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Suddenly have a lot of free time on your hands? Yeah, you probably need a sec to step out of this super-heated economy we're all in. I get ya. I feel the same way. That's why I'm applying to be Seth Godin's marketing monkey for the next six months, and so can you! Here's how (hint: There is something very special for you to click on below):

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Back in August, we wrote about an interesting storytelling campaign from a life sciences B2B called Apredica. Though not sure what it does exactly or what was being marketed, we loved the campaign, Dr. Slough Invents a Drug. Now, do to the success of the storytelling campaign (duh), Dr. Slough is back for round two. Dig it:

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For decades, the jolly (read: fat) giver of gifts has delighted uncynical children on Christmas morning by dropping by to deposit some stuff and eat a cookie. Then, he received a mysterious gift: The latest handheld doohickie from Palm. And everything changed forever, starting with his name. Don't call him Santa; call him Claüs.

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They say if you're going to criticize someone, you should say one nice thing about them first. I like that P. Diddy decided to promote his new men's fragrance, I Am King, with a straight-to-YouTube production/tryout for James Bond*. There. Now on to what I really think. Hammer time:

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We leave you this Wednesday before Thanksgiving with a nice example of post-advertising age-style advertising. Xbox Marketing: Bradley King wants the job. In the advertising age, he would have been able to...do nothing. In the post-advertising age, he does this:

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Just like Team USA, Nike has LeBron James. And when Lebron gets the rock anywhere inside the three point line, you can't stop him from scoring. In this newest spot from Wieden+Kennedy for Zoom, LeBron VI kicks, he drives inside the lane of our basketball-loving hearts hard and slams down the Nike love with aggression. Check it:

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In this time of financial turmoil and tight credit, it might be easy to vilify credit card companies, especially one that caters to the landed classes. But I actually think that credit card companies have a very compelling story to tell: They help us strive. And AmEx has been better than most at telling that story. Take this new ad by Ogilvy for the company:

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Don't take our word for it. We've only been saying it for about...EVER. Click here for a transcript of a New York Times Magazine panel on the state of the ad industry. Attendees were digital ad heavyweights Benjamin Palmer (CEO of The Barbarian Group), Lars Bastholm (chief creative officer at AKQA) and Robert Rasmussen (executive CD on the Nike account at R/GA). For our take, hit the jump.

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I believe that Bruce Lee could have performed circumcisions with his nunchucks. Seriously. He's that good. Roll tape:

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Agency holiday party cancellations got ya down? Does your wallet need a break from your nightly happy hour habit? Come one, come all to the Art Directors Club holiday/charity party. Deets below:

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This viral, made for Chinese eyes only, shows you why you should never, ever, ever mess with Bruce Lee. Fine, the guy's dead now, making him a fairly easy mark for even the most wimpy alive people. Still, if this video teaches you anything, it's that the guy knew his way around the nunchakus, a deadly martial arts weapon to some, an unconventional ping-pong paddle to others. Roll tape:

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If you haven't yet seen Droga 5's bike stunt for MTV/Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour, you probably don't have an Internet connection. You are probably looking at this website on a laptop made of twigs and leaves, which makes me wonder what PostAdvertising.com is doing in your peyote-induced spirit quest. Either way, the 'Bike' Hero stunt has been challenged and pwnt:

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