Absolute Counters Candy Company

So here’s the deal. By now many are aware of a story that happened in Fargo, ND this week.  The Just Born candy company, the one that makes Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales, said if the company met its sales goals in 2010 it would have its annual convention in...

5ives: Jason’s Top Advertising of 2009

Last week was ADDY week at Absolute, a time when we lay out all of our best creative work to submit into the local American Advertising Federation competition. After being elbows deep in print, broadcast and digital media, I had the opportunity to reflect on what I...

Merry Marketing Blunders

It’s been a week. I can finally start the healing process after two months of Christmas advertising creative cop-outs. I like Christmas, so don’t get ahead of yourself thinking this is some rant by a bitter 20-something because he didn’t get what he...