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Gratitude in tough times: Your advertising agency may have taken a beating but it is still yours.
Beyond the low-hanging fruit… As we approach Thanksgiving, I’m compelled to say a little something about gratitude. After all, gratitude is the very definition of giving thanks. Many of us (myse… more →
Gods of Advertising
Gratitude in tough times: Your advertising agency may have taken a beating but it is still yours.
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SRP wrote 4 days ago: Beyond the low-hanging fruit… As we approach Thanksgiving, I’m compelled to say a little somet … more →
Coming up with Ideas (and selling them). There's no better job in the world.
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SRP wrote 6 days ago: Wearing your heart… Presumably you’re in advertising or you wouldn’t be reading this blog -unl … more →
Certain statements have staying power no matter who makes them.
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SRP wrote 1 week ago: Out of the mouths of babes… Along with editorial about the nefarious side of our industry, the … more →
Has our infatuation with "cuteness" gone too far?
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SRP wrote 1 week ago: Coochie, coochie, coochie, coo! Cute article in the December issue of Vanity Fair, by Jim Windolf en … more →
Let's hear it for those annoying phrases we'd like to see gone. (Now, if only we'd stop creating them!)
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SRP wrote 1 week ago: “You said it not me.” Recently, I came across a list of “annoying phrases we’d like to s … more →
When it comes to selling, the seven deadlies are a 'hell' of a lot sexier than goodness.
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SRP wrote 2 weeks ago: “Why is goodness so gosh-darned boring?” In my novel, The Happy Soul Industry God decide … more →
US Cellular commercial is so strange I can't tell if I hate it or not.
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SRP wrote 2 weeks ago: I keep seeing this bizarre spot from US Cellular about battery swapping. Or at least I think it’s ab … more →
German Pro Bono commercial wallows in depravity before finding redemption.
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SRP wrote 3 weeks ago: The Adchick featured a pretty terrific German TV commercial the other day. Highlighting the spot her … more →
"Pair-of-normal activity" Eric & Kathy in your morning face!
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SRP wrote 3 weeks ago: “We Want You! We Are You!” I had an angry, violent reaction to the radio this morning. I … more →
When it comes to creativity, many of the biggest ideas defied process.
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SRP wrote 3 weeks ago: Two peas in a pod? “Much of the Simpsons’ success can be traced to two main sources: an indepe … more →
Just in time for winter: the Amish fireplace!
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: “OMG, ‘Tis a mighty fine fireplace!” Yes, I still read the morning paper. I can’t … more →
Scorsese chooses favorite horror movies. My brother makes a couple new ones...for Bing!
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: “Honey, this spot rocks!” Here’s a Halloween treat from the Gods of Advertising: A doubl … more →
"L" evation! Apple gives the Chicago Transit Authority a new train station.
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: From grimy to shiny! In exchange for advertising and naming rights, The City of Chicago has agreed t … more →
Notre Dame puts down it’s dukes and picks up its message in powerful ad campaign.
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: “Hey, Irish, let’s make the world a better place!” Watching the Notre Dame game th … more →
The Progressive Insurance Girl. Ads new "It" girl drives me crazy!
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: Progressive or just plain annoying? My friends at Ad Pulp wrote a post the other day on the ubiquito … more →
My homemade ad on Facebook actually worked! (Even I'm surprised.)
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: Shit really works! I wasn’t expecting much when I placed a tiny ad for my novel, The Happy Soul Indu … more →
Beware the ad agency tyrant! He's an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: Does your office have a tyrant? You know the guy. He has to have his way. Is driven by a desire to b … more →
For all its art, creative direction comes down to answering a few questions.
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: What’s the big idea? A reader asked me to write about creative direction… Most people consider … more →
Is it a "viral" or is it a commercial and what's the difference anyway?
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SRP wrote 1 month ago: Birds of a feather? As a copywriter at Leo Burnett, I cut my teeth on writing and producing breakfas … more →
