Super Bowl commercials

My favorite had to have been the Budweiser wannabe-dalmation spot. I'm a sucker for their commercials with the Clydesdales and this one had the same feel. He is a down-and-out dog who gets his seat high atop the Budweiser wagon. Awwww. My other top ones included the Budweiser gorilla spot and the Ford commercials, esp. the one where the truck starts out in pieces and ends up back together. Thought it looked pretty cool. Well, that's my 2 cents!

fishtank's INTERNal affairs - week 2

Hey everyone! Week #2 here at fishtank is coming to an end and what an exciting week it was. This morning I went along to the airport to shoot part of a commercial for Community Health Net. It was definitly interesting to see things from a behind-the-camera perspective. Yes, it was snowing and extremely cold... actually it was f-ing freezing, but worth it. What is put together so far looks sweet. I took a few pics of my own...

Also, a little bit ago I went to McCarty Printing for a tour and to basically get an idea of what happens on that end of the stick. Aside from the near intoxicating fumes in some parts of the building, and Missy losing a piece of her car, it was pretty cool to see and good to know.
I have to say that my first 2 weeks being an intern here at fishtank have been fun. I mean any place that lets you wear jeans and comfy shoes and provides 5 pound boxes of chocolate has to be something special, right? Oh, just to let you all know you won't have to wait an entire week for my next post. I will be posting on Monday after the Super Bowl. I admit I don't watch football (I know, blasphemy!), but I will be commenting on the commercials and I'll select one as my favorite. The K-Fed spot will not be in the running.

Until Monday... peace.

fishtank's INTERNal affairs

Hey everyone, if you don't already know I'm Whitney, fishtank creative's new intern. My first week was pretty darn fabulous, aside from the week-long blizzard outside. (I mastered the phone!) I've settled into my surroundings and look forward to the rest of the semester at the 'tank. Everyone has been really helpful. I have assisted in some creative, market research and new business development for the company.

I know I am going to learn alot from them and have fun while doing so. This blog will be going up every Friday so look for it people!!

So, until next week... peace.

Our "New Edition" minus Bobby Brown

A big welcome to our new intern Whitney (hence the reference in our headline—and no, I'm not a writer). We won't keep reminding ourselves that she was born one year after the mega hit "Mister Telephone Man" was on the radio and only three when I was tapering my jeans and participating in an all skate at Evans Skateland to "My Prerogative."

She is a Senior Communications major at Penn State Behrend and we are really looking forward to harassing her this semester. She may even learn a thing or two.

Look for her weekly blog entry about her experiences here at the tank.

If you want to send her a warm welcome, you can e-mail her at whitney@fishtankcreative.com

truth in advertising

change is good, unless it isn't

This just in: we added some stuff to our adverbloggle.

As the only ad agency in Erie brazen enough—or super-sexy-cool in a geeky sort of way enough—to run its own blog, we felt it was time to update things a bit.

In an effort to complement our own intermittent agency life chatter, we've added direct feeds to a few national advertising trades—Ad Age and Adrants—as well as a link to Adfeast, a visually inspiring blog that highlights some of the best print ads out there.

Let us know if there's anything else you'd like to see, or if there's something you'd like to know about fishtank, Erie advertising in general, Melissa's wild nightlife or whatever else comes to mind.

It's Thursday morning, people. Just 10 1/2 hours or so to go until The Office.

let's all get the lead out

Check out two new TV spots we recently wrote, shot and edited for the Erie Redevelopment Authority's "Get The Lead Out" campaign. The media flight began this past Monday. Look for a special cameo appearance by Hanna P.
Spot Uno

Spot Dos

To find out more about lead poisoning in Erie County, click here.

Here's some background on the campaign, previously posted on this very site:

The numbers are staggering. The consequences are sobering. In Erie County alone last year, more than 240 children were diagnosed with lead poisoning. Yes, you read that right, lead poisoning. And those were just the children who had been tested.

As a matter of fact, any home built before 1978 in Erie County contains lead paint. Which means unless measures have been taken to remove the hazard from your home, your family could potentially be at risk.

Effects of lead poisoning in kids can be as benign as stomachaches and muscle weakness to more serious, life-altering ailments such as blood anemia, brain damage and convulsions.

Research shows that small children are by far the most vulnerable to lead poisoning. They can ingest lead through touching or chewing on paint chips in older homes, eating soil or simply coming into contact with dust that has been contaminated with lead. Expectant mothers and their unborn babies are also at risk, as miscarriages, premature births and stillbirths are well-known side effects of exposure to high levels of lead.

With all this in mind, the Erie Redevelopment Authority (ERA), along with the Erie County Health Department, asked us to develop a comprehensive, community wide awareness campaign.

The goal of the campaign is to not only educate people about the hazards of lead in their homes, but, most importantly, to incite them learn more about how they can protect themselves and their families.

We are extremely honored and excited to be part of such an important initiative. We look forward to reversing the trends and keeping kids healthy and safe throughout our community.