Archive for January 15th, 2007

Happy 78th Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 15th, 2007

Martin Luther King

A nice tribute ad to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968)

He would have been 78 this year and now gone now as many years as he lived. An amazing impact in such a short lifetime. Today around the country there were tributes and in Atlanta, there was an opening of a collection of his papers, including a draft of his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

Hat tip to Erin for the suggestion.

Unavoidable Media?

Monday, January 15th, 2007

Security TraysMaybe I’m just in a pissy mood or extremely jaded, but what type of company/product could possibly elicit positive feelings among viewers from advertising on the bottom of security bins at the airport. Even slip on shoes and valium (things you actually lust for at that point) just point out the already frustrating process.

After spending 16 hours this weekend at airports dealing with cancelled flights and trying to get home from the middle of the ice storm, I’m sick to death of the strip down routine at security. And so help me if I would have seen someone take the time (and hold up the line) to read an ad in the bottom of the security tray…I would have thrown my shoes at them.

According to maker, SecurityPointMedia, the security tray systems represents “unavoidable media.” Captive audience? Maybe so, but that’s not necessarily a good thing.