Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

NYT Mikhail Kalashnikov Obit Omits Most Important Fact

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Mikhail Kalashnikov, father of the AK-47, is dead at the age of 94. From the New York Times obituary by C. J. Chivers: His role in the rifle’s creation, and the attention showered on him by the Kremlin’s propaganda machine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biography of the AK-47, C.J. Chivers, Kremlin, Mikhail Kalashnikov, New York Times, The Gun | 2 Comments

Lousy Turnout For Midnight Mass At St. Mary’s In Brookline Village

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff, which is Jewish by attraction, has lived next door to St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline Village for 25 years, during which we’ve observed – yes – 25 Christmas Eve Midnight Masses. (For decades our mother, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brookline Village, Cathaholics, Linden Street/Linden Place Triangle, Midnight Mass, Pope Francis, St. Agnes of 89th Street, St. Mary of the Assumption | 3 Comments

Native Advertising Isn’t All That Viral? No Matter – It’s Still Dangerous

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Smart piece in Adweek about the virality of native advertising. Native Advertising Wasn’t Really So Viral in 2013 New Sharethrough report shows how few sponsored stories popped Are we so sure that all this sponsored content is worth the trouble? Native advertising … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ad Age, Adweek, American Express Open, BlackBerry, Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content, Bob Garfield, Buzzfeed, Cracked, Dove, Evolution, FTC, Google Chrome, Harper Collins, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kobe Bryant, Lionel Messi, Mashable, native advertising, Ogilvy Toronto, Real Beauty Sketches, Sharethrough, Sneak ADtack, Sponsored Stories, Turkish Airlines, Unilever, virality, Volvo, wannabe ad consultant | 4 Comments

Did Michael Bloomberg Pay For A NYT Ad Praising Michael Bloomberg?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Saturday’s New York Times featured this full-page hagiographic ad about outgoing New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, courtesy of “Appreciative New Yorkers.” Turns out Appreciative New Yorkers don’t really exist, as the irrepressible Dr. Ads documented here. So who paid for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appreciative New Yorkers, Corporate Communications VP, Dr. Ads, Eileen Murphy, Margaret Sullivan, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times, Public Editor | 6 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the ‘Appreciative New Yorkers’ Bloomberg Brownnose Ad?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Say, that’s some magnificent ad on the back page of Saturday’s New York Times A-section, yeah? In case you missed it: Is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appreciative New Yorkers, appreciativenewyorkers@gmail.com, Ask Dr. Ads, Facebook, Glendale, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times, Shakers, The Microfoundry, Twitter | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the Pantene ‘Bossy’ Ad?

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was reading the New York Times the other day and stumbled upon this full-page ad. Good question, yeah? – Shining Strong Dear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #shinestrong, #WantThatHair, Ask Dr. Ads, boss, bossy, New York Times, Pantene | Leave a comment

Extra! The Globe Out-Heralds The Herald! (Deval Patrick’s Crack Cousin Edition)

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

This defies the natural order of things, but hey . . . Friday’s Boston Globe, Page One: Friday’s Boston Herald, page 16 . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, crack cousin, Deval Patrick, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jesse Mermell, Onyango Obama, presidential clemency, Reynolds Allen Wintersmith Jr. | Leave a comment

Public Editor Brands NYT’s Branded Content a ‘Delicate Balance’

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardtracking staff previously noted, the New York Times has been preparing to jump into the native advertising pool along with the rest of the sink-or-swim set. According to Advertising Age, the recently installed Times executive VP of advertising, Meredith Kopit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Age, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., content studio, Margaret Sullivan, Mark Thompson, Meredith Kopit Levien, native advertising, Native Advertising Summit, New York Times, Public Editor, Public Editor's Journal, Sharethrough, Sneak ADtack, Twitter | 4 Comments

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Town Daily (NY/Boston Outgoing Mayor Edition)

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

A tale of two cities with longtime mayors on the exit ramp. Thursday’s Boston Herald Page One: The inside story on 20-year mayor Tom Menino heading for the door. Down the road in the Big Town, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, BRA, Marty Walsh, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times, Tom Menino | 2 Comments

Somebody Get Kai Ryssdal A Wall Street Journal Subscription

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

APM’s Marketplace, which the hardworking staff once contributed to and has always respected, ran this piece yesterday about BP’s ongoing attempt to depict itself as the victim of the Gulf Oil Spill. BP’s new recipe for settlement money: Shame a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged APM, BP, BP's pity-party campaign, David Logan, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Emeril Lagasse, Kai Ryssdal, Kurt Mix, Marketpalce, New York Times, Roger Williams University, Wall Street Journal | 3 Comments