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The Barrel House #cssf

Pereira O'Dell were our host agency last week in San Francisco and we were lucky that they were the holders of one of San Fran's hidden gems - the Barrel House which was our main venue for the event - check out the photos here. Picture 12 At 102 years old, this pre earthquake building was originally used as a wine warehouse for the emerging Californian wine industry. It was then used as a brothel before being bought up in the 60s by a commercial photographer named Ed Zac, known...
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Who knew milk would make you sexy?

When we got in from our trips to Pixar, Blue Bottle Coffee Company and St George Spirits yesterday we discovered gifts on our bed in the form of Muscle Milk. This protein shake is aiming to expand their market and attract new drinkers who wouldn't have considered a protein shake before. Muscle Milk came to Pereira & O'Dell for help and the guys have come up with a fantastic execution of the brand idea: "From...To..." - illustrating Muscle Milk's ability to transform your body shape when combined with your workout. The first execution uses Thanksgiving as a creative springboard and...
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The Future of Advertising…some thoughts…

Since visiting PICNIC09 here in Amsterdam, I pulled together some of my key thoughts referencing some slides from Gerd Leonhard AKA MediaFuturist and Tomi Ahonen on where things are headed for marketing and advertising. ...
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The MS Surface Table in action….

During the Cannes Lions, 35 Socials were given a demonstration of a MS Surface table and the excitement was palpable. At PICNIC last week here in Amsterdam I got the opportunity to find out what all the fuss was about. I was not disappointed: But how can we apply this fantastic technology? The table is highly durable (as my tour guide demonstrated by heavily thumping the "screen") which makes it an idea retail experience tool. Enter Amnesia Razorfish who...
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Home Alone with Gustav Martner

Home Alone is a series of Creative Social interviews that reveal the obsessions behind some of the great progressive industry mavericks of today. Here we go backstage with Gustav Martner, Daddy founder, now Crispin Porter Bogusky Europe. Gustav, apart from wearing very skinny jeans and t-shirts made for adolescents you manage to knock out some pretty credible work and play the saw. Tell us about this saw business. I play the saw. Yes, a saw.That sharp thing that you normally would use to build a fence or steal a Christmas tree with. With the gentle stroke of a bow, the saw will make...
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