Advertising Blogs

There are lots of advertising blogs out there (just Google "advertising blog") - the selected list below includes those that include video clips, screen captures, images from print sources, audio, etc.

AdvertisingLab : blog on the future of advertising technology
"Who Writes It: Ilya Vedrashko, a grad student at MIT's comparative media studies program.
Why You Should Read It: Vedrashko’s niche -- news on emerging media and advertising technologies -- is a respite from the many ad bloggers who just rave about their favorite spots (um, we watch TV, too). Vedrashko does more quoting than writing, but his roundup offers an intriguing glimpse into the future." [Fastcompany.com]

[AdLab's] Billboardom
"This companion to AdvertisingLab is a collection of creative and funny billboards and other outdoor / ambient advertising, since 2005."

adverbox
"daily visual pleasure for ad/voyeurs"

AdLand
"Who Writes It: A community Web log, AdLand allows posts from anyone who registers. The site’s proprietress, Ask Waeppling, a freelance art director known on the site as Dabitch, seems to write most often.
Why You Should Read It: The group blog approach generates a more diverse array of insight and opinions from registered users, called 'adgrunts', who can view and post comments. The well-designed blog, created in 2000, also offers forums and an ad archive, the latter available for a small fee." [Fastcompany.com]

Adverblog
"Interactive marketing and other great advertising ideas since 2003"

Adrants
"Who Writes It: Steve Hall, former media director of RDW Group.
Why You Should Read It: Reading Adrants is like eating your vegetables and getting dessert, too: Posts include summaries of in-depth consumer privacy studies, comments on new ad spots, and Ashlee Simpson gossip. It’s opinionated, smart, frequently updated, and often sexed-up, just as you’d expect from an insider." [Fastcompany.com]

ThirdWay Advertising Blog
"straight talk on advertising from the client side"

adgoodness
"the best and sometimes the worst around the globe" - lots of links to other advertising and design blogs here

The Print Advertising Blog
"An industry news and information blog brought to you by PrintAdvertising.com — The #1 online community for print advertising media buyers and publishers."

AdVantage
"This blog is about online & interactive advertising, new advertising technologies, online video ads, ad networks, web marketing, and more!"

BrandRepublic
"First for advertising, marketing, media, and PR"

Coloribus blog
companion blog to the Coloribus.com advertising collections site

AdFreak.com
"Who Writes It: Writers for industry bible AdWeek
Why You Should Read It: Because they can write (we know, they’re paid to do it). Still, AdFreak’s scribes offer up a fun grab bag of advertising news and unearth cool finds in the advertising subculture, like this parody of Apple's legendary 1984 commercial." [Fastcompany.com]

Room 116
"Who Writes It: Students from AdCenter at Virginia Commonwealth University
Why You Should Read It: Because these kids are cool. The folks behind Room 116 put together a mix of pop culture blips like Gizoogle that could affect the ad world, smart articles of interest to young creatives, and links to some of the best ads you'll never see, like this one." [Fastcompany.com]

Boards
"The creative edge in commercial production"

We're as disappointed as you are
"Who Writes It: Russell Davies, former head of account planning at Wieden + Kennedy, now global planning director for Nike.
Why You Should Read It: Because Davies' blog reveals the mind of someone at the top of advertising's game. While other ad blogs round up ad industry articles from mainstream publications or links to online ad phenomena, Davies' photo-laden blog offers a new way of looking at the world. From antique posters you'd never notice to simple ads in the Middle East, far from the hipper-than-thou agencies in the U.S. and U.K., Davies reminds us of the power of messages in all of their infinite forms." [Fastcompany.com]