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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    15 Mar 2010, 7:00 am

    The advertising industry is in the idea business. And though we're all for sustainability these days. […]
  2. Interpublic Agency's Adgregate Deal Influence. […]
    14 Mar 2010, 11:43 pm

    IPG Emerging Media Lab has inked a deal with Adgregate Markets that will enable the Interpublic Grou. […]
  3. Local Shoppers Look Online First
    14 Mar 2010, 11:01 pm

    90% search online for nearby businesses
  4. Marketers Miss Hispanics on Social Sites
    14 Mar 2010, 11:01 pm

    Only two in 10 engage Hispanics on the social Web
  5. Ari Merkin Heads Back to Crispin to Shore Up. […]
    14 Mar 2010, 11:00 pm

    NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Ari Merkin will rejoin Crispin Porter & Bogusky as executive creative direct. […]
  6. Facebook Will Rule the Web During the Next De. […]
    14 Mar 2010, 11:00 pm

    We're at the very beginning of a major shift in how we find, consume and interact with information.. […]
  7. Major Brands No Longer Sweet on High-Fructose. […]
    14 Mar 2010, 11:00 pm

    NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Bowing to consumer demands, major brands are removing high-fructose corn syr. […]
  8. NBC Breaks Beyond TV to Reach New Viewers
    14 Mar 2010, 11:00 pm

    NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- What do a can of Coke and a package of Pampers have in common with an episod. […]
  9. Hiring Freeze Starts to Thaw as Agency Busine. […]
    14 Mar 2010, 11:00 pm

    NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- After a nearly yearlong hiring freeze and having shed 14,000 employees, WPP. […]

Client In The News

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    12 Mar 2010, 11:59 am

    Correction: Ruiz Foods recallFresno Business Journal... and chicken taquitos were affected by the re. […]
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    12 Mar 2010, 8:23 am

    HVP Recall Widens, Plant Knew of Problems with SalmonellaFood ConsumerThe Department of Agriculture. […]
  3. Houston Aeros To Participate In American Red. […]
    11 Mar 2010, 11:43 am

    Houston Aeros To Participate In American Red Cross Event TodayOurSports Central (press release)Five-. […]
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    11 Mar 2010, 10:22 am

    Faith BriefsWalton SunDavid Seering will perform a concert, “Music for Muscogee,” to benefit the. […]
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    11 Mar 2010, 7:32 am

    Folding Paperboard Boxes - A Global Strategic Business Report - New Market ...OfficialWire (press re. […]
  6. Salmonella Risk Prompts Wider Food Recall - W. […]
    11 Mar 2010, 5:10 am

    CBC.caSalmonella Risk Prompts Wider Food RecallWebMDThe USDA's Food Safety and Inspective Service sa. […]
  7. Windemere Ranch could go to habitat — or de. […]
    11 Mar 2010, 4:43 am

    Newstreamz San MarcosWindemere Ranch could go to habitat — or developmentNewstreamz San MarcosBart. […]
  8. Texas Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Taquito. […]
    10 Mar 2010, 4:56 pm

    Texas Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Taquito and Chicken QuesadillaPerishableNews (press release)by. […]
  9. Table of Unusual NASDAQ Stock Moves From Real. […]
    10 Mar 2010, 12:32 pm

    Table of Unusual NASDAQ Stock Moves From RealTickWall Street Journal... 8 THERMADYNE HLDGS COR THMD. […]