It's not exactly "Space Jam 2" but it's a start...
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It's not exactly "Space Jam 2" but it's a start...
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We used to have to take time off from work --or at least leave work early-- to watch the Olympics on TV. Now we can thank the engineering marvels of DVR and web replay for protecting our love affair with the Games from our evil work schedules. We are, rightly, mesmerized by the combination of talent, discipline, skill, and genetics embodied by the world’s greatest athletes.
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What would a Looney Tunes cartoon look like without any comedy? Watch this to find out.
Add a CommentI heard the oddest story about the Nike Just Do It campaign the other day. Apparently 'Just Do It' was inspired by the final words of killer Gary Gilmore, 'Let's do it' - before he was shot by firing squad in 1970s Utah. Adman Dan Wieden of Wieden+Kennedy changed the 'Let's' to 'Just' to give it better emphasis. "I'm sure they didn't want anyone to know that that was the genesis of the
Even if you don’t care about football shoes, this Nike commercial provides good entertainment value. Montreal-based filmmaker Patrick Boivin (of Iron Man vs. Bruce Lee fame) directed the stop motion spot starring a marionette version of footballer Andrés Iniesta. Aardman produced the animation, South Korea’s Coolrain created the figures, and Wieden+Kennedy (London) was the agency.
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If you somehow haven’t noticed, March Madness is going on right now. Not only is it one of the greatest spectacles in sports, it’s also a sort of fashion show for sneaker heads. From Creighton’s Gregory Echenique’s hot pink kicks in honor of... Read the rest of this post
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This is what I found when I was out walking today. (It would have been a run, except I seem to have screwed up something - groin, IT band, quads - it's not happy.)
A feather with an orange quill. I think it might be from a flicker. I picked it in case Teen wanted to make it into an earring.
A dime. I always like finding money. It says In God We Trust on it. It's a reminder we'll be okay. I've been waiting for a big check for nearly a month now.
A Just Do It keychain fob, identical to the one I carry. It's getting harder and harder to find these, since the campaign was in 1988, 23 years ago. I have an alert for them on ebay, but they only come up a couple of times a year. I've lost a couple myself over the years, so maybe this one is just coming full circle. (The key with the pink circle was my father's house key. He died in 2003.)
As kids today are increasingly tech-savvy (marketers must reach them in creative and complex ways. Often this is through online games with virtual worlds, social media campaigns, and in-store attractions, but are kids being bombarded too much by... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentIn an effort to encourage summer reading (JetBlue and PBS Kids launched Soar with Reading, a program that keeps kids reading no matter where they are. Kids on JetBlue summer flights will receive an activity kit with reading games about PBS shows.... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentToday we bring you our weekly sampler of the cool youth media and marketing gigs. If your company has an open position in the youth media or marketing space, we encourage you to join the Ypulse LinkedIn group, if you haven't yet, and post... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentToday we bring you another installment of Youth Media Movers and Shakers. We've culled through industry publications looking for the recent executive placements we think you should know about. If you have executive news that you want us to highlight... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentToday we bring you our weekly sampler of the cool youth media and marketing gigs you can expect to find on our Ypulse Jobs Board. If your company has an open position in the youth media or marketing space, we encourage you to post there. Post a... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentLeno's 'youth brigade' (New York Times, reg. required, profiles the baker's dozen of young creatives hired on to reenergize the new “Jay Leno Show.” Also a look at how Nike CEO Mark Parker keeps another "mature brand" on the cutting edge) (USA... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentToday we bring you another installment of Youth Media Movers and Shakers. We've culled through industry publications looking for the recent executive placements we think you should know about. If you have executive news that you want us to highlight... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentI just got back from attending a youth-hosted forum organized by The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint partnership of the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, to address the epidemic rates of childhood obesity... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentIn the flurry of media attention around this season's back-to-school shopping push, the focus has been split (not surprisingly) between the projected downturn-induced dip in numbers and a move towards integrating even more social media into... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentThere was so much content presented at this year's Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup that I didn't get to catch every session, but after sleeping on it for another night, I did wake up with three more themes I took away from the event. The parental... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentToday's Ypulse Sponsored post is from Kiel Fletcher (pictured below) the events marketing manager at Fuse, anchor sponsor for this year's Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup. This post is part of that sponsorship. To learn more about Fuse Marketing and... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentMove over, Montana (the Los Angeles Times, reg. required, spotlights rising tween star Demi Lovato and her new Disney show "Sonny With A Chance" Plus, more on Fox's 'Glee' from Variety. I'm still curious but, this blogger's points definitely... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentToday's Ypulse Interview is with Daryl Butler who directs retail brand marketing for Nike who gives a sneak peek into his philosophy towards youth marketing. The secret according to Daryl? Keeping it simple. For more insight on how to practice what... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentKanye's new kicks for Nike ( the Hip Hop personality's 'Air Yeezys' debuted in stores this past weekend sparking a feeding frenzy among sneakerheads and Kanye fans alike. Also, both the actual DS1 commercial featuring Beyonce as well as a... Read the rest of this post
Add a CommentBarbie packs on pounds (in an ad campaign for an organization called Active Life Movement to raise awareness of childhood obesity.) (AdFreak) - Bristol Palin on abstinence (Fox News talks to the former Vice Presidential candidate's daughter about... Read the rest of this post
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A very thoughtful and thought provoking post as always, Candy. BUY MY BOOK! I still struggle with self promotion. BUY MY BOOK! Maybe I just need a good slogan? JUST DO IT!
