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		<title>Moniker HQ has moved</title>
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3.5.10 :: Update your address books, rolodexes, google contacts, mobile phones, outlook lists, web-based project management tools and notify the mail room– we&#8217;ve moved.
After a year in what can only be called a traditional office space (minus the ping pong table), we&#8217;ve taken up residence in a loft office building in Chicago&#8217;s River North neighborhood. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the New Tonight Show the New Coke of the &#8217;10s?</title>
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1.14.09 :: If you haven&#8217;t been stimulated by any photon emitting devices for the past few week, then you&#8217;ve missed the NBC/Conan drama on TV. What I find more important is the Facebook page, &#8216;I&#8217;m with Coco&#8217;, who&#8217;s purpose is simply to show support for the orange-haired comedian after his ejection from his current Tonight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A toast to our NYE e-card winner</title>
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1.7.09 :: As some of you might recall, we sent out a New Year&#8217;s Eve e-card back in the &#8216;aughts&#8217; encouraging you to tell us the craziest thing you&#8217;re thankful for in 2009. After tabulating the results, we have a winner–Will B. He was extremely thankful that the 7-year old web sensation, David, who&#8217;s popularity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge creative like an emo-hipster</title>
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11.11.09 :: I am not so ignorant as to think all of my readers know what constitutes an &#8216;emo-hipster&#8217;. Quite simply, they are young, melodramatic trend seekers. (Listen to a few Bright Eyes&#8216; songs or go to your nearest Urban Outfitters and buy The Hipster&#8217;s Handbook if you want to get into it a bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can condiments have causes?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[9.24.09:: I am all for brand banner statements. I find these professions of faith empowering. However, I get a little uneasy when it has to deal with a condiment. Take in exhibit A:
This proclamation speaks to the product feature and ties in the audience. Day 1 stuff of any creative assignment, really. Now, may I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s Such a Thing as Free Ideas</title>
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9.18.09:: Sources are telling us the recession is receding (faster that Ben Bernanke&#8217;s hairline, in fact). So, let&#8217;s take stock. Print media is ailing, catfights about the promises social media continue and we have a few new search engines. Other than that, it&#8217;s the business of recession as usual. Agencies have downsized the designer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would you like a hand?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[9.3.09:: Our new business cards have arrived; along with endless possibilities for placement. If you have suggestions, let us know.



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		<title>Sticky Social Media, Literally</title>
		<description><![CDATA[8.05.09 :: These days social media is bigger than MJ&#8217;s funeral coverage, and rightly so. A brand can actually participate in a two way conversation with it&#8217;s fans easily. All it has to do is find people that have a reason to talk and nurture that relationship. This is usually done by soliciting feedback,  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicken &amp; Egg Say Hello to Idea &amp; Execution</title>
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7.27.09:: It&#8217;s no secret, I subscribe to the religion of the Big Idea. One of our main tenets- idea before execution. Which is why I initially screamed heresy when I read &#8220;If Execution Is What Matters, Where Does That Leave Ideas?&#8220; The article forwarded the thought that ideas are merely a launchpad for execution and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Message as a meaningful experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[7.16.09 :: As a creative, I never miss a chance to use an ad to make fun of a socially undesirable character. In fact, if we worked on more male oriented products, I&#8217;d probably have one of the below ideas a day.
I recently came across the article,&#8220;Let&#8217;s Redesign Advertising&#8221; from a Senior User Experience Designer [...]]]></description>
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