Last night the ad industry gathered at the newly renovated King Edward Hotel in downtown Jackson, MS. to celebrate our collective accomplishments over the past year and honor those who deserve special attention.
Mad Genius came away with either 8 or 10 Gold Addy awards – of special interest to me was the Gold Addy we received for best self promotion website for http://madg.com. That felt good.
Mad Genius also got lots of awards for our work with Farm Bureau Insurance – in particular the work we did for their NASCAR sponsorship website, farmbureauinsuranceracing.com (now offline).
The hi-lite of the evening however was the announcement of Mad Genius’ winning of the first ever Best In Show – Interactive award for our work on farmbureauinsuranceracing.com. It is the first Best In Show addy for Mad Genius in any category.
In conjunction with a global recession and volatility across the financial markets, a resurgence of investment into tangible assets has occurred. One of the most striking examples of this trend is the resurgence and unprecedented rise of gold bullion as an instrument for investment and monetary safe-keeping.
As indicated by the chart to the right, the price of Gold at London’s famed commodities market has virtually quadrupled from Jan 2000 to January 2010.
Alongside this meteoric rise has been a heretofore unseen lift in the number and presence of Cash for Gold schemes peddled over the TV and Interwebs. These companies provide what they say is an easy way for common consumers, hard-strapped with global unemployment, inflation, and general economic mailaise, to turn their Gold into hard currency.
A new player has entered to fray which promises a far greater return than existing firms – Catsforgold.com promises something its competitors can not match – namely, Felis Familiaris, or as it is more commonly known, the domestic cat.
Make 2010 your year for feline recovery with Catsforgold.com
I often feel a little self conscious when watching an NFL game that I remark too often about how this player or that player went to The U. I thought maybe I was just not being as humble or as courteous as others in not keeping my mouth shut every time a former Hurricane was in on a play.
It turns out its not my lack of modesty that is the culprit. It is the simple and clear fact that The University of Miami dominates the NFL. Need some proof?
Miami is sending ten players to this year’s pro-bowl – almost a decade since the last National Championship.
RB Frank Gore, San Fancisco 49ers
WR Andre Johnson, Houstan Texans
LB Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens
OL Bryant McKinnie, Minnesota Vikings
S Brandon Merriweather, New England Patriots
S Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens
S Antrel Rolle, Arizona Cardinals
LB Jonathan Vilma, New Orleans Saints
WR Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts
DL Vince Wilfork, New England Patriots
Four offensive players and six defensive players (including 75% of the Pro Bowl Free Safeties).
Fresh off the heels of ESPN’s The U, A Tale of 5 now looks to shed light on UM’s running backs.
This is the first widely available trailer from the upcoming documentary that takes an inside look at UM running backs from 1999 – 2004, a period that produced Najeh Davenport, Edgerrin James, Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee and Frank Gore.
For years, Miami was known as Quarterback U, having produced the likes of Jim Kelly, Vinny Testaverde, Bernie Kosar, Steve Walsh, Gino Toretta and current QB phenom, Jacory Harris. In addition to this QB prowess, Miami has groomed more than a handful of outstanding running backs.
Miguel Cabrera (L) encourages pitcher Dontrelle Willis (R).
Miguel Cabrera was one of my favorite Marlins from the 2003 World Series team. He joined the team late in the year coming up from AA Carolina Mudcats to become a star outfielder for the team as they beat the Cubs, Giants and ultimately, the New York Yankees. Miggy, as he was known in Miami, hailed from Venezuela. During my trips there in the mid-90’s, I often would talk to locals about Cabrera and was always on the hunt for an authentic Tigres De Aragua baseball hat.
Sadly, he was traded a couple years ago to the Detroit Tigers along with fellow Marlins standout and young phenom, Dontrelle Willis. During the end of last season, Cabrera was involved in an alcohol fueled domestic violence altercation – something totally unlike his public persona.
It was released today that Cabrera spent the last three months in an intensive outpatient program in Miami to address alcoholism. There’s a very good chance he was at South Miami Hospital’s addiction treatment facility – which is known as having one of the premier Hispanic-centric programs in the hemisphere.
I’m proud of Miguel for taking the beginning steps toward a life of sobriety and I’ll be pulling for him more than usual this next year despite him playing for Detroit.
The Hurt Locker (2008) depicts a demolition clearing team based in Iraq during the last 6 weeks of their deployment. The story is compelling, the acting performances realistic, the cinematography brutally immersive. It is a powerful trip into the heads and lives of those sent to Iraq on our behalf and what changes such an experience may hold for those who serve.
OnePegGenius is the personal website of Rob Rubinoff, an Interactive Director and Information Architect who currently plies his trade at the premier Jackson, MS advertising and branding agency. A greatly enhanced archives page provides a variety of means to browse the site's content library.
In conjunction with a global recession and volatility across the financial markets, a resurgence of investment into tangible assets has occurred. One of the most striking examples of this trend is the resurgence and unprecedented rise of gold bullion as an instrument for investment and monetary safe-keeping.
I often feel a little self conscious when watching an NFL game that I remark too often about how this player or that player went to The U. I thought maybe I was just not being as humble or as courteous as others in not keeping my mouth shut every time a former Hurricane was in on a play.
Rob lives and works in the town of Jackson, MS where he leads the interactive department at an awesome advertising and branding agency. Life is slower than most places in Mississippi, and Rob tends to like it that way. Some of his favorite life experiences include sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in a 44ft sloop, learning to speak Swahili while living along the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and zipping along the curviest of Mississippi country roads in his VW Rabbit.