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  flipping Boeing the “bird”

  07.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Independent fast food chain in Moblie Alabama is flipping airplane and weapons makers, Boeing the “bird” in a local billboard advertising. Foosackly’s Chicken Fingers motivation was in reaction to the economic impact a halted contract had on the community, but we support any company that offers a certain finger to the makers of weapons. […]

• Conscious Thoughts, political activism, social activism

  what’s up doc?

  07.06.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  As Michael Moore’s movie “Sicko” decorticates impartially the U.S. general health state, the diagnosis as the head of the health department checks its pulse, is alarming. The USA suffers from an internal hemorrhage.
  As pharmaceutical companies monopolize the drug market (with the most diversified scope of molecules) by imposing ludicrous prices, as insurance companies apply the garrote […]

• advertising industry, political activism, social activism

  The challange of PSA advertising.

  07.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  In a world where there is more information available in the Sunday newspaper than the average person living in the middle ages encountered in his entire lifetime, advertising is a tough sell particularly PSA (Public Service Announcement) advertising. We live in an age of instantaneous gratification so when it comes to ads unless they […]

• Conscious Thoughts, green & environment, political activism, social activism

  nigeria burning…

  07.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  In the last Opec Summit the Saudi monarch King Abdullah distinguished himself by accusing the Western oil consumers of the sudden surge in prices. He argued that tax policies, oil speculations and the constant decline of the dollar are the principal cause.
  As the Arabian peninsula submits to the Bush administration pressures by increasing its production […]

• Conscious Thoughts, advertising industry, political activism, social activism

  the kiss of death

  06.25.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  In the country that celebrated, glorified the sense of humor and creativity, prude and devote eyes decided that Heinz last ad was “inappropriate” for “children”, and censored it.
  In reaction to this extremist “feed back” (only 202 people raised their voices, far from representing the majority!), Heinz under pressure cowardly pulled the ad from the British […]

• Conscious Thoughts, political activism, social activism

  autopsy of a crime

  06.23.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Police and its scientific investigators usually agree that most crimes are either motivated by passion, power or money. An autopsy of a crime revealed that once again, the latter explanation triumphed.
  Her closest friends in the international scene always celebrated her strong will for independence, her steady micro and macro-economical anchorage. Did it make others envious? […]

• Conscious Thoughts, political activism, social activism

  the UN united for nations to rise?

  06.12.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Social media marketing is “in vogue” as “the” medium to communicate companies’ core messages and values.
  As any influential brand-named companies, the UN under the authority of Ban Ki-moon (former diplomat) jumped in the band wagon by asking Rajiv Dingra, founder and executive of WATConsult to implement their Millennium Campaign which audacious ambition is to eradicate […]

• advertising, brand strategy, cause marketing, social activism

  get conscious or get left behind

  06.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  As society becomes more socially conscious, we’ve been using our power as consumers to demand businesses get involved too. Businesses are responding to the current generation’s preparedness to either reward or punish companies based on their socially-conscious positions, and it shows. Businesses were spending over $100 million on cause marketing in 1990, and this year […]

• political activism, social activism

  Companies with cause

  05.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Jungle[8] is of the opinion all businesses in the years to come will revolve around sustainability and social causes, as well as profit. Evidence of this burgeoning trend can be seen everywhere—environmental stewardship and greenness, or at least pretending to embrace such values is almost mandatory these days. But what about important social causes? Israel-based […]

• Conscious Thoughts, green & environment, social activism, sustainability

  green guerilla warfare

  05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Think you’re being green by eating organic, imported produce, or drinking fair-trade coffee grown thousands of miles away? If an Extreme Green Guerilla saw your meal he/she would laugh, then probably kill you, so your carbon output would stop, since you didn’t appear able to decrease it yourself.
  No, these guerillas are not from Central […]

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