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Promoting Your Business By Insulting Your Customers

Seen in the Bayer’s Lake business park district in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [...]

Haitian Pure: When Natural Disaster Strikes Ad Campaigns

The launch of one of the most interesting campaigns to ever come out of Canada was recently canceled due to a curious case of political correctness. [...]

Is the Canadian Maple Leaf A Recognizable International Symbol?

For those of you who do business internationally and who wonder if using the Maple Leaf alone is sufficient to associate their brand with Canada (and all the assumed ‘good vibes’ from that association), here is [...]

Dubai Lynx Ad Awards Scandal Leads to Withdrawal of Top Award From Agency

In an unprecedented move in the advertising industry, the organizers of Dubai’s glamorous annual ad awards show ‘Lynx Awards’ announced on April 1 the withdrawal of the show’s top award – The Agency of The Year [...]

Can Creative Work Be Outsourced to India?

I was discussing this topic with an executive of a local advertising agency during February’s “Third Wednesday Social Media Meet-up” in Halifax. Our discussion was about how an ad agency in another part of Canada has [...]

The Ice Awards Taught Me How To Use Twitter

I attended the 7th annual Ice Awards at Pier 21 last Friday and was treated to what I believe to be the most glamorous awards show in Halifax. Pity that the local TV stations don’t cover [...]

Simpsons Episode Criticizing Print Media

From yesterday’s Simpsons Episode: (S19E10: E Pluribus Wiggum) Dan Rather (in an upbeat voice): With me here to comment on today’s democratic debate is Andrea Crowley of CNN, Demonte Evans of Slate.com and… (dropping to a [...]

Save the Ooompa-Loompa

Yet another meaningless and needless Halifax bylaw (Click here for Chronicle Herald article). This is what happens when some of your chosen representatives have nothing significant to contribute to the betterment of the city. They waste [...]

Kick Media In The News: Halifax Tourism and Travel Industry Curious.

A number of news outlets in Halifax have picked up the launch announcement of Kick Media, the new Halifax advertising medium currently servicing Nova Scotia advertisers who target tourist, business, and other travelers who arrive to [...]

New Halifax Advertising Medium

After many months of preparation, I am pleased to announce the debut of a new advertising medium in Halifax! Ladies and Gentlemen allow me to present: KICK MEDIA (www.kickmarketing.ca). Kick Media is the first and only [...]

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