November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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“Reminds me of the great old David Ogilvy quote:
“If each of us hires...”
– Urz Hölzle, I’m Feeling Lucky: Confessions of Google Employee Number 59.
Designers, too.
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August 2011
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July 2011
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April 2011
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WatchLove this. It makes me think about the notion of “ghosts”
altnytterfarlig:
The beautiful thing about this is not the technology but the content. (via PSFK)
March 2011
3 posts
“There’s no point is doing anything in Marketing or Publishing if it doesn’t add...”
– Yup
- @mitchjoel, What Type Of Content Should My Company Produce? (via paulisakson)
February 2011
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January 2011
3 posts
Six resolutions for strategy types
Going slightly old man curmudgeonly on this one. Bear with me.
1. Trust simplicity
Just because the world is getting more complex doesn’t mean we have to mimic that. Brands need clear, bold insights to navigate by. I’ve heard this sort of insight called “Chunky” and that’s always stuck with me.
2. Value words more
I know people love their info-graphics. I do...
Jordan Berkowitz: I’m going to post every day in... →
Every day is a bit much for me. I’m gonna go 50% and say every other day. Weekday. Let’s say…3 days a week.
jordanberkowitz:
I gave posting a shot last year and hit my stride for a few weeks and then completely fell off. Not 2011 I say!
In spite of the fact that this blog is hosted on Tumblr, I was really inspired by the Wordpress project Daily Post and so I’m going to drink...
November 2010
1 post
“I think the new model is scary because all of us in the ad industry want to...”
– The Future of Advertising | Page 2 | Fast Company
October 2010
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Things brands can do with the Internet of, um,... →
I made a post
July 2010
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April 2010
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“If I speak to somebody in my own voice, they can make their own decision about...”
– Merlin Mann (via meaghano) (via austinkleon) (via wearethedigitalkids)
March 2010
1 post
Watchaltnytterfarlig:
NIck Bilton: smart content. Thoughts on the future of news.
February 2010
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December 2009
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November 2009
6 posts
“To the masses, most of these [location broadcast] services still either don’t...”
– Location Is The Missing Link Between Social Networks And The Real World
A UK ‘Mad man’: Ads can do good →
ideasareawesome:
(CNN) — British advertising executive Rory Sutherland says advertising has the potential to make our lives better, at times at much lower cost than the solutions normally cooked up by business executives and governments.
This little TED talk clip is not only hilarious, and inspirational it speaks of and about my favorite childhood cereal ‘Shreddies.’
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in...”
– Winston Churchill (via theimpossiblecool)
October 2009
8 posts
veritas
Richard Rodriguez can be such a whiny old man.
(And yes, i just bought a salt-cured country ham, which is hanging from a hook in my garage, above my back-issues of “Art of Eating” and my collection of hand-powered woodworking tools. SO WHAT?)
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thelategreats:
“Something funny I have noticed, perhaps you have noticed it, too. You know what the futurists and online-ists...
Watchaltnytterfarlig:
An excellent presentation on advertising by Rory Sutherland. (via adhack and Planner Reads)
WatchI love how smart, obvious and unclever this is.
via altnytterfarlig:
Digital in-store. The BP Photobooth at Nordstrom, by Zeus Jones. (via Zeus Jones)
September 2009
9 posts
“Think like a CFO.”
– How to Be a Better Brand Planner « BrandTwist
A nice reality check: creative ideas can’t be ignorant of operational realities.
via @BBHLabs
“Couldn’t T.G.I. Friday’s try to get 500,000 FB fans by like…I...”
WatchI know this isn’t new but…I just love it so.