Cannes 2008

Technology Clowning

June 23, 2008

There was A LOT of talk about technology at Cannes this year. A lot of talk about social networks. And mobile. I think there is much confusion about technology. Being an old media technology engineer, I guess I should embrace and defend technology, but even though I love technology, I don’t view it as an [...]

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Increasingly Social Media

June 23, 2008

I think that perhaps the most buzzword-laden and empty talk in Cannes might have been Go Viral’s one. I shall here provide a vizualization in support of my thesis. The vizualization shows the text from the seminar program and is provided by Wordle. “Social” and “Media” are the biggest buzzwords, no surprise there, but note [...]

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The Walter Awards 2008!

June 22, 2008

The Walter Awards for best dressed agency of the year 2008 goes to… GARBERGS! Congratulations! And here is what the jury had to say: “More a family than an agency, Garbergs not only dress impeccably stylish, they also pull together a nice symphony of color and form. It’s not the individual pieces, or even the [...]

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The Agency Void

June 22, 2008

I have mixed feelings about Cannes 2008. It felt like maybe, just maybe, things are starting to move ever so slightly. I would say that there is a growing void between two different schools of advertising. Myself, I’m clearly on one side. It seems to me that the majority of the world’s advertising juries are [...]

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Cannes Day X: Tony Bennett

June 19, 2008

Forgot to mention. Yesterday I saw Tony Bennett talk about music. TONY BENNETT! Need I say more than SAAAAN FRAAAAN SISCO!

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