Can you have too much stuff or too many ads?

Hard to believe it’s been over a year since I left New York. Obviously, this blog has suffered since I don’t see so many ads on my commute anymore. I especially miss the ones from Manhattan Mini Storage.

Image posted on twitter by @joiebear.

Image posted on twitter by @stephenlundberg.

Image posted on flickr by by @gregory.

Wouldn't you like to be a picker too?

I am addicted to the show American Pickers. So I love this spoof ad they did.

Is recycling good for your brand?

2011:

1980:

1971:

Is this what it feels like when you bump into an old girlfriend?

I was in Dallas last weekend and saw an ad for another brand I used to work on.

Will your work live on after you stop working on it?

I was pleased to see that Versus was still using the branding for the Tour De France that I helped create at The Concept Farm three tours ago - even after a buyout by Comcast and a merger with NBC.
Teaser ad:

Site:

App:

And a print ad they did last year:

Can I google that for you?

Banner ads driving to a fun trivia contest at AGoogleADay.com.

Would you rather be liked or loved?

Chasing likes is a pretty easy way to show how popular you are, but are you providing any value besides getting buried in someone's news feed?

Saw this little ad on nytimes.com. It linked to fox.com, not Facebook. Might be interesting to compare likes to ratings.

How would you reinvent yourself if you got laid off?

If Santa got @TheToyotaPrius what would his reindeer do? Lifeaftersanta.com has the answer.

Is your ad making promises your employees can't keep?

Their "We try harder" tagline is relevant again thanks to this headline, but can Avis live up to it at the counter?

Is Absolut going back to their classic campaign?

spotted in the April issue of Wired magazine.
The work they were doing awhile back was far more interesting. But the old bottle ads I hung on my bedroom wall are part of the reason I got into advertising, so it'll be interesting to see where they go next.