''Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima'' is an iconic photograph taken on February 23, 1945 by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the Flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. The photograph was instantly popular, being reprinted in hundreds of publications. Later, it became the only photograph to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in the same year as its publication, and ultimately came to be regarded as one of the most significant and recognizable images in history, and possibly the most reproduced photograph of all time. Of the six men depicted in the picture, three (Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block, and Michael Strank) did not survive the battle; the three survivors (John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, and Ira Hayes) became suddenly famous. The photograph was later used by Felix de Weldon to sculpt the USMC War Memorial, located just outside Washington, D.C. (more...)
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This is a actual fly by during deployment of the Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Stennis. The pilot was grounded for 30 days, but he likes the picture and thinks it was worth it. Yikes!
Re-Engagement on Engagement
02-Oct-06
Per my earlier post regarding the "Engagement blog," I strongly -- nay, loudly -- encourage you to check it out. It's more than a blog; it's de facto on demand TV. OK, not exactly, but there are enough thought-leader videos to keep you engaged for some time. Moreover, my colleague (and Engagement blog maestro) Max Kalehoff pens some thoughtful and reflective commentary per last week's Advertising Research Foundation's (ARF) research conference. Other content from the blog includes: notes from the Gerald Zaltman (see my book reco below) speech on so-called "Depth Deficit," notes from Taddy Hall preso on "winning," notes on panel discussion re: "Measuring the Turn-On" moderated by Barbara Bacci-Mirque of ANA, notes from NBC's Alan Wurtzel on media measurements, notes from Patrick Keane of Google and Lisa Baird of NFL, and notes on Joe Plummer preso (also see Max's MediaPost Joe Plummer interview), and ARF's Bob Borocci event kickoff. Video snippets include Gerald Zaltman, "Father of Media Planning" Erwin Efron, AAAA's Mike Donahue, CNET's Ted Smith, ZenithOptimedia's Bruce Goerlich, Interactive Television Alliance's Bed Mendelson, Nielsen Media Research's Paul Donato, Big Research's Joe Pilotta (lots of constructive criticism re: engagement), Nielsen NetRatings Mainak Mazumdar, Ogilvy's 360' Digital Influence's John Bell, Comscore MediaMetrix's Jack Flanagan, AC/Nielsen's Mark Green (podcast format), ANA's Barbara Bacci-Mirque, Millward Brown's Michelle de Montigny, 360i's David Berkowitz, MediaWeek's Michael Burgi, and Noah Brier. Jim Nail also offers some thoughtful comments on his blog.
NEXT UP: Don't miss the Ad:Tech New York "Engagement" panel entitled "Consumer Generated Media's Role in the Engagement Equation," which includes Bob De Sena, AOL's Terry Pittman, and Huffington Post founding editor Jonah Paretti, and Ze Frank. (I'll be moderating.)
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Shutter Controlled Co-Creation
01-Oct-06
Here’s an interesting example of brand-influenced "CGM," or better yet, co-creation. Nikon recently sent out their new D80 camera to handful of users of the Flickr photo-sharing service, and asked them to use the camera as they see fit. They then took submissions from these early users of the camera and assembled the best photos into a 3-page insert in the latest issue of Business Week. (10/4 cover date.) The agency’s role? Organizing the photos and drafting the copy. Again, not 100% organic consumer-generated media, but far from "traditional" advertising. Here’s a Download Nikon-Ad.pdf
. (Thanks to Chris Thilk for the heads-up.)