On May 16, the Colorado Lottery will launch the new mega Jackpot game Mega Millions. With a minimum jackpot of $12 million, Mega Millions joins Powerball to give Colorado residents four chances a week to win huge jackpots. The Colorado Lottery is kicking off the Mega Millions campaign with countdown TV spots running every day until the 16th. The spots feature Mega Millions and Powerball road tripping to Colorado. The work is from Cactus, Denver.

Senior art director Matt Chiabotti took time out to relax with two soul-stealers on the set of our latest Colorado Lottery TV shoot. We can't give away the spot, but let's just say their performance was deadpan. They totally killed. Get it? Funny! (Side note: We're sorry to report the copywriter on the shoot was killed horrifically in a freak craft services/Sterno accident. But at least he died doing what he loved -- eating catered lunches.)

Take a sneak peek at our new commercial for the Colorado Lottery - behind-the-scenes photos posted on our Flickr gallery. The campaign for Colorado Lottery's newest game, MatchPlay, launches this weekend. Keep your eyes peeled for TV, online, outdoor, radio, retail and more.

Our friends over at Illegal Pete's have been busy. Along with adding a delicious new menu item -3 Cap Carnitas- the local Mexican eatery also opened its 5th location in Wash Park. The new restaurant was few years in the making, but it was worth the wait. The DU hot spot is now is serving up fresh food, stiff margs and plenty of good times.

On Wednesday, June 23rd- a.k.a. Bike to Work Day- Cactus hosted the second annual Bike From Work Bash in celebration of Denver's bike culture. We'd like to thank the 1200 people who showed up to party with us and support BikeDenver. Big thanks to Illegal Pete’s, Anthony’s Pizza, Bike Denver, Salvagetti, Breckenridge Brewery, Clif Bar, The Denver Egotist, The Denver Cruisers, Yellow Designs, Denver Mallet Mafia, and The Infinite Monkey Theorem for making our bash rock.

Everyone's invited to Bike From Work Bash on June 23rd in our parking lot. Just don't try and come inside.

Margaret, our bookkeeper here at Cactus can't wait for Bike From Work Bash on June 23 from 5 to 8pm. She was so excited she made you this video.

Join us for the 2nd Annual Bike From Work Bash in the Cactus Parking Lot at 15th & Little Raven. June 23- 5 to 8pm. Free Beer from Breckenridge Brewery. Free Burritos from Illegal Pete's. Free Slices from Anthony's Pizza. Free Bike Check-Up from Salvagetti. Free Bike Valet from BikeDenver. And you might just run into one of our bike cleaners in a mankini!

In the battle between over the future of flash, Adobe fired back at Apple with an unusual tactic: a traditional print ad running in the Wall Street Journal as well as a number of other pubs, proclaiming that they love Apple. This is not, however, a let's kiss and make up ad. No sir.

llegal Pete's has hired Denver-based advertising agency Cactus as Agency of Record to grow the company's brand and promote their unique style of fast, fresh, and healthy mission-style food in a welcoming environment. The commitment solidifies a partnership between Cactus and Illegal Pete's, who have worked together on the launch of the DU location, and the introduction of 3 Cap Carnitas.

What can we say other than we likey. Wow, just saying we likey leaves a lot of empty copy space doesn't it? Well, how else can I say it... we really enjoy this video. It seems like Toyota is doing something right. Ok- that is better.

Many companies seem to be asking that question lately. How important is social media? What channels should my company be in? Should I care about Facebook? Twitter? Foursquare? Linkedin?

This has absolutely nothing to do with Marketing, Advertising, or Design... but it is super cool and a little creepy. On Wednesday, two independent teams of wicked-smart scientists announced that they have built microscopic robots from DNA molecules that can walk, follow instructions, and work together to assemble things much like the machinery of living cells.