Tag Archives: Tiger Woods

The Right Place, The Right Time

Those are two legs of life’s Tri-fecta: the right place and the right time.  The third would be the right opportunity.  Bring all three of those together and everything suddenly crackles with adrenaline and excitement. But like any game of … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods Makes No Small Plans: Augusta 2010

Since 1995, Tiger Woods has competed in the Masters. Normally, this isn’t news. However, for publicly humiliated and shamed Tiger Woods–he of the recorded phone messages, erratic driveway exits and high-profile sponsor exodus–choosing the Masters for his return to active … Continue reading

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On Web 2.0 And the Rise of Sociopathic Media

Social Media!  Social Media!  We’re building bridges through Social Media! Except when we aren’t.  Except those times when it’s two-way dialogue becomes a brutal dog-fighting pit of character assaults by anonymous assailants in a digital lynch mob.  Don’t get me … Continue reading

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Accenture’s Blunt Sunday Announcement: Go On, But Be…Something Else

Tiger announced his indefinite hiatus from golf last Friday.  Almost concurrently, Gillette came out with their adroit if still obvious spin on the situation by announcing this change to their advertising: “We will support his desire for privacy by limiting … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods’ Problems Do All Kinds of Good for Yahoo!

Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz has a well-earned reputation for being atypically blunt as a corporate leader.  Yesterday, she spoke at a UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, where she addressed the topic of recent site traffic surges … Continue reading

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B-G-B (Bonus Guest Blog): The Next Great Athlete Endorser…Stewart Cink?

Guest Blogger: Michael Chase Michael Chase is an account director at Element 79 and a man with both a deep track record with sports brands and an enviable short game.  He came to Element 79 to work on Gatorade and help … Continue reading

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Regarding Convergence, Award Shows and Advertising Advertising Agencies

Advertising awards work an awful lot like brand reputation ads for agencies. In the best case, they draw attention to creative accomplishments, reinforcing and creating regard for an agency’s product.  At worst, they fail to engage any sort of relevant … Continue reading

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