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IdeaMill is a full-service advertising agency for brand-aware marketers who are frustrated with a lack of brand-centric advertising ideas. Ideas that draw their customers closer through brand truisms, interactivity and entertainment. Dedicated to the prolific generation of brand building ideas, this site is an external representation of what happens in our offices every day. Ideas flying to and fro. Some ours. Some not. All good. Welcome. Enjoy.



Is it the Shoes?
Tuesday January 31st 2006, 8:35 am
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Lynn Swann

“I was not a very good football player when I started out.”

Lynn Swann


Who’s Got Game?
Monday January 30th 2006, 8:53 am
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NFL Network Logo

The NFL does. Lots of game. And they have a cable network too. Anyone questioning whether content is king? Read the press release because the times are a changin’.


The Impossible Dream
Thursday January 26th 2006, 7:51 am
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Impossible Dream

“Success represents the 1% of your work which results from the 99% that is called failure.”

Soichiro Honda

Check out the (metaphorically) biographical television spot by the talented folks at W+K London (hosted by Adverblog).


Pittsburgh’s Other Confluence
Wednesday January 25th 2006, 8:04 am
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City of Champions
photo credit: UrbanTiki

Pittsburgh’s three rivers are a well documented sight. There is a digital confluence worth checking out as well. Pittsburgh Bloggers connects the Steel City’s web publishers. Check it out.


Just Say Yes…
Tuesday January 24th 2006, 11:28 am
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Just say no...

To the Bumper Sticker of the Month. 298 elite marketers will be receiving this bumper sticker in the mail today. If you think you’re worthy, apply for membership.


The Super Bowl of Ad Blogs
Monday January 23rd 2006, 11:08 am
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IdeaMill is among 15 nominees worldwide in the running for Best Ad Agency blog
in ad-rag.com’s Battle of the Blogs. You have until February 10th to cast your vote.


Taking Our Tune to Detroit (Rock City)
Monday January 23rd 2006, 9:57 am
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Cahr

Nothing goes better with Super Bowls than a little Steelers Polka.


2-D Is So Last Year
Friday January 20th 2006, 3:57 pm
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hologram

A fashion store in Copenhagen is using a little 3-D action at night to promote it’s wares. Developed by Vizoo, an advertising film company. Watch the show here. (These are the same people who put the 3-D Lexus in Times Square that brought police because the throng of gawkers were obstructing the sidewalk.)


Deep Thoughts
Friday January 20th 2006, 9:40 am
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Jack Handey
photo credit: foread80

“I hope some animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my brain, because later you might think you’re having a good idea but it’s just eggs hatching.”

Jack Handey


F. Scott on Meetings
Thursday January 19th 2006, 8:59 am
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F. Scott Fitzgerald

“No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald