Special surprises greeted thousands of Atlanta commuters during their drive down I-75, yesterday. If they took the time to observe any of the billboards, they may have noticed the Arby’s logo on large helium balloons floating above faces of local and national celebrities (to imply the were "Thinking Arbys"-as the logo says).
The guerilla advertising stunt made the rounds on adrants so it tempted me to take a deeper look at the firm behind the stunt- Fletcher Martin. On first glance,the company’s motto flashed across the screen: It doesn’t matter how well you say the wrong thing
A quick read over the About us section made me feel like I was combing through the first chapter of a self-help book. Fletcher Martin’s view on advertising:
"We’re not saying advertising is broken, but the system it operates in currently leaves a lot to be desired.Which is why we took a long look in the mirror and at our industry and analyzed the probl...
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I did a search for “twitter manifesto” and I am sad to say that I was not the first to coin this phrase. Darn, there goes my legacy.
For the last couple of months, my participation on...
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Post Date: 2008-09-12 17:00:49
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