Just BUY it! It does help that your book was one of the best I read last year Dave. It's the best start.
It IS your humanity that sold both your books to me - you both have a friendly, funny, grounded personality that I knew would seep into your books and make them something I wanted to read - and I was right. Tall Story and 15 Days Without a Head are two of the best books I've ever read. Meeting people, making connections, letting them see who you are and what you have to offer is a fantastic
Fab, Candy! Great way to show that marketing doesn't have to be a dirty word.
This is so true. Marketing is fundamentally about two things: word of mouth (i.e. the creation of a must have product) and being real (aka being human), which includes in it, one to one contact - that ability to reach out and touch people. <br /><br />The ad campaigns that have stood out over the years are ones that touch human emotions and humanity per se - fear, joy, humour, togetherness and
Love 'if you let me play'!<br /><br />In hearing success stories like yours, people find meaning in struggle and aspiration. It interests me that eventual publication makes the long rejection process ok, retrospectively, somehow dignifies it. If you had not been published, you would be the same interesting person and your work would still be as good (although perhaps less edited). But
I agree Kathryn. I bought both books because of the authors not the synopsis. And I thoroughly enjoyed both. Maybe in promoting yourself you are promoting your values and your talents, and setting up an expectation that whatever book you write, it will reflect these. <br /><br />SCBWI and NFTS provide great opportunities to engage properly with people, to get to know them, support them and then
Oh so true Candy. I was taken with your point about the struggle of becoming a writer being interesting to children - and anyone else starting out on a new way of life, I suspect.<br />Thanks
Great post - and well timed -Today I'm doing a talk to 150 adults at 'The Abingdon University of the 3rd Age' about writing. This is scary, it's been booked for over a year and up until a week ago I had no idea how to start. But I've gone for as you've said, my writers journey and ending with hope.<br /><br />of course I've not done it yet -but fingers crossed it go
If you let me play I too can become an author. If you let me play I can be whoever I want to be. If you let me play I can hope for anything. <br /><br />Thanks KM
You will be great! Best of luck!
Thanks you guys. Perhaps under all these kind words there is another message: esconce yourself in a generous community that embraces you and holds you up.
Last week I gave a talk in marketing that I called The Message is the Message ... the point being that with all these lovely media available now for self promotion it's easy forget that you've got to have a message in the first place ... which is not just buy my book ...
Have to admit that presentation was in first draft form ...I put it better here than I did on the night!
Thanks Colleen!
The journey continues and after publication we all continue to teeter on various slushpiles. All that hopefulness is good training for the roller coaster ride of a writing career.
Or should I say writing life?
Exactly.<br />
I think this post was spectacular. It reminds me of what I've gotten from reading Seth Godin's Icarus Deception. The world aches for humanity and connection. Knowing that takes a lot of pressure off of self-promotion.
I am a Seth Godin devotee too! Thanks so much.
Hello Candy...thanks for the FB message...I came to read your blog...LOVE IT!<br />This post is so perfect...I actually did one on 'HOPE' yesterday...that hope was the first step towards success...you can't just 'hope'...you have to take steps to get where you want to be.<br />You are so right about the 'just do it' slogan...we need to connect with our audience, our
Thank you, Candy! I am always awed by writers who go out there and promote, promote, promote. Where, I ask myself, do they find the time, the energy and, most of all, the confidence? I am a children's author and I love it! I spend a lot of time in another world, where magic happens - anything happens! But going out into the real world and asking people to buy my book is hard for me. I can
Thanks Vivian! Looking forward to meeting you in Singapore!
Aren't we lucky NOT to be sports goods! The message of reading and books is a Good Thing to begin with and that's why we should enjoy getting that message out there. Thanks for dropping by!
Thank you, Candy. "Failure and hope - we all sup at the same table." These words were for me today. Thank you for your honesty, humour and humility. Here's a hug!
Great advice. It is important to realize that we just need to be ourselves in the middle of the whole promotion thing.