Not to make light of the great men and women who have served our country, but some people take the flag and iconography a little far on these holidays. So, behold my favorite images of Merica:
Final Countdown: 10 Days
Clever email blast from Netflix.
PR Ambulance Chasing To Save Amy’s
Amy’s Baking Company is in total meltdown, no question. You shouldn’t be shocked to hear that Ad and PR agencies in Phoenix smelled the blood and circled to sign A.B.C. ASAP. Rose + Moser + Allyn PR is now the agency of record for Amy’s. As an Ad and PR professional myself, I have to stop and wonder – should they be helped? Would I want my brand to touch their brand? This real life story has tragic ending written all over it.
Update: Rose + Moser + Allyn has stopped working with Amy’s, the reason was not released.
Bill Clinton is a Baller
If you didn’t already know Bill Clinton was a baller from his 2012 DNC speech, here’s some proof in pictures.
Agent Smith
Well done GE, I love it.
Kentucky Fried Win
Well played KFC Canada, their response was finger lickin’ good.
Social Media Dream Client
The Internet loves cats. I can’t think of a better social media client than Cat Hospital of Tucson. They need a little help with their postings, as they are not optimized for Timeline or Mobile, but besides that they are gold.
That Scrabble Loss
I am not a math genius, but I think 402 beats 325. This “Sarah” lady lucked out and I don’t take it lightly! The Scrabble iPhone app must have a bug. The fact is, I am number #1 and Sarah is #2. Best word I played that game: excised.
The Social Media Guru
Are you a Social Media Guru? Please jump off a cliff. Social media is a marketing science not a holistic special karmic snowflake. Real professionals measure, experiment and drive – yoga mat not required.
Go Google: Hall and Oates
It’s a slam dunk from Google on their Go Google campaign. As someone who has collaborated with a large team via Google Drive (formally Google Docs), it really does work like that.
The 20% Text Ad Rule
Do you think this image contains more than 20% text?
Facebook needs to get adjust their algorithm. This is getting crazy. I also keep getting ad disapproval for line charts because of too much text in my ads. Pull it together Facebook.
Facebook Wants One Dollar
Want to contact a long lost friend on Facebook? It’s now going to cost you a dollar. If you don’t pay, that message is going to the Other folder, which doesn’t normally give a notification. There is no charge if you are already a friend or connected to the person you are messaging.
Vine Microvideo Blogging
Vine is a new social service, like Instagram but with microvideo. Microvideos are short meme like clips, much like GIFs but they have sound and are a combination of video clips into one microvideo clip, where a GIF is static images combined to create an animation. They look very similar. Vine was just purchased by Twitter. You can share to Facebook, Twitter and Email at the moment. See my example below and follow me:
Search for “James Marcus” on Vine to follow me.
Verizon Can Take a Sick Kid to School
Verizon has a new campaign called “Powerful Answers.” The TV spots are very similar to ones ran by GE and Duracell, where the company has an important (maybe greater) role in your life through its products. One such claim in the new adverts is the ability to take a sick kid to school. Watch the ad here.
There are many storylines in the ad, but the sick kid is an example of how people are dumb about technology. A wireless laptop with webcam or iPad does 99% of what the sick kids needs. 100% if you agree the sick kid doesn’t need to roll around. So, why does he need to roll around? Can’t a friend take him to the next class? Don’t elementary school kids stay in one classroom all day, why does the invention roll anyway?
Hey! I am James “Jimmyco” Marcus, an Interactive Marketer & Copywriter from Phoenix, AZ.