http://www.gdj.com.au The ad agency that started with a dog. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:21:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If summer were purely about barbecues, lounging by the beach and wearing new tie-around-your-ankle sandals, then wouldn’t we wish for summer all year round? If you could enjoy a cold beer and a warm breeze on your balcony at 10pm in July, would it not make your life complete? Actually, no. ... http://www.gdj.com.au/gdj-news/some-things-are-better-than-summer/ Merry Christmas to all our friends, clients, families, pets and Secret Santas! May your festive season be filled with peace and joy, and your bellies be filled with pudding! The GDJ office will be closed for Christmas from December 23rd to 29th and again for New Year's on January 1st 2010. ... http://www.gdj.com.au/gdj-news/seasons-greetings/ Whilst we are yet to get a full eyewitness account from our man-on-the-ground, Marty, all media coverage indicates that this year’s Melbourne Cup race was indeed a thrilling one. Certainly not a favourite to win, Shocking pushed through to an impressive victory as thousands watched on. Just as there can only ... http://www.gdj.com.au/gdj-news/a-shocking-win/ If you’re reading this post from somewhere in Melbourne, you have probably already donned your hat/fascinator and placed your TAB/workplace bets in preparation for tomorrow’s race. Perhaps you will throw caution to the unpredictable-Melbourne-wind and brave the elements at Flemington racecourse. Or maybe you have the obligatory Cup Day barbie ... http://www.gdj.com.au/gdj-news/bets-are-on/ Going on the GDJ snow weekend is kind of like going on school camp. Everyone is a little over-excited, most people refuse to go to bed when they should, and there’s always the kid up the front of the bus who ate too many fries at Macca’s and feels like ... http://www.gdj.com.au/social-life/gdj-snow-trip-09/ Twenty years ago, the missus and I wandered off to Paris for our honeymoon and fell in love with the most beautiful little French car in the world - the humble 2CV. It seems that with every Parisian photo we took, it was nearly impossible not to include within the ... http://www.gdj.com.au/social-life/the-sad-demise-of-the-deux-chevaux/ It's the biggest Sales day on the Mazda calendar - M Day. And it's on this Saturday. It's also one of the biggest weeks in GDJ's calendar, with hundreds of M Day ads heading to newspapers in all points of Australia. Phew! If you're watching telly this week, you also won't ... http://www.gdj.com.au/gdj-news/grand-final-is-this-weekend-for-mazda/ Well, we didn't win, although I managed to hold my end of the bargain up by selecting one of the winning numbers - Number 12 (maybe I should ask the guys for my money back?). Despite our disappointment, we're all recovering from the tragedy of not winning sacks and sacks ... http://www.gdj.com.au/social-life/who-needs-the-bahamas-anyway/ According to the crystal ball at GDJ, the sequence of numbers required to win the mountain of cash that is being offered tonight in the 90 Million dollar Super Sevens Ozlotto draw (gosh, that's a mouthful!) is in the grasp of the GDJ staff, who have already packed their bags ... http://www.gdj.com.au/social-life/ozlotto-numbers-safe-with-gdj/ Mazda have great product and a great sales force out there in all corners of Australia, not to mention a brilliant pricing strategy and outstanding support from Head Office (sounds like a pathetic plug for our client doesn't it?). But we'd like to think our recent End of Financial Year ads ... http://www.gdj.com.au/gdj-news/mazda-eofy-ads-kicking-goals/