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SxSW panels from Mullen and friends: hope you’ll vote and comment
This post is re-printed from Creativity Unbound. It’s that time of year again. When we start thinking about Austin and ribs and digital friends and panel nerd badges. But first, we have to take care of business and do our job influencing, or at least commenting on, the submitted panels and talks. Granted there is [...]
// read moreMobile catalyst – fusing media and creative in the new web gateway
Earlier this week, mediahub from Mullen formally announced the creation of a new mobile media practice that closely aligns our resident emerging media specialists with the agency’s integrated creative teams. This new mobile unit is the latest manifestation of a fast-growing capability. We’ve developed and implemented several successful mobile media and creative campaigns, and are [...]
// read moreSocial media as a tool for economic growth
The Mullen Cafe′ was alive with activity this week as Boston Mayor Tom Menino, the Boston World Partnerships (BWP) Connectors, Boston area press and numerous other “influencers” gathered to hear BWP announce new funding partnerships and results from its first 18-months of activity. BWP is an innovative economic development initiative using the power of social [...]
// read moreWhat the Funnel…?
Enough already with the arguments about the death of the so-called Purchase Funnel and its relevance or not, for the digital age. Because maybe the real issue is not whether the funnel is obsolete – but that agencies and marketers have been looking at the funnel the wrong way? So, take a deep breath. Take [...]
// read moreI can talk like a penguin
What do you get when you put a diva, a troublemaker and a player under the same roof? That’s the question we tried to answer with a new campaign for the penguin exhibit at the New England Aquarium. After speaking with the Aquarium’s team of aquarists and trainers, we discovered that these little, feathery birds [...]
// read moreHow JetBlue became one of the hottest brands in America
Cool story in Ad Age today about Mullen client JetBlue. It’s a Q&A between reporter Rupal Parekh and JetBlue marketing chief Marty St. George. In a wide-ranging dialogue, they cover the selection of Mullen as JetBlue’s agency-of-record, the effect of consolidation on the airline industry, the future of loyalty marketing programs and the use of [...]
// read moreHere she is – Miss America 2010 @ Mullen’s NC office
Yes, that’s right. You read that headline correctly and must be wondering what the unlikely pair hooked up for. And as much as we would love to share the scoop of this clandestine meeting, we can’t – at least not yet. Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron, recently graced the Mullen offices in Winston-Salem. The outgoing, [...]
// read moreMen’s Wearhouse – “a place men belong”
All you men out there have probably noticed a guy on TV recently stumbling into a stake-out and a battle scene and seeming slightly disoriented. Well, it turns out he’s exactly where he belongs – at Men’s Wearhouse in the first creative from Mullen’s North Carolina office since the giant national retailer named us their [...]
// read moreAugment your reality – a new way to demo a digital camera
Olympus is demonstrating that seeing is believing in a new integrated multimedia campaign developed with Mullen to promote the PEN E-PL1 camera. The camera, a hybrid of digital SLR image quality, High-Definition video, and point-and-shoot simplicity, both shoots and stars in television, print and online advertising, social media, and can be demoed via an augmented reality 3D experience launched today.
// read moreWhat a pitch – reflections on the 4A’s Institute
A group of 35 Boston ad agency “rising-stars” just wrapped-up a grueling 14-week course called the 4A’s Institute for Advanced Advertising Studies. Those familiar with the IAAS know it’s a fantastic talent development program for young ad-folk. For those of us who’ve lived it, the Institute is more than educational… it’s transformative. We learned about [...]
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