MEDIA COMMENTARY, MUSINGS, & GENERAL CRANKINESS
Posted in Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness on Apr 30th, 2012
In my book Hey Whipple, Squeeze This, I propose that creativity is exactly like washing a pig. Because it’s messy. It has no rules. No clear beginning, middle, or end. It’s kind of a pain in the ass, and when you’re done you’re not sure if the pig is really clean or even why you [...]
Posted in Advertising on Apr 29th, 2012
A short 20-minute podcast with William Channer. In which we touch on this whole idea of leveraging cultural tensions for more and better ideas.
Posted in Commentary, General Crankiness, Thirty Rooms To Hide In on Apr 19th, 2012
Podcast in which host Jeremy and I chat about a previous post on this site — the one about infinite resignation and about how keeping your hunger and anger at a slow boil can help keep you from burning out in a tough business.
Posted in Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness on Apr 17th, 2012
“3 A.M. CALL TO THE PLUMBER.” (Curtain rises) WE OPEN ON A CLOCK ON THE WALL. IT’S 3 IN THE MORNING. WE PULL BACK TO REVEAL SLEEPY PLUMBER ENTERING A BATHROOM AS THE CLIENT HOLDS OPEN THE DOOR. CLIENT: It’s in here. The sink is just totally clogged. PLUMBER: No problem. Sounds like a hairball. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2012
In this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review, I read about a cool new title called The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. In a review titled Why Won’t They Listen?, the writer got into some territory that has direct bearing on our craft in advertising. Which is this: a [...]
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