Soooooooooper Viagra

Anyone who gets spam (that's everybody, folks) knows that the spammers are touting Cialis as "Super Viagra." I'd love to see someone structure some sort of online brand study to measure whether or not this spam is having impact on Cialis' brand positioning versus Viagra.

Bubba the Love Sponge, RIP

Clear Channel's jack-booted thugs, in its ongoing crusade to dictate morality to us via its virtual monopoly, hunted down and axed Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show yesterday. Of course, Mr. Sponge was responsible for a recent $715,000 proposed fine from the FCC, which didn't help his cause. Here's the article.

Top 10 Signs the Internet Ad Business is coming back

1. You haven't been to FuckedCompany in three months
2. The phones are ringing - and it's not your fellow media execs looking for gigs
3. You have an integrated communications meeting at the client, and the client doesn't leave during the Internet part of the presentation
4. Portal reps reinstitute buy minimums
5. You're getting unsolicited job offers from companies you've never heard of again
6. Your company downgrades its dress code again - from business attire M-Th and business casual on Fridays to casual M-Th and "slovenly" on Fridays
7. You mention Internet advertising as a supplemental reach vehicle at a client meeting and nobody laughs
8. Your assistant planner just got hired away, taking a gig as EVP of Business Development for an Internet startup
9. Drinks after work celebrate new client wins, not surviving another round of layoffs
10. Your media supe just set a new record for "Most consecutive days dining at Nobu"

Poker at the iMedia Summit

Just wanted to share this pic of the poker game at the iMedia Summit. This was the last recorded smile from Bob Garfield, as we took all his money.