Winners Go Home and *BLEEP* the Prom Queen
Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under Random | 7 Comments
Idea Drunk has been voted the Best Business/Finance Blog in Canada! Despite the cockiness of the headline, I am actually humbled by the win. This was totally unexpected considering the quality and experience of the competition in the Canadian Blog Awards.
A big thank you to everyone who voted. I owe you all a beer. Or […]
They’re Brand Partnerships, Not Selling Out
Posted on February 5, 2008 - Filed Under Random | Leave a Comment
Will Ferrell seems to have the Midas touch for product integration. It proves that if you don’t take yourself too seriously, you can definitely boost the equity and exposure of your brand.
Ladies and gentlemen, my favourite 2008 Super Bowl ad:
- Christian
Read More..>>Top Canadian Marketing Blogs on Power 150
Posted on February 3, 2008 - Filed Under Random | 13 Comments
I recently got posted to Ad Age’s Power 150 ranking (although all the way at the bottom), which is just groovy. The Power 150 is a ranking of the top English-language media and marketing blogs in the world, as developed by marketing executive and blogger, Todd Andrlik. But I did have one beef. The person […]
Read More..>>Super Bowl Ads Help Pad Your Bonus?
Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under Random | Leave a Comment
A couple of days ago, I brought up the fact that the air time for a Super Bowl ad can be up to $3 million. Now, needless to say, that’s a lot of coin for eyeballs. Especially for companies whose ads have minimal impact on the sale of actual products. I mean, why are there […]
Read More..>>Canadian Blog Awards
Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under Random | 1 Comment
So, something super-groovy happened. Apparently, Idea Drunk is a finalist for the Canadian Blog Awards for Best Business/Finance Blog. That’s cool.
DJ Team Canada … some quality home grown talent.
I’ve taken a quick look at the other blogs in the category, and some of them seem quite good, although some skew finance, which isn’t really my […]
Worst Brand Partnership in the History of Time
Posted on January 9, 2008 - Filed Under Random | Leave a Comment
Did anyone else know that Will Smith was a Scientologist? I just found out. My immediate reaction was disbelief. Will Smith is one cool cat. He was funny on Fresh Prince, awesome in Bad Boys (I and II) and proved himself as a legit actor/producer with The Pursuit of Happiness.
Before I knew about him being […]
Read More..>>Make Your Ideas A Reality In 2008
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Random | Leave a Comment
Everybody makes resolutions, and I think that it’s great. I know a lot of people laud the thought of making resolutions because they view the chances of sticking to them as slim. However, I think that listing resolutions for a new year is an important exercise. It forces you to think about things that you […]
Read More..>>Where Do Ideas Come From?
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Random | Leave a Comment
“Mom, where do babies come from?”
“When two people love each other very much … or are drunk and don’t use protection”
Yeah, so that’s basically how I learned where babies come from. And you know what? It wasn’t as cool as I thought it would be. But the following article from Fast Company talks about when […]
Idea Drunk Caught Partying
Posted on October 11, 2007 - Filed Under Random | Leave a Comment
It seems that fame in this industry is not without its trappings. In the October 15th issue of Marketing Magazine, it appears as if yours truly was caught by the paparazzi enjoying himself at the Promo! Awards.
I’m the not-so-attractive one.
For the full article, please click here.
I also feel it dutiful to […]
