From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Smart AD

by Joe Doyle on October 23, 2007

Print ads are hard to create. Why? Well, people don’t care about them. Your advertising interferes with a reader finishing her article.

So how do you make people read your ad? After all, you spent a lot of money on it.

How about involvement? It’s an age-old DM trick to get people connected to your message.

I came across an iStockphoto ad and it stopped me (yes, even though I’m in the biz I still pass most ads). This one asks you to find a logo – and if you can – you win FREE photos. Beauty. I love the idea. So smart.

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Can you find the logo? Print it out and try…

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Here come the Hawks…

by Joe Doyle on October 22, 2007

the mighty Blackhawks. 5-3 to start the year.

Pro hockey is exciting to me again. This young team is fast and talented, and I hear rumors that WGN might get the second half games. That would be great, as I can watch them down here in Texas.

They play in Dallas on Halloween. Road trip?

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Go ahead, press play:

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Lit.

by Joe Doyle on October 21, 2007

Evening view in downtown Austin.
(click = BIG)

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