Hot marketing posts for a hot summer. For your convenience, a selection of the best of July on Big Orange Slide:
How to get ahead in advertising: Part 2 – Q&A with Harvey Carroll
Grip’s President answers 11 questions on career, client presentations, schmoozing and success.
Photoshop til you drop – by Warren Haas
Are we retouching our brands into oblivion? Haas makes the case for a return to more naturalistic campaign photography.
The death of movie posters – by Jacoub Bondre
The always incendiary Jacoub Bondre on the prevalence of floating head movie posters.
Are we interacting with our interactive media? – by Jacob Karsemeyer
What can interactive advertising learn from toys and video games? Plenty, including the ability to hold users’ attentions over long periods of time.
Remember to smile – by Vlad Dascalu
Three rules for making the most of your advertising internship, with some surprising insights about who might be in the room at your next brainstorm.
Population: You – by Michelle Davey
What makes London, Ontario the de facto testing ground for new brands? Native Londoner Michelle Davey digs in to the data.
Food for thought: The spy who sold out

Forgiving a pretty face
Facebook to agencies: how will people share your story?
Is “The Pitch” an accurate reflection of our industry?










Adam Gordon
August 3, 2010 @ 10:14 am
As a graduating student on the hunt for an internship, I’d have to agree that these are the best posts I’ve seen on any blog in a long time. They are very informative and definitely helped me along the way.
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