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From: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The ouch in advertising
Message-ID: <19559@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
Date: 14 Dec 88 22:40:09 GMT
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In article <649@apctrc.UUCP> lbrown@apctrc.UUCP (Lawrence H. Brown) writes:
>Regarding the advertising.  CATS, DOGS, and etc:  Don't we have ANY of
>the people who think up the ads listening in?  Between the the wackiness
                                                                 ^^^^^^^^^
>of Mike Smithwick. . . .

I resemble that remark!
			
>some KILLER ads.  Most of the people here, I think, would be happy
>to submit ideas for ads for little more than a tip o the hat their way.

About a year ago, I proposed to BAADGE (awright, BADGE) and FAUG that we
have a 'Design an Ad Contest'. I even sent email to Paul Higginbottom (sp?)
and he said "Cute, but getawayfromme. . .". 

Even without any interest from
Amiga-Commodore, I still think it might be fun to have the contest considering
the numbers of creative people and tools out there. 

There could be catagories for submissions in IFF and Anim formats. For the
more sophisticated types, we would accept actual print and video entries. 

If C= really was interested, the winning entries would then be published
or shown on TV.

Anybody interested?

I already have a couple worked out in my mind that I'd do if I knew that
they'd be distributed.


-- 
			   *** mike (starship janitor) smithwick ***
"Scientists say 'Saturn is so light, if you put it in a bucket of 
water, it would float'. Don't forget, it would also leave a ring".
[disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]