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The Best Buttons of 2008, in One Man’s Opinion

Buttons have a long history as badges of political allegiance. Exactly when political campaigns began to use them is not altogether clear. George Washington and supporters wore one at his first inauguration, in 1789 — a brass clothing button that read “G W — Long Live the President. This long 2008 presidential race has been a wellspring for button designs, some produced by the campaigns and others by entrepreneurs. You can read more about the “button campaign” and view the best buttons here.

When Is It Too Much?

As my fellow blogger has so humorously wrote about, there is no escaping advertising.  Everywhere you go, there is a new ad promoting…Pepsi, Coke, Nike, Addidas – you get the drift.  I have to say though it gets especially annoying – during an election season.  Man, do those smear ads run rampant or what?  If you haven’t done the proper research, it can get down right confusing.  It seems every time you blink, there is a new ad stating: “We can’t afford John McCain” or “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Republican”.

By the of the election, one can find themselves thinking: “Wahoo –…

The Importance of Color

Daily, I am amazed at how important color can be to some people.  Where I might see that the color should be Blue, others (clients, friends, family – whoever), see Red – and then blame you for the color problem :o ).  Now, if this is a client then – obviously – they are right.  But what if I see no color?  What if all they see is color…and have a problem with that…what do you do?

During this election, I have been flabbergasted by the violent outcry of people against Obama.  I cannot remain silent any longer; America is not as far…

Don’t Vote – We Don’t need a change!

Ah – Ha! Gotcha!  It’s this type of shock treatment that the Oregon company, Borders Perrin Norrander, were going after.  They created the campaign: “Don’t Vote: Things are just fine the way they are” to encourage voter registration. 

On the main page of the site, you are greeted with an American flag, which starts to fall apart.  After the flag falls apart, you read: “DON’T VOTE THINGS ARE FINE JUST THE WAY THEY ARE.  TAKE A LOOK AROUND. OUR WORLD NEEDS A CHANGE.  YOU CAN BE THAT CHANGE.  VOTE.  AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO VOTE.” On the site, users can download…

New Ad For Obama

If you’re like 97% of the good ole US of A, you are going to be voting for Obama this November.   During this political season though; you might have noticed a word that the McCain party is really abusing…oh sorry, I meant using, constantly.  Maverick…MAVERICK, MAVERICK, MAVERICK.  This word has come up in what feels like hundreds of commercials and interviews.  What does Maverick mean to them?  Shouldn’t it mean an independent thinker?  One who stands alone? 

I came across this spoof on  Creativity-online.com; its from Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.  Their creative director, Jamie Barrett, teamed up with director Craig Gillespie (Lars and…

The Economy and Me

A while back, I went on a spiel about politics and marketing. I did get a comment for that blog entry, and it gave me pause (and for that, I thank you, reader). The comment essentially spoke to how the wealthy are essential to fueling the economy and providing much-needed jobs. To some degree I agree, but the events that are unfolding before our very eyes do not allow me to believe that this is totally true. With various tax incentives, tax cuts, and tax loop holes, many in the upper tax bracket seem to have been able to pool their…

In Between the Donkey and the Elephant

I was debating/playing devil’s advocate with my best friend the other day, and she brought up the “third largest political body” after the Republicans and the Democrats–the Libertarians (apparently it’s the fifth, ranking after the Constitution and Green parties).

Who?

Now here’s where Marketing and Advertising is badly needed. It’s bad enough that a good chunk of the United States population isn’t digging and researching these presidential candidates as much as they should–only a select few actually pay heed to all of the political goings-on, and vote to make a change, while the rest (myself included) don’t even think the “smaller stuff”…

Forget the Super Bowl

Are you like me? Are you excited about the hot-spicy-hot advertising we’re about to see during two weeks of political conventions?

Yeah, I didn’t think so.

See you on the other side,

Fox

Jason Fox gets paid on occasion to write words that, unlike this post, actually persuade people to do something. He even, at the risk of alienating potential employers, pontificates on politics on a more appropriate forum.

The United States of Obama?

New Obama LogoSomebody at the Obama camp must have read my blog post about  the American brand because today I turned the TV on and watched a few minutes of CNN and ran into this ditty of a seal plastered on the podium in front of Sen. Obama.  Although I firmly believe in connecting with the American people, I feel that projecting ones self as the Seal of the United States of America is a little bit presumptive. Obama has been the greatest-branded presidential nominee in history, but this, I feel, is a little bit over the top. If you look real hard, you…