• Mike Kenny Joins Big Spaceship Production Team

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    Big Spaceship has announced the addition of Mike Kenny to its production team, along with two key promotions.

    Prior to joining the agency, Kenny held project manager positions at both the New York and San Francisco offices of AKQA, and he worked as a digital producer at Droga5.

    Sabah Kosoy has been promoted to senior producer, and will oversee projects across a variety of clients. Kosoy (nee Ahmed) joined Big Spaceship in 2007, and most recently served as a producer. Previously, she worked as a developer/production artist at Renegade Marketing Group, where she created flash microsites and applications for clients including Panasonic.

    Nooka Jones has been promoted to producer from his previous role as associate producer. As producer, Jones will be handling client work and project management, while managing the agency’s PR and award submissions. He began his career as a designer and project manager at SCVNGR in Boston.

  • Tumblr of the Week: Not Foster Wallace

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    This week's Tumblr of the week: Not Foster Wallace. A Tumblr of pictures of scruffy, long-haired folks and literary icons that are not the beloved David Foster Wallace. Enjoy.

    http://notfosterwallace.tumblr.com

  • Amon Tobin's Isam is Ridiculously Awesome

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    I went to see Amon Tobin's Isam last night, and it was ridiculously mind blowing. Above is a picture my friend Jawad took on his cell. Props to Chicago-based design/production agency Leviathan for being part of the team that made it happen.

  • Google + Adds Something Infinitely Better than Ticker

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    Google + announced the addition of a bunch of cool sh*t today, most notably Popular Content, which runs the same way as the Facebook Ticker, except you get to see the most viral, liked/shared stuff on Google +, instead of the song that that weird kid that sat behind you in geometry just listened to.

    Plus, cool viral infographs that will be like porn to social media dorks! And it'll work with your Google App work email address! Read about it in full here.

    Why are dark shots of the Google sign always so creepy?

  • Gawker Reports on Shady Business Link Buying

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    Yesterday, Gawker.com’s Hamilton Nolan posted an article about an under-the-table offer he received from 43a, a company who claims to “take your business to the next level” with Article Marketing and Publicity. In exchange for embedding a link “in the context” of an article, Nolan would get $175.00.

    When Nolan asked about his editor’s involvement, 43a’s representative Bryan Clark wrote back, “We generally meet with resistance when dealing with editors, but bloggers aren’t paid as well and most are willing to make some extra money…there is a certain ‘under the radar’ element to it.”

    This is the wrong solution to a familiar issue: no one is paying for content. It makes sense that underpaid bloggers would be excited to make money for doing very little. But eventually, smart readers will notice that their report on LiLo’s latest debacle features a sentence like, “Sadly, Lindsay was forced to leave her T-mobile phone at home.” As readers grow warier, a writer’s articles will lose eyes, then ad traction.

    Big businesses relying on clandestine dropped links are as foolish as fishermen who think they can catch a fish without a hook or net. They may feel like they’re up to something productive, but ultimately, without any substance to snare the reader, the activity is fruitless and cheap. Better to invest in the right equipment, which agencies should provide. In this case, that is branded content that connects with its audience and is unabashed about informing them on what they’re buying, and why they should. Then businesses won’t have to pay anyone to link to their site; writers will do it for free because they genuinely think the product is worth it.

  • Work Submission: DDB New York Campaigns for The Art Directors Club 91st Annual Awards With Rami Niemi and Lewis Black

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    Advertising isn’t easy. There are many obstacles to creating great work that resonates with consumers while maintaining creative integrity. Especially when you can't even drink in most offices nowadays. And all of these analytics are a pain in the ass.

    This is the idea (except the alcohol and analytics part) behind DDB New York’s campaign for The Art Directors Club 91st Annual Awards call for Entries Campaign.

    The campaign encourages creatives to “Keep Fighting the Good Fight,” despite obstacles to creating great work. This campaign launched online at www.adcawards.org and through a global print mailing on November 1. DDB worked with Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi to design artwork for nine CFE posters and postcards showing humorous situations in modern day advertising that illustrate the impediments to and challenges of conceiving of innovative and creative work.

    DDB also got comedian and angry, angry man Lewis Black to work on the project. Black contributes an original rant recorded for the campaign in which he angrily vents about the pressures of the advertising industry, deciding it’s all worth it for a shiny little object. “Keep fighting the good fight,” he concludes, “or go fuck yourself.”

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  • Cinearc Creative Wants a Project Manager

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    Cinearc Creative Agency is looking for a freelance digital media project manager to handle several web, print, 3d, and or motion projects for marketing and advertising purposes.

    If you're well-equipped to multi-task, speak with clients (we assume this means articulately) and be resourceful, this job could be great. You should also have at least two years of prior experience at a larger agency. The position is in Denver, Colorado, but telecommuting is okay. Find out how to apply and read the full job posting here.

  • Progressive Launches New Website + Video to Show Fans How to 'Dress Like Flo' this Halloween

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    Arnold Worldwide has found a way to make insurance loveable, and it's working! She's perky, she's helpful, and everyone wants her as their friend. People feel such a kinship with Flo the Progressive girl that they want to be her. She's not exactly a Halloween classic, given her simple costume and human qualities, but going Flo is a good last-minute idea. Then you can trick the doorbell ringers into buying insurance and make some Halloween money! Just kidding...but do check out Arnold's pitch below:

    Just in time for Halloween, Progressive has teamed up with Boston-based advertising agency Arnold Worldwide to introduce a step-by-step guide on how consumers searching for the perfect costume this year, can dress up as one of their favorite icons -- best known to her legion of fans as "Flo.”

    Earlier this year, Entertainment Weekly readers named Progressive’s perky pitchwoman the No. 1 Advertising Icon of All Time. An impressive feat, considering she beat out contenders such as the Pillsbury Doughboy, Tony the Tiger, Keebler Elves and the Coca-Cola Polar Bears. Additionally, Flo’s Facebook page currently has more than 3 million fans, and her #dresslikeflo hashtag is currently buzzing on Twitter.

    Arnold created the content for the ‘Dress Like Flo’ website. The website and this video offer a how-to on recreating Flo’s look with 10 accessories. Or, those interested can simply purchase the official costume from Amazon.com.

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