In loving memory of my dad. I will miss you. Always. Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sun on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. WhenContinueContinue reading “gone too soon”
Author Archives: Nicholas Gill
top marketing blogs
Bone up on the full list. Digitasian’s (and by virtue, close living relatives of me) Verdino & Armano make the top 150. I don’t. Perhaps just as well.
in game advertising | imedia
Hot on the heels of the IAB report, imedia say it’s all about: Audience, engagement, relevance, accountabilty, mindshare. Blah. Just see some nice examples from Adidas, Pontiac, Visa and Chrysler to boot.
click… don’t click
Don’t Click is an interesting insight into the end of the clicking value exchange as we know it. Click and we will be rewarded with genius or shit. Or more clicks. Ad infinitum. Odd that they couldn’t eradicate the click on the first page, huh? Or employ this as a quick way to avoid clicking offContinueContinue reading “click… don’t click”
“hello, i’m david”
Doctor Who, aka David Tennant, concocted a unique way to introduce himself to fellow thespians on the set on Casanova. My favourite: “Hello, I’m, David and I’ll be taking you roughly from behind today.” One can only imagine what Billie Piper would say…
ziggy drank coffee
Get your own David Bowie art creation on a mug and do your bit for charidee at the same time. I saw these today fleetingly in Guildford and wanted to find out more. The aim of whatever it takes is to raise a minimum of $3 million over three years to fund charitable projects inContinueContinue reading “ziggy drank coffee”
who’s that?
Nice page take-over on Sky Sports for PS3 using the character from the ad even in the place where a head shot of some sweating/snarling sporting starlet is placed. Still couldn’t justify the best part of 500 quid for it though. Mind you, I do fancy a PSP…
corporate website effectiveness index | FT\Bowen Craggs
FT & Bowen Craggs have just released their first index of corporate website effectiveness with Europeans coming out on top. Register at Bowen Craggs for the full report or read a snippet about audience types and the various individual site rankings on FT.com.
planner survey
Every year, a planner survey is run by Heather LeFevre from Martin Agency in the US. If you’re of the planning persuasion, fill it in at her blog and register to receive the stats so you can see how under/over paid you are and use it as leverage in your next pay review. Oh andContinueContinue reading “planner survey”
you only live twice
As Virtual Worlds 2007 kicks off (yes, there’s a conference now), I thought I would share this video from Australia ABC network (thanks to Ben Liebmann) that acts as both an introduction to Second Life and its possibilities and also could act as a reference point to clients and colleagues who are buzzing about it,ContinueContinue reading “you only live twice”