Links for 2008-04-04: Japan, Labels, Comms, Future, Ford, Cars

• Big In Japan
  Takashi Murakami’s retrospective opens tomorrow at the Brooklyn Museum, covering 18,500 square feet with cartoon drawings, sculptures, paintings, video and smiley-face flowers.
  (tags: murakami japan brooklyn art popculture design fashion)



• Personalized Labels
  Pernod Ricard’s customized label program allows US residents to order personalized labels for Chivas Regal, The Glenlivet, Jacob’s Creek, Kahlua, Mumm Napa and Wild Turkey.
  (tags: packaging customization marketing alcohol)
• A model for modern communication
  Some interesting thinking (and some nickable charts!) from an Engagement Planner from BBH London.
  (tags: marketing planning advertising commsplanning charts)
• The Future of Marketing + Advertising
  Paul Isakson’s take … a great primer on Branded Utility.
  (tags: marketing interactive innovation future digital creativity socialmedia planning)
• Brand vs. Utility
  Noah Brier’s take on the topic …
  (tags: branding media brandedutility)
• Ford In Your Living Room
  The event, called the “Ford Big Drive House Party,” is recruiting Ford owners to invite friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers into their homes this weekend and talk up their cars.
  (tags: marketing experiential ford automotive)
• Miniature cars in Milan
  For the Italian makers of Micro Machines toy cars, the idea DDB Milan came up with was to stencil the company’s logo on the road with white spray paint, along with mini roadways and parking spaces.
  (tags: marketing ooh experiential guerilla)