Useful Advertising Newsletters

eNewsletters:
Advertising Age - http://adage.com/emailprefs
Bannerblog - http://www.bannerblog.com.au/subscribe.php
Brand Republic - http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/Bulletins/
ClickZ - http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=subscribe
Convergence Conversation - http://www.convergenceconversation.com/register
eMarketer - https://www.emarketer.com/Newsletter.aspx
iMedia - http://www.imediaconnection.com/news/index.asp
MAD - http://www.mad.co.uk/Logon/Logon.aspx?
MarketingVox - http://www.marketingvox.com/
MediaPost - http://www.mediapost.com/publications/
NewMediaAge - http://www.nma.co.uk/Register/Options.aspx

Organisations:
Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) - http://www.iabuk.net/en/1/newsletter.html
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) - http://www.cim.co.uk/home.aspx
Association of Online Publishers (AOP) - http://www.ukaop.org.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/newsletters/register.html
Digital Strategy Consulting - http://www.digitalstrategyconsulting.com/digitalbriefings/
Institute of Direct Marketers (IDM) - http://www.theidm.com/
Intellect UK - http://www.intellectuk.org/
Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) - http://www.ipa.co.uk/
IDG Connect - http://www.idgconnect.com/

People:
Seth Godin - http://www.sethgodin.com/
Marc Bresseel - http://www.marcbresseel.com/
Sharon Jaffe - http://sharonjaffe.typepad.com/jaffeblend/
Dean Donaldson - http://www.deandonaldson.com/

Sharon’s also compiled a list: Useful Sites for Media Insights
http://sharonjaffe.typepad.com/jaffeblend/2008/09/useful-digital.html

And the AOP has a really useful list of Industry sites:
http://www.ukaop.org.uk/Links/52

Break Glass in case of Adventure

http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2008/06/28/24-unforgettable-advertisements/

Danish Values

Travelling a lot and living abroad naturally means that you will spend time talking to people about the values of your country. I find it most disturbing to read news like this:

Danish link: http://politiken.dk/indland/article506962.ece
English translation:
http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitiken.dk%2Findland%2Farticle506962.ece&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=da&tl=en

Wouldn't it be wonderful to swim and dive with porpoises?

Beauty is skin deep geekness is to the core

Best gadget pants ever.

http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/04/22/beauty-is-skin-deep-geekness-is-to-the-core/

Security and stolen ipod

So I did a red eye back to Europe, only to have my ipod stolen in Frankfurt Airport security.
It all came together from a combination of a redeye with multiple security checks in the arriving airport, a connecting flight and a delayed airplane ... but how come you need to treat airport passengers like cows in long lines, and do multiple strips. Should it not be possible to:

- Only have one security check for the full travel
- Upgrade the security checks so we don't need to strip or unpack
- Avoid having long fingered underpaid security personel

Picture from: www.cagle.com

Conspiracy to Change Advertising

Interesting concept, bring together a group of clear headed individuals thinking new thoughts in the advertising industry and see what happens.

http://lizawithaznots.blogspot.com/2008/04/eyeblaster-and-digital-evangelists.html

http://supergeekery.com/index.php/geekblog/comments/digital_evangelists_roundtable_round_1/

A number of interesting concepts came up, I liked the idea of creating an offline/online currency and exchange rate, why not?!

Picture from SuperGeekery.com

Advertising

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising - Wikipedia, never stops to impress

AMPs

Whats New? AMPs are New! Are they useful?

AMP - http://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/
AMP - http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=303352

Likeable blogs

David Berkowitz - http://www.marketersstudio.com/

Top Gadgets and tips

Here are my top gadgets and tricks to make my working life easier:

1. Extra battery power for my laptop
2. Google Earth for my mobile
3. Company dictionary downloaded to my mobile
4. Skullcandy noice cancelling earphones

Top 10 Airline improvements

Why does Airlines suck so much? Because they don't have the following:

1. Electricity in the coach cabin
2. Mobile phone access
3. Internet
4. Personalized Media
5. Gym at the Flying Club
6. Headrest that works