Film
After da Fat
Alright Mardi Gras is over 🙁 However, I’m having two different King Cakes that were delivered, yes, in the blizzard (kudos to Fedex and UPS, not the regular mail) on this Thursday that I rescheduled to host my entrepreneurial group. I just have to linger with one more Mardi Gras thing. I would be remiss if I did not mention Muses — the Krewe (organized group of masked revelers in New Orleans speak) that does a great spoof on current events, politics and politicians as well as their native city. If you click their link it will take you to all of their float designs that were in this year’s…
Ad Stories
I used to watch the Super Bowl just for the ads, but not this year. I was watching for the Saints. Although I thought the the Bud Light ads had the overall ad title hands down; I liked the parody on Lost and the book group; I think the Green Police for Audi was a winner. Here are some other notables from last year. The creative use of storytelling in ads for UPS, Walmart, Geico among others by the Martin Agency won them the U.S. Ad Agency of 2009. Their 30 second ad stories touch those who see them and create an impression that lasts for the brand they are…
The Good Life
Feeling a little nostalgic when I ran across this, I think this is a nice compilation of classic entertainment scenes to the music, The Good Life by Tony Bennett but also sung by Frank Sinatra. However I don’t think it is either of these singing this version. If you want a more bluesy, modern version to Kick-Start Your Weekend I’d go with Love and Happiness, originally by Al Green but sung here by Marc Broussard. Home, is my favorite of his songs. He’s an incredibly soulful singer and really kicks it out toward the end of this.
