The Gig is Up: Great concert posters
Categories: Arts & Entertainment
As CDs become less and less popular, album art has fallen by the wayside. But, bands have begun using posters to express themselves visually.
Best of the Best: Three Super Bowl Commercials go into the Vault
Categories: Technology
The Super Bowl is the Super Bowl of Advertising. These are the ads that stuck with TNGG’s Tom Miesen.
The AD(dictive) 90s
Categories: '90s Week
Long before Isaiah Mustafa preached his message “Smell like a man, Man” to the world, you probably remember a damsel awaiting the return of her man from sea, because unlike others, “some would rather just sail into life with the unmistakable sense of Old Spice.” The 90s didn’t have Facebook to kickstart a social media [...]
All Grown Up: ’90s brands, today
Categories: '90s Week
The brands that we’ve grew up with understand our struggle for simplicity. That’s why, as we’ve aged, these brands have been striving for authenticity, just like us.
Book Review: Constructive Criticism Goes a Long Way
Categories: Business
Read this because we all want to be better at whatever it is we do – school, work, volunteering, and just succeeding.
We’ve got a [Sexual] ‘Situation’ Here
Categories: Lifestyle
A staggering 34 percent of young women getting pregnant at least once before reaching age 20. But seriously, Bristol Palin and “The Situation” were the best they could come up with to educate us about safe sex?!?
Switching it up in Toronto
Categories: Business
Say hello to Switch Advertising, a new agency in Toronto that consists of four young professionals who emphasize that their agency is about welcoming change and getting brave. The Switch team is Stuart Chan, Ryan Thomas, Neil Damania and Eileen Choi. I had the pleasure of meeting Stuart and Ryan to conduct an interview and I asked them about their company, social media and Millennial life.
Promoted Tweets give Twitter an edge in ads
Categories: Technology
A few months ago, Twitter rolled out a new part of their service called Promoted Tweets, which are part of two paid media opportunities being offered in a private beta to select clients. This is our first glimpses into how Twitter will begin to monetize their service and what may become a fundamentally new way for advertisers to connect with consumers.
How the globe-trotting generation connects with airlines
Categories: Travel Week
We don’t care about brands that send out the one-size-fits-all message to the entire world. My love for Southwest isn’t just about their cheap fares or the fact that my bags can fly free. It’s their flight attendants rapping safety instructions, it’s their fun work culture, it’s about what the airline represents.
The DOs and DON’Ts of Airline Advertising
Categories: Travel Week
It’s pretty clear that we like to travel. We want to see the world beyond our apartments and dorm rooms. That’s why it is so important that airlines appeal to us – cheap flights, friendly service and great amenities are key. But, while some airlines are capable of providing what we need and making sure we know it, others just aren’t as successful.
