White Bored?
An attack on the core of rubbish®.
M is Microphone And G is Genius
Ring Ranger Dong For A Holiday.
Apparently, according to wikipedia Miker G is currently h is for homeless.
Binatone Murdered My Ad Man
I have been thinking about how I am always fairly down on traditional ads and the agencies that make them. Ironically, when I left college, I aspired to work in an advertising agency. I actually wanted to be a fancy pants film director, but making TV, posters and press (with actual cameras), was sort of about as close as I could realistically get to that.
Anyway, it was never my aim to ‘go digital’ (digital didn’t even exist back then), that just sort of happened, my interest in electronics led me there. From an early age I’ve been into games and gadgets and thankfully that’s had a positive effect on my career. As a result of my ‘geek streak’, I have slipped into pixel-based advertising – and now I have a job in a flourishing and rewarding industry. A lot of geeks will try and tell you that digital isn’t really advertising, but it is, it’s just on a device rather than on the telly
So, while it’s piss easy to bang on about how shit TV ads and ATL agencies are (particularly if you’re a smug ‘new media’ twat), the reality is that I, like many other smug ‘new media’ twats, wanted to, and did, make TV ads. And if it wasn’t for the fact that my Dad bought me a Binatone, I may well have been still doing just that.
‘Marketing Persons Blog’
Today was a proud day for rubbishcorp®.
I discovered (at the ace 77 spinning around) that I hit dizzying new heights as a new entry at 35 in the UK top marketing weblogs (yes, 439 in the world!). Brilliant, especially as they got my name wrong.
It’s not easy being rubbish®, but I think I’m doing a pretty good job.
rubbishcomp® // Free Radiohead Ticket Giveaway Item Contest Promotion
Rock ‘mentalists’ RA D IO HEA_D (as they appear to now be known) are playing Victoria Park this Tuesday and Wednesday evening. The above ticket is for the Wednesday show, it was bought by me for someone (my lovely wife) who can no longer attend; it’s your’s - if you can win the first rubbishcompetition®.
The rules are simple, all you have to do is write a comment below explaining why you’d like/deserve the ticket. I / an independent adjudicator will pick the best response and that person will be awarded said ticket.
You’ll obviously have to be able to collect the ticket from a predetermined public drinking based establishment location, prior to the show. In no way do you have to accompany me and/or get drunk and cause a fight. Although, if you’re that way inclined, you can buy me some beer and tell me I look nice in my new T-Shirt etc.
The submission must be received by midday on Wednesday June 25th, the winner will be announced by 4pm that day.
Good luck
Hot News
Today.
In a building in which I pitched some ideas, none of which were anywhere near as good as this one.
rubbish® Bowling
R/GA London went proper Crown Green Bowling yesterday for our ‘Chrismas’ party; it was ace. This is a freakish picture that someone took during a quiet moment I was having on the lawn.
My Adidadomo
Thin Air
I do not usually fly Business Class to Helsinki, so you can imagine my disappointment when finally I got the chance and it wasn’t quite what I’d expected.
RE: Flight 6032 // Flight 6035
Dear Finnair,
Please can you explain to me exactly what you mean by the ‘Business’ element of your ‘Business’ Class? Myself and several of my colleagues are finding it very difficult to unravel this complex mystery.
Firstly, it appears that (on both outbound and return journeys) you have no boarding chute; merely a bus. A bus that seemingly boards exclusively from the rear of the aircraft, which was a bit of an inconvenience, considering the ‘Business’ section is traditionally at the front of a plane.
Secondly, as a regular traveler on your economy service, I am familiar with your reasonably uncomfortable seats. Can you please explain to me the fact that the ‘Business’ class seat is identical to the economy seat in every possible way, aside from the fact that there is no one sat beside me?
All the uncomfortable and restrictive elements remain, as does main focus of Business Class; it’s for Business). It’s ironic, I can’t actually work so there is very little else to do but talk to the person next to me, and you’ve even managed to sod that up.
Thirdly, serving bad food in dishes, rather that foil, does not make that food any more appetising. And another thing; the lounge is rubbish.
I would go on but I see little point, you get the message. I more than slightly bemused, so as you can imagine, I eagerly await your reply.
Yours Sincerely,
rubbishcorp®
Lost
I have been so crazy busy that I have lost the ability to blog.
I will be back soon.
Finnair Are Rubbish
If you read this blog regularly you’ll be aware of my somewhat dim view of Finnair. This morning my flight was delayed (again), so I decided to write the above on as many sick bags as I could.
I wrote on 3…
®ubbishcorp Loves Bumllionaire
Mental.
I just found this on You Tube.
Thank you Bumllionaire!
Original post here. You Tube channel here.
Space Junk
“Between the launch of Sputnik on 4 October 1957 and 1 January 2008, approximately 4600 launches have placed some 6000 satellites into orbit, of which about 400 are travelling beyond geostationary orbit or on interplanetary trajectories.
Today, it is estimated that only 800 satellites are operational - roughly 45 percent of these are both in LEO and GEO. Space debris comprise the ever-increasing amount of inactive space hardware in orbit around the Earth as well as fragments of spacecraft that have broken up, exploded or otherwise become abandoned. About 50 percent of all trackable objects are due to in-orbit explosion events (about 200) or collision events (less than 10).”
Knock Off
Chinos is simply a blog that catalogs genius Chinese knock-off brands.