brandflakesforbreakfast: Mad Men Style: You can read every outfit.

Ever watch those responsible for clothes on a set fret about the wardrobe? Ever see a grown art director cry at the "wrong wallpaper" on a set? Details are important. The wrong item can cause havoc, like when Dunkin' Donuts were accused of supporting terrorists due to a scarf.

As we wait for the next season of Mad Men, lets relive the excellent choices of clothes for each character. When Joan wears purple, she is wearing her heart on her sleeve. Delve into the Mad Men Style pages by the fabulous and opinioated Tom and Lorenzo. Every scarf and brooch is dissected as a reflection of what the character is going through. It's fantastic...brandflakesforbreakfast

brandflakesforbreakfast: the country is about to get bigger

Humongo Nation pre-tour video 2010 from Humongo Nation on Vimeo.

We're about to embark on our fourth annual social media road show that we like to call Humongo Nation! We'll be taking a sweet, Humongo Ford Flex from Maine to Miami, and profiling some of the most interesting brands, people and creatives along the way.

Starting July 19, you'll be able to watch the entire tour live. Tweet by tweet, blog post by blog post, with live webcams and daily video wrapups. If you don't have a vacation planned, consider this a business trip that you take from the safety of your cubicle.

This year's Maine to Miami route includes stops in Portland, Boston, NYC, Washington DC, Raleigh, Asheville, Atlanta, Savannah, Daytona Beach and Miami. (Got an interesting place or brand worthy of a visit? Give RJ AT HumongoAgency DOT com a shout.)

We're stoked about our sponsors this year, which include Ford Motor Company, Wingate by Wyndham, Sprint and Green Mountain Coffee!

We're also excited about a couple of new features on this year's tour dashboard:
+ A food blog that will chronicle the deliciousness of life on the road
+ FourSquare integration that tracks our whereabouts on a live Google map
+ A mobile version of Humongo Nation, so that you can stay tuned non-stop, day and night

Become a part of the Humongo Nation!
+ Tweet about it, and include the hashtag #humongonation in your tweet, and it will publish to the tour dashboard
+ Blog about Humongo Nation, and we'll send you a free tour shirt!

Tune your internet devices to team Humongo, starting July 19th! We're going to be visiting some amazing people, sharing their stories, and spreading Humongo love. Keep the roads clear...brandflakesforbreakfast

brandflakesforbreakfast: storytelling reinvented

Touching Stories is a film that was produced entirely for the iPad. They've built user interaction into the production, so that the viewer can actually impact scenes in the film by touching, shaking and using the iPad for everything it was meant to do.

Welcome to the first wave of genius productions that will change the way we consume media. Expect even more brilliance over the next months, as developers really get a handle and fully realize what's possible with this magical device. Thanks, Pete! brandflakesforbreakfast

brandflakesforbreakfast: the creative brief: necessary, or waste of paper?

So much has changed in the industry of creative agencies that it might lead you to wonder if the creative brief, an age-old document invented by someone older than Moses still has a place in the creative business.

Do we need such a document? Are they helpful, or do they get in the way?

This is the question that Jasmin Cheng of Twist Image seeks to answer. She's put together an absolutely brilliant presentation that examines this challenge.

Disclosure: I might have been swayed to say this is absolutely brilliant because I'm quoted throughout the presentation, and generally the things that I say are perceived as brilliance when I hear them.

After you read my quote on slide 6, I am convinced that you too will see the glorious shiny light...brandflakesforbreakfast

brandflakesforbreakfast: this will make you want a tennis racket

If you're getting tired of all the soccer/football hype, then maybe it's time for you to move on to Tennis.

You're totally going to dig this promotion for the Wimbledon tournament by Head. Awesome...brandflakesforbreakfast

brandflakesforbreakfast: gatorade takes social serious

You've heard of dumbass brands who hand over their social media to a team of interns.

Gatorade is not one of those brands. They take it so seriously, they've devoted an area of their headquarters as "social media mission control". Smart. Even the Gatorade workers that aren't involved directly will see the importance of what's going on in the organization.

Drinking the social juice and lovin' it...brandflakesforbreakfast

brandflakesforbreakfast: follow mdc talent into the future

MDC Partners, the world's most bitchin' network of marketing and communications agencies, just launched a new website.

You wouldn't think that a parent company site could be interesting. Or entertaining. Or unique. MDC Partners changed all that. They know that what makes a network of agencies great is the talent that makes up the agencies. So they've created a site that lets you follow the talent, now - and in the future. Pretty cool.

Disclosure: MDC Partners is the parent company to our parent company, so it's like they're our grandparents. (But we would have written this post regardless.)...brandflakesforbreakfast

brandflakesforbreakfast: all your soccer tweets in one place

Twitter has created a World Cup super tweet page that aggregates all of the World Cup related tweets.

Watch the stream and see what people are saying across the world about that game where people kick a ball. Or - select individual matches and watch the conversations trash talk taking place from across the globe...brandflakesforbreakfast

brandflakesforbreakfast: mac and cheese makes you smile

A smile recognizer for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Simple, fun, awesome. From @southsideadguy.



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