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Tag Archives: Simon Houpt
The sheen factor: how to euthanize a fish
Although March 8th will mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, women can ostensibly claim a dry or cold form of progress, but under the veneer of egality, they remain deeply exploited; it takes more than law to bridge … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Art
Tagged Anna Holmes New York Times, Caravaggio, Charlie Sheen, Edward Bernays, Frederic Fekkai, Jane MacDougall National Post, Lindsay Lohan, Maurizio Cattelan, Pablo Picasso, Simon Houpt, Stephanie Seymour, Walter Benjamin
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we agree: no human authenticity
The world advertising industry is so ubiquitous and deeply embedded, almost subliminal in its pervasiveness and presence that its size does not really register. Its global revenue stream is about $500 Billion, give or take; about twenty times the size … Continue reading
Endless Hangover: Everybody drink and go home
Just don’t go home mad.Booze has been marketed forever as a high impact spirit , designed to get you real inebriated, in fact quite drunk, and the faster the better.If people actually drank responsibly, the companies themselves would be seriously … Continue reading
Cheezburger all dressed with memes
Starve the little kitty? On the surface, it does appear frivolous that a company occupying itself with the creation and distribution of memes over the web would attract deep-pocketed interest from venture risk capital investors. The Cheezburger network received $30 … Continue reading
HIS MASTERS VOICE : Fun and Games In A New & Old World
Its a love hate relationship. Our willingness to engage with mass media stories- otherwise known as corporate culture spinning- in a subtle, complicated and often critical manner that refuses to simply open wide and swallow whole. There is a healthy, … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged Anthony Wolch, Chocolate Rain, Emily Bryson York, Eric Kohn, Gabe Zicherman, Henry Jenkins, Hollie Shaw National Post, Jay-Z, Jonathan McIntosh, Simon Houpt, Tay Zonday, Ted Williams, Ted Williams Golden Voice, Ted williams Kraft Food, Voltaire Candide
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TRUTH IN ADVERTISING: Tis’ The Season To Be Convinced
Is there really such a thing as truth in advertising. It seems like an oxymoron.Akin to asking a serpent to swallow itself. ” Is the U.S. Federal Trade Commission the real-life version of Santa Claus, deciding who’s naughty and who’s … Continue reading
(AD)SENSE and SENSIBILITY: The Zero Sum Game
Are these the fruits of democratic capitalism? Our peace dividend? The sexual double standard, the Beast, seems alive and breathing. It never went away; it just shape shifts into new contexts that seem superficially compelling but are basic repackages of … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous
Tagged Anat Resnick, Angela Zhang, Brett McKay, Elmer Wheeler, Gwen Sharp, Jack Shepherd Buzzfeed, kate McKay, Kevin Dutton, Kevin Dutton Flipnosis, Lisa Wade, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Frauenfelder, Martha Rosler, Mens pulp magazines, Mort Kunstler, sexist advertising, Simon Houpt, Walter Kaylin
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TROPHY WIFE?/BEER=WOMEN/#E=Mc Scared!
“With knowledge comes protection.” The fact that some need that protection more than others – some are more persuadable – has led to a frenzy of scientific research. Neuroscientists are busy trying to read the brain’s responses to various persuasive stimuli: … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Zhang, Ben Dayton, Bikini Shakespeare, Erin Gibson, Kevin Dutton, Kevin Dutton Flipnosis, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Frauenfelder, Maurizio Cattelan, Nate Freeman, Ogilvy and Mather, Peter Brant, Popcorn Indiana, Simon Houpt, Stephanie Seymour
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