http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com banging on about advertising, marketing and social media Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:02:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you haven't seen me on Twitter lately there's good reason you may have assumed I loved Vietnam a little too much and stayed to live a life working in the rice fields. While that is a fair assumption, I am indeed alive and well. However, this blog is not. I've ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2010/01/28/time-out-for-the-wanker/ It wasn't meant to end this way. I was going to finish the year off with a really meaningful post on the next big thing for 2010 or what I learnt in 2009 or some sort of top 10 list which would be easy Twitter fodder. But I'm not going ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/12/17/and-that-was-2009/ You know that Hyundai i30 ad with the cop out of the first season Underbelly? He introduces us to the barista who drives a Hyundai because it suits her lifestyle? In the the 30 seconds it goes to air we're introduced to her, learn a bit about her and meant ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/12/11/hyundai-who30/ Was 2009 the year that press media got digital? Nope.But did we see some cool things? Sure we did....We saw augmented reality come to thew masses through News Limited's Night At The Museum promotion:Then there was the CBS ' and Pepsi's full page ad in Entertainment Weekly with an ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/12/09/2009-when-press-went-digitally-silly/ The Cluetrain Manifestoby Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls and David WeinbergerReviewed by Gavin Heaton from Servant of ChaosGavin (or Mr. Chaos to you) has developed digital communication strategies for a number of global brands including McDonald's and IBM. He is the co-publisher of The Age of Conversation and ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/12/07/book-review-the-cluetrain-manifesto/ Well, it has finally happened. You guru's have  overexposed yourself and look what has happened...Gurus for sale at $40K a pop.But on a serious note, there are a number of vacancies at the moment to start or develop the "digital culture" in a variety of industries. Money's not everything but ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/12/04/pay-peanuts-get-gurus/ I went all out a couple of weeks ago and made a prediction on the 'next big thing'. No, it wasn't Tony Abbott. I was talking about Foursquare. I won't go into what Foursquare is but Mark Pollard has a nice overview of the functionality and his experience with it ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/12/02/5-ways-foursquare-will-change-business/ Is it just me or did the advertisers used to support the television programs? When did programming start attaching themselves to the  advertisers?60 minutes supporting toyota "60 Minutes proudly supporting Toyota. Fifty years of feelings.Oh what a feeling Australia!" 60 Minutes, 22 November 2009Related posts:The Death of the 3 Minute Ad Break http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/11/25/how-the-tie-in-has-turned/ As part of the Wankers Book Club I'll be posting the best deals from the best book retailers.The first is a code from The Book Depository which will give you 10% off all purchases.To view the deal visit here.Valid between 20/11/2009 and 11/12/2009.Related posts:Bigger Issues Than Imports For Book RetailersTop ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/11/23/the-book-depository-10-off-christmas/ Bloody hell it is hot. So hot that it means delicate skin people like me have to put sunscreen on before we open the bedroom window in the morning. Yet for our olive brothers it means tan time. And for every lobster nose this summer there will be a sun ...http://www.anotheradvertisingwanker.com/2009/11/23/no-talking-back-when-it-comes-to-sun-safety/