Chris Wood | VP Creative Services
I’m a huge fan of music and art, probably because they have so many things in common. Whether using pictures, sounds or words, both can create an image, change an attitude or offer inspiration. What’s more, in both genres, it’s really hard to create a big hit—and even harder to create something timeless.
Samsung does a really good job of creating some innovative viral campaigns using YouTube.
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Paula Scher has been working for some time on a series of large-scale map paintings and prints. Under the auspices of New York’s Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art program, which funds artists to create permanent public artworks in municipal buildings and spaces, Scher was commissioned to create the murals for the two schools [...]
Queen encouraged it, and here at SicolaMartin, we challenge people to do it, too. It’s called the Austin Commuter Challenge, and working with Bicycle Sport Shop and the City of Austin, we’re making it happen.
What is the Austin Commuter Challenge? It’s a way to encourage individuals, groups or families to drive less and bike more. [...]
And why wouldn’t we? Gowalla is a location-based mobile social network for sharing your favorite places and events with your friends while discovering the world around you. It’s based around the concept of users checking in to locations as they go out for the evening, run errands, dine out or whatever else they may be [...]
Let’s face it. Coupons are a lot of work. You have go hunting for them, sifting through pages and pages of newspapers or direct mail. You have to clip them, then file them away in some probably unreliable system–if at all.
TV lost an icon this week. For more than a decade, you couldn’t miss the famous pitchman Billy Mays, who passed away suddenly at 50. Appearing in countless infomercials—with his dyed-black beard and loud voice shouting catchphrases like “Kaa-Boom! And the stain is gone!”—Mr. Mays sold TV viewers everything from Flies Away to the Awesome Auger to Mighty Putty.
It all started about two months after Christmas. One night, I found myself tossing and turning—my head was spinning. Unsure if I was dreaming or awake, I couldn’t get away from it. All I could think about was my iPhone. In my head I was exploring apps that could help me find places to eat, [...]
“…park’s closed. The moose out front shoulda told ya.”
Not only is it one of the greatest movie quotes of all time, it also sums up less-than-stellar vacations for more than one SicolaMartian. When it comes to terrible trips, we’ve had some doozies.
Nada: “Attempting to go to Little Corn Island on the eastern side of Nicaragua.”
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The Live Music Capital of the World. The River City. Gateway to the Texas Hill Country. Over time, Austin has been called many things. And now we can add one more to the list: The #1 Green Building Program in America (according to Austin Energy).
As those of us who live here know, Austin is a [...]
Just how big is the back-to-school market for advertisers? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in October 2006, 20.8 million 16- to 24-year olds were either enrolled in high school (10.3 million) or college (10.5 million).
That’s a lot of young people looking for new clothes, backpacks, dorm room furniture and more. So how do [...]
