Author Archives: Michael Mandiberg

From Jitterbug to Twitter, Motivating Each Generation to Buy

I received this today in my inbox. I don’t think there is any commentary needed: Hello Michael, Been wondering about this multi-generational workplace, how social media plays out with each generation and what it really means for how business will be conducted in the future? I have been invited to conduct a training class with […]

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End of Advertising (Igor Stromajer)

the end of advertising is actually the beginning of the rebirth of minimalist painting From Facebook Gallery: “No Logo (The Future of Advertising is Here?)” Stadtmitte U-Bahn Station, Berlin; 9 June 2009 photo by Igor Stromajer

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Taxi Advertsing FAIL

Nothing quite so (dis)comforting as the blue screen of death in place of the usual taxi ads. Note that the failed program is “Advertising”

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We got graffiti!

Here are stills of the stencil I put up on the ads that went up on wall outside Eyebeam. And two images from people who answered the call!

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A Seaside Burial

Um… so… the logic of this advertisement is as follows: “Smile, while we bury you alive. You will look nice by the sea, but you will die from our product”

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Is this a Turf War?

This is a follow up to the Graffiti Fail Michael Mandiberg tackles the advertising parading as street art at Eyebeam yet again. for more: mandiberg.com

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Graffiti Fail (Advertising)

Solving Problems…

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(Marketer)

Really? Your name is (Marketer)? Damn, I want to be your Fan!

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Can we make the airport any more degrading?

We have to dump all of our water, in some cases women are being forced to remove their undergarments, and of course we all have to take off our shoes, now we are forced to look at ads in the process. Not that the security check point was a particularly sacred or peaceful place anyway, […]

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Profits and Prophets

Mantis, from Wooster Collective (thanks Marisa)

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Mixed Messages

14th Street, New York City, January 8th. I keep hearing of more and more billionaires killing themselves. End times…

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Drunk Depressed Penguins

Right… so the penguins are loosing their habitat, so what is the solution? DRINK! Denial and commerce: it is the American way.

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Yes, please, can I pay for your spam!?

Marisa pointed out this hilarious SPAM FAIL. After registering for *free* tickets to a concert, she was prompted to pay $25… for “xxxxx” spam. Really. Pay for spam. Though it is so badly mangled that it is unclear if they were selling advertising or selling spam. Overall, total spam FAIL

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gorilla making guerilla advertising

So this is what the Guerilla Girls have come to? Derivative advertisements for advertisements. Pay SVA 30K+ a year to learn how to be an illegal marketer. Great.

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To Offset or Not to Offset…

I know, total cliche’d title. Oh well. I bought carbon offsets on a Continental flight. I particularly like the fact that you could choose your own science… and your own cost… I really wonder about offsetting. For a while I thought of it as a useful costing mechanism. And planting trees is a barely useful […]

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