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Swizzle and Sausage, Together at Last

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Stef

Houston-based Holmes Smokehouse has chosen The Swizzle Collective as Agency of Record for it’s premium sausage brands, hoping to drum up statewide awareness for a brand that is already #1 in Houston according to the Houston Chronicle. We share our … Continue reading →

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Paper Schmaper

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Stef

Irony runs pretty rampant in advertising. So, when Velocity Credit Union wanted to send a paper notice to their customers asking them to sign up for eStatements (in order to save paper, no less), the hypocrisy made us a little … Continue reading →

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Swizzle Top 5 Worst Movie Accents (male)

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Chris

1. Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Japanese) 2. Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (English) 3. Charleston Heston in Touch of Evil (Mexican) 4. Ben Kingsley in You Kill Me (Buffalo, NY — and the inspiration for … Continue reading →

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Ads of Our Lives: Miracle Whip

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Glen

The Secret Ingredient? Miracles. So I’m watching the pre-Oscars coverage on TV Sunday night, not particularly interested in who designed the ladies’ dresses, though Tim Gunn at least made it bearable. Then it happened. The commercial. People debating about their … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tales from the Trenches: Being on the Oscars

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Stef

In case you missed it, here’s our spot that ran during the 2011 Academy Awards Show. This is one of the first spots we produced for Velocity Credit Union, and it’s also one of our favorites. It seems to resonate … Continue reading →

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Swizzle Top 5 Current Crazy People

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Chris

1. Mu’ammar Qaddafi         2. Charlie Sheen         3. Glenn Beck         4. Sarah Palin         5. Gary Busey

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Ads of Our Lives

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Stef

This week in Ads of Our Lives, we’ll discuss the classic Volkswagen spot, “Snow Plow.” Background Created by Doyle Dane Bernbach, this classic ad won gold at Cannes in 1964. Now known as DDB, which is still active today on … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tales from the Trenches: On A Professor’s Influence

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Stef

For twenty years, I’ve been telling the story of how my life was pointed down a different path by one very dynamic advertising class. See, I thought I wanted to be a journalist, and I often still glamorize what my … Continue reading →

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Swizzle Bowl 2011

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Stef

Top Five Spots That Nailed It 1.    Audi “Release the Hounds”: Because it says, “Escape the confines of old luxury” from beginning to end. 2.    Carmax “Kid in a Candy Store”: Because it reinvents a cliché to make a simple … Continue reading →

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Swizzle Top 5 Weather Conditions (or alternative names for your ad agency)

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Chris

1. 72 degrees and sunny, preferably by a lake 2. 27 degrees and breezeless, amidst continuously falling snow 3. 88 degrees and partly cloudy, ocean waves assaulting the nearby beach 4. 66 degrees and raining, but you’re inside watching Fletch … Continue reading →

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