Tuesday link love

The Denver 50 call for entries video, which is on YouTube here and here, has been blogged by the Egotist, Andy, Justin, Patrick and Karsh\Hagan. (UPDATE: And Cactus.) Thanks for the links, folks.

The video was created pro bono by Citizen Pictures. Love it? Let 'em know. Hate it? Well, it still kicks the crap out of the nothing you made.

Full-length version of Death to the 50

Death to the 50

Enter the Denver 50.

2008 TD50 entries due August 22

The 2008 TD50 call for entries email went out this morning. The entry specs are at NewDenverAdClub.com. The film Death to the 50 from Citizen will debut any day now.

Denver in AgencySpy, AdPulp, Tellys and AdRants

Whatever feelings you may have about The Denver Egotist, you gotta love them selling our town in national blogs like AdPulp and AgencySpy. Nicely done, Egotist. If I knew who you were, I'd buy you a Double Cheeseburger. But I don't. Your loss.

And while I'm back-slapping, congrats to Citizen on their 10 Tellys. And Cactus for making AdRants.

StrawberryFrog is in London (and just about everywhere else)

Over the past few days, I've started to suspect that I'm being stalked by StrawberryFrog. I look on the Cannes shortlist and there it is. I turn on CNN and there it is. I wonder what's up in London and, now, there it is:

Last year, SF moved headquarters to New York and is moving its European operations to London...

It's no secret that StrawberryFrog has been successful by being smart and ahead of the game. They've been one of the most talked about shops since their inception in 1999. Goodson says, "I think it's fair to say that in today's ever changing market you need to stay entirely agile while remaining focused on delivering innovation, strategic and creative excellence." And that's exactly what StrawberryFrog seems to be doing. I see this as just another smart move on their list of good calls.

We're lucky to have StrawberryFrog founder and CEO Scott Goodson judging the 2008 Denver 50. Norm, Citizen Pictures and I are filming the call for entries now. Look for the video in about four weeks.

NDAC creative interest group news

Thanks to Citizen Pictures and Base 2 for hosting this evening's creative interest group happy hour. The beers were outstanding and your reel was even better.

We elected two new creative interest group captains. (Greg Brennan and Lindsey Larson don't know what they have just gotten themselves into.) And we elected Lauren Davis and myself to represent the creative interest group on the New Denver Ad Club board.

Agenda for 3/20/08 NDAC creative interest group meeting

The creative interest group of the New Denver Ad Club will be meeting at Citizen Pictures and Base 2 Studios on Thursday, March 20. You can get details and directions on Upcoming.

The in-progress agenda goes like this:

• 6:00pm: Say hi. Become familiar with beer cart.
• 6:30pm: Check out Citizen's new reel.
• 7:00pm: Listen to me update the 2008 Denver 50.
• 7:00pm: Elect new board members.
• 7:15pm: Elect new creative interest group captains.
• 7:00pm: Enjoy appetizers, pool and Guitar Hero.
• 8:00pm: Adjourn.