Compass Unveils BBVA Branding
Compass Bank’s familiar gold “C” with radial spoke pattern on a red background looks gone for good. BBVA Group, or Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, if you prefer, is reversing the Compass
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Kay Ivey Weaves A Tangled Web With TV Spot
Alabama gubernatorial candidate Kay Ivey made a name for herself as the state treasurer through TV spots for Alabama’s Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) program. Ivey encouraged state residents to invest in the program with pleas to “invest now and secure your child’s education.” While
Public Relations
The Birmingham Zoo and Dupont Partner to Demo Durable Carpet, Save Rhinos
The Birmingham Zoo is partnering with Dupont’s Mohawk Carpet on a pretty innovative way to demonstrate the durability of its carpet. For two weeks,
Advertising
al.com Bypasses Ad Blockers, Serves Up Sneaky Pop-Unders
Full disclosure before we begin. I’m a former al.com employee. I don’t have an axe to grind against my former employer, but you can decide
Media
Recession is Theme in BBJ Book of Lists Ad Copy and Count
The ad headlines of the 2009 Birmingham Business Journal acknowledge that the
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Biggest Ad Winners and Losers: Scale Back Alabama and Church’s Chicken
On the season debut of The Biggest Loser last week, I gave Church’s Chicken a pass when their TV spot ran a few times during the show. After all,
Big Communications Abandons Flash for Wordpress on Agency Site
Until recently, you couldn’t find a website for an ad agency that wasn’t 100% Flash. Coincidentally, it was hard to find many ad agencies through search engines. You literally had to know the