http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/713017

This banner ad was recently awarded a Cannes Lion, so you already know to expect something good.

That said, it still blew me away. Funny, entertaining and intriguing - it’s worth checking out:

http://awardshome.com/cannes2009/pringles/can-hands.html

It’s a great show - even if you are not in advertising. A very compelling look at interpersonal relationships set against a period of social and technological change. A period kinda like today.

Don Draper is one of the great characters of TV. Check out this clip where he talks about the power of emotion in communications. Good TV. Also a good thought.

Congratulations to the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety and their Be…Safe and Sound campaign. The campaign, which brings awareness to highway safety in NB and delivers the message that drinking and driving doesn’t add up, has recently been recognized with two awards - a Public Affairs and Consumer Education award from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and a bronze Summit Award for excellence in communication.

Great additional exposure for an important message - one that will help save lives.

Check the videos here and the full deets on the awards here.

1. Thou Shalt Blog (like crazy).
2. Thou Shalt Create Profiles (everywhere).
3. Thou Shalt Upload Photos (lots of them).
4. Thou Shalt Upload Videos (all you can find).
5. Thou Shalt Podcast (often).
6. Thou Shalt Set Alerts (immediately).
7. Thou Shalt Comment (on a multitude of blogs).
8. Thou Shalt Get Connected (with everyone).
9. Thou Shalt Explore Social Media (30 minutes per week).
10. Thou Shalt Be Creative (go forth and create creatively)!

From Fast Company.

While watching a bit of TV tonight, a commercial caught my attention - as the people featured in the commercial flittered from topic to topic, I was fascinated waiting to see what they were promoting. I loved the commercial!

Meanwhile, my boyfriend wondered aloud if the people who wrote the commercial were on illicit drugs - so, you decide: fascinating or annoying?