6.02.2008

No More Ads, I'm A Real Blogger?

Sao Paulo, Brazil, instated an official ban on all outdoor advertising in January of 2007. On The Media (one of my favorite radio programs) recently ran this brief discussion about the transition. Fascinating. Make sure to check out this person's flickr set covering the lack of ads.



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Some digital marketing company sent me this email today. I guess they think I'm a real Chicago blogger. Or, they probably just sent this to everyone with a Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, etc. account in Chicago. Either way, I was amused...

Hi Tim,

My name is _______, I wanted to invite you to an event on behalf of ____ Airlines. ___ is an ____ airline and they are starting to fly direct from Chicago to ____ this month. To celebrate the new route, ____ is hosting a reception for bloggers in Chicago two days before the inaugural flight. It will be at ____ Restaurant in the South Loop on ____ from _-_. We’ll have an ______ rep on hand and serve complimentary hors d'oeuvre's, cocktails and an _____ at the event.


If you know of any other bloggers that might be interested in this event, please send them my way. If you have any questions please contact me directly. Hope you can make it!

Thanks!
_____ ______

Has Stiles Wolfmobile come this far? With 11 visits so far today, I'd say no.

2 comments:

Stevie said...

i don't know, tim, the wolfmobile has been getting a lot of lip service around town.

Unknown said...

Even Seattle is talking about wolfmobile!