Posted on April 10, 2008 by Robby Wells
That’s what Jermaine Dupri said about the Tag Records label that was announced yesterday. It has been picked up in literally hundreds of publications and blogs, and here are a few links to what people are saying…
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And don’t forget about the hip-hop blog [...]
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Posted on April 4, 2008 by Robby Wells
Posted on March 23, 2008 by Robby Wells
I have long been convinced that when production budgets are tight, you may just get a higher level of creative output. Especially if you have a team that has not been spoiled in the past with unnecessarily high budgets. Shoot me, but I even love establishing parameters for big dumb agency [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by Robby Wells
Round of applause for the bastards over at McIntosh (no, not Apple) for further solidifying the fact that I am a stereotypical male. I have long been proud of the fact that I can get by without video games, traditional sports, big screen televisions, and expensive home audio equipment. Then twice [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by Robby Wells
Adweek covers the launch of ACME. See the quote from David.
“Our agency is really trying to put some best-in-class practices and thought leadership into the space. We still feel like there is a lack-of-thought leadership in [branded entertainment]“, said Caruso.
They seemed more interested in origins of our name over the fact that [...]
Filed under: Coverage, Entertainment, NYC, People, Tools of the Trade | Tagged: acme, branded content, branded entertainment, non-traditional | No Comments »
Posted on March 5, 2008 by Robby Wells
I have always been impressed by high-quality song mash-ups. The likes of Party Ben and the Bootie crew are incredibly creative in my opinion. But kids these days are reeeeeally blowing me away with VIDEO mash-ups. What will the kids do next? Give a kid a Mac and they’ll flip your original content into [...]
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Posted on February 29, 2008 by Robby Wells
Are you ready for the weekend? This kid is:
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Posted on February 28, 2008 by Robby Wells
A few months back, I mentioned what I felt was sure to become a new trend - the video party flier. Now my favorite party crew from back in Texas, The Party, is not letting me down with their rendition above.
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Posted on February 26, 2008 by Robby Wells
I was fully expecting to not like this song, but I absolutely love it. At some point, I will officially get off Kanye’s jock, but I believe this song could actually save hip-hop record sales. Here is my rationale, and I am only half-way joking here. Of all of [...]
Filed under: Entertainment, Hip Hop, Music, People, Predictions, trends | Tagged: estelle, gay, Hip Hop, kanye, trends | No Comments »
Posted on February 24, 2008 by Robby Wells
According to my favorite purveyor of interesting shit online, DJ Skeet Skeet, this is rumored to be created by a fan, or as us marketing dogs would call them, a consumer. In my best Wes Bentley:
“Sometimes there’s so much consumer generated creativity in the world I feel like I can’t take it, like my [...]
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