse?
November 19, 2009 – 7:13 pm | One Comment
LinkedIn Open Networking: Are you a LION or a Mouse?

I think Open Networking like going to a professional luncheon and just throwing your cards at everyone: “Here … call me if you need anything! Who gives a shit who I am, ’cause I can throw cards REALLY well.”

Industry Feed

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