All posts by Civilian

Raise your hand if you like: automated voice-messaging systems that cannot understand the pronunciation of the number two. Two thumbs up from anyone who appreciates: long waits on the phone with a beep in your ear or the soothing sounds of elevator music. And, a big whoooraahhh from the anonymous lovers of being transferred to…

Facebook recently announced that consumers could send CEO, Mark Zuckerberg a direct message if he or she were willing to pay $100. We asked our staff what they would want message Mr. Zuckerberg and here's what a few of them said: 1.   "I see an opportunity for Facebook to capitalize on the Health Care…

If information is power, then wouldn't having more information about your friends be powerful enough to bring you closer together? It would appear that the masters at Facebook would agree. How do I know? CEO Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled a new search feature on Facebook. The new service called "graph search,"  lets users search their…

Those of you who write for PR will love this story published today at The Onion. Which grammar gang do you subscribe to?     4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence New York - Law enforcement officials confirmed Friday that four more copy editors were killed this week amid…

According to the Mayan calendar, the world may end on Dec. 21, but the Jell-O brand is introducing a tongue-in-cheek commercial about its own effort to avert the apocalypse. Check out their awesome ad.   Sherry LeCocq Public Relations Account Manager Mood: Relieved

AdEase’s Interactive Marketing Manager, Chad Recchia, delivers key industry insights to ECT News Network for an article regarding Facebook’s new video ads set to launch within the next year. Read the article here titled “Facebook to Place In-Your-Face Video Ads in News Feeds."   James Williams Media Coordinator Mood: Updated

AdEase is proud to announce that the statewide suicide prevention campaign called Know the Signs garnered coverage in Booster Shots, the LA Times Health Blog. This is not only a huge win for reaching one of our key demographics, but it is also great progress for the campaign since it is being covered as a…

Australia’s fastest-spreading viral video “Dumb Ways to Die”  has amassed over 28 million views (I personally am responsible for at least 150 in San Diego, CA) on YouTube since it was posted on November 14. The clip was created by McCann World Group Australia to promote safety on Melbourne Metro Trains. This clever safety message…

Here at AdEase we know the importance of taking time to reflect on the good things in life. We asked a few of our employees one simple question. “What are you thankful for?” This is what they said:   Trisha Hall, Group Media Director: “My team of media geeks, Monty the office dog and for…

The Public Relations Society of America recently polled its members with a simple fill in the blank statement "PR is _____." Here is a cool info-graphic featuring some of the results.