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Converse All Stars: Fresh for 100 Years

Converse commissioned Pharrell, Santogold, and Julian Casablancas to produce a track, “My Drive Thru,” to celebrate their 100th Anniversary. What makes this track so good is the fact that it doesn’t sound like a song made specifically for a shoe brand. It doesn’t say anything about the iconic chucks, even though it would have been too easy to drop the brand name in the lyrics here and there. Converse made a smart move and just let the artists do their thing, and showed their support. Check out the awesome video made by Psyop.

Check out an interview with Pharrell about Converse after the jump.

Agency Lessons from the Cold War

While quoting Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” in business is so 80′s (which means like neon and Ray Ban Wayfarers it might also be so 08′ish), I recently finished reading a series of books on Cold-War era military history and middle eastern foreign policy that actually have fairly practical application to our business and [...]

Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008

Yves Saint Laurent passed away today at the age of 71. Check out some great photos of Mr. Saint Laurent on the New York Times site.