“Let’s have some new cliches.” Samuel Goldwyn My friend and kindred blog spirit, Rich Siegel, writes a fantastic blog called RoundSeventeen. Recently he told me a story about pitching an idea. It was for the Olympics. The idea was simple. Do a campaign about the athletes that come stone last at the games.Continue reading “Advertising. Leicester City meet Boaty McBoatface.”
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And now a strange graph from a creative.
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde In the last month I have read countless blogs about the death of advertising. It has become fashionable to write about th… Source: And now… Source: And now a strange graph from a creative.
And now a strange graph from a creative.
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde In the last month I have read countless blogs about the death of advertising. It has become fashionable to write about th… Source: And now a strange graph from a creative.
An algorithm hears music. We feel it.
“Because an algorithm can’t come up with Popeye.” Dave Trott About 20 years ago for a brief moment I thought I was a genius. I had been given a brief for a large telco company and only a day to crack it. My partner and I worked late into the night. We filled the wallsContinue reading “An algorithm hears music. We feel it.”
Advertising. Why Robots don’t do stand-up.
“Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” Ellen DeGeneres Many years ago there was a small stand-up comedy club called … Source: Advertising. Why Robots don’t do stand-up.
Advertising. Why Robots don’t do stand-up.
“Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” Ellen DeGeneres Many years ago there was a small stand-up comedy club called Cool Runnings in Melville, a suburb of Johannesburg. It was like a tiny sweaty cave where almost every comic worth his or her salt would doContinue reading “Advertising. Why Robots don’t do stand-up.”
Advertising. What Trump teaches us.
“There is science, logic and reason;there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.” Edward Abbey I read two articles this week which I found pretty interesting. … Source: Advertising. What Trump teaches us.
Advertising. What Trump teaches us.
“There is science, logic and reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.” Edward Abbey I read two articles this week which I found pretty interesting. The first was a piece in the Telegraph. It was about how television spend in the UK had exceeded 5 billion pounds for the firstContinue reading “Advertising. What Trump teaches us.”
Advertising. Can you achieve if you don’t believe?
Source: Advertising. If you no longer believe, can you still achieve?
Advertising. Can you achieve if you don’t believe?
“Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” Viktor Frankl I have had an interesting two weeks. I have judged two advertising award shows, one in New Zealand and the other in Australia. Some of the work wasn’t very good but some of it was truly amazing. Doing great workContinue reading “Advertising. Can you achieve if you don’t believe?”
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