Author Archives: MortarMark
June 28th, 2007

How NOT to decorate – unless you’re already blind

Somewhere, a PR account executive on the Post-it account is laughing. Today’s House and Home section of The New York Times is a mash note to the stickies that increasingly define our lives. While this kind of piece is fairly typical – as the lighter sections of the paper aren’t exactly known for their journalistic aplomb – did they really have to use this photo to illustrate the love story?

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June 27th, 2007

Totally Visceral, Totally Viral

This is the best! I have no idea what they are saying, or what the ad is for, but it doesn’t matter one bit – what a hoot!

Click here to watch the video.

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June 22nd, 2007

Large Font, Bold Words

News Flash: Headlines are important.

This headline appeared in the New York Times on Monday, June 18, 2007.

If the headline makes you wonder, then read more about Trojan’s new "Evolve" campaign

June 21st, 2007

iWant!

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It’s the second coming next Friday! Okay, so no Jebus ain’t returning, but the iPhone makes it’s debut and, to listen to some gadget geeks, this might be only slightly less important.

Slate’s Jack Shaffer is not one of those geeks. Quoth Shaffer:

No drop of milk oozes from the Apple teat without a crowd of journalists gathering to swallowing it up.

Gawker Media kingpin Nick Denton likes the quote – as do we – but has a different take on the situation:

First, Apple has indeed have dribbled out news about the iPhone — such as the extended battery life, the smudge-proof screen, and easy access to Youtube clips — quite strategically. The Slate columnist, among others, has noted the company’s cleverness in building up excitement. But Apple also gets admiration for precisely the opposite strategy, when it holds back, with incredible discipline, all details of a product until the actual launch. Truth is that, when a company has a hot product to sell, its marketers will look brilliant, whether they dribble or withhold.

Either way, the commercials make us drool in anticipation like a zombie hankering for some gray matter.

June 21st, 2007

Keep calm and carry on.

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Hugh wants me to buy him this for his office. And why not? Get it here.