How would Jack Bauer function if he had to work with 90’s technology?

Watch this rare early pilot of 24 and give thanks for instant-anywhere internet:

The fate of Amelia Earhart remains one of aviation’s greatest unsolved mysteries. Her flight plan called for her to land on Howland Island–a dot in the pacific–early on the morning of July 2, 1937.

There are three primary theories of what happened next. Some even claim to have spotted what remains of her plane via satellite. Meanwhile, the search continues.

A collection of links to more follows the "continue reading" link.

What does this have to do with advertising? Maybe when there’s a definitive answer to this search there will also be a definitive answer to what happens with that other wasted half of your advertising dollar. Maybe.

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I hope you will pause a moment today, Veteran’s Day, to remember those who served–especially those who paid the ultimate price.

World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…"

The holiday was changed to Veterans Day during the Eisnehower administration to broaden our national day of recognition to include veterans of World War II. There’s more following the "continue reading" link.

Our freedoms are a gift given by those who willingly gave their full measure. If you’re a vet, thank you. If you’re not, find one and give thanks today.

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A marketing natural, Jerry Ringlien, passed away due to a heart attack on July 30th. If you’ve never heard of Mr. Ringlien, you’ve surely heard his work; he’s the man who came up with the “My Bologna Has A First Name…” campaign for Oscar-Mayer Bologna.
“Advertising is the late 60’s and early 70’s was a very interesting and perhaps somewhat different time,” Mr. Ringlien says in the video that follows. “IT was the principal media of communications for most companies.”

Mr. Ringlien’s backstory on the Oscar-Mayer Wiener song follows…

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