The year is not yet concluded, but I have concluded that the following articles on Adpulp.com are my favorites of 2021 (so far). A Book for ‘Ad People’ with Brains The Machines Have Moved In. The Machines Have No Feelings. Ad Legends Who Shaped the Modern Craft of Advertising Introduction to Marketing Effectiveness (A Primer) […]
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I started interviewing people when I was 18 years old and a freshman at Franklin & Marshall College. One thing I know about myself—I have a journalist’s temperament, which I bring to the ad business, sometimes successfully. In this new collection of 18 interviews with 19 advertising professionals, there’s a series of successful moments where […]
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Adpulp: When you hire someone new, what’s the one thing that you need to see in them? David T. Jones: Four things. Hunger, honesty, creativity, and humor. One of the best things about Adpulp.com is the people we meet. The site opens many doors and behind many of these doors are amazingly unique people with […]
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To reach new and more readers, I started to send out articles for publication—articles that would have otherwise appeared in these pages. Technology-focused Built In has been kind enough to run two of my pieces, so far. Here’s the latest: RFPs Are a Waste of Precious Time. Here’s a Better Way to Hire an Agency. […]
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When you’re out and about, do you see people primping for the camera? You don’t have to look far. Selfie preparation is happening all around us, in idling cars, in living rooms, in restaurants and bars, and on the street. So many carefully curated images, so little room for reality. Because reality bites. Reality is […]
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Two advertising professionals and OG ad bloggers enter a podcast recording booth… Tune in now to find out what was said. This ep of the adland podcast I chat with @davidburn of @adpulp about trademarks (like adland) paying people for their work, digital debris and much more. Namechecked the @adcontrarian more than once. ? https://t.co/h06dmkJLPN […]
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I am launching a new service at South By Southwest this year. I don’t have a name for it yet, but I am ready to describe the interwoven offerings. My highly customized introduction to Austin, Texas is a combination of concierge-like services, plus Marcom magic. I will pick you up in my Volvo wagon at […]
Colle McVoy is a masterful designer of holiday cards. Every year the Minneapolis agency sends me something new and every year I marvel at the idea and the elegant execution of the idea. This year a small package arrived. Inside the package, I found four beautiful holiday-themed coasters that also act as ornaments for the […]
Quick. In a sentence tell me what your agency is all about. Come on, we don’t have all day. Ad People Can’t Seem To Sum Themselves Up Darren Woolley is the founder and global chief executive of TrintityP3, an independent global marketing management consulting company. Q. A what? A. He’s a consultant. Over the past […]
Eight years ago, I had an opportunity to speak to a group of marketing pros in Boston about the future of paid content. I was invited to speak by my friend and former colleague, Sloane Kelley, one of the founders of Geekend, an annual gathering now in its 11th year. I had an audio recording […]
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Agency positioning is a lost art, along with long copy. Thankfully, both are currently being restored by Fallow Fields agency. Fallow Fields, unlike every other agency under the sun, has no more fucks to give. Let’s dive into some of the best self-promo copy I’ve read in A LONG TIME… When you’re over 50, you […]
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Cindy Gallop continues to wallop the industry with painfully necessary truisms. In a recent interview she said: Q. What is the biggest mistake companies – brands or the industry – are making in their attitude to age today? A. They don’t understand that experience and expertise are incredibly time and cost-efficient, and that they could […]
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As a new year’s gift, Colle McVoy sent me a series of “cubespirations” to help keep me properly motivated throughout the year. Here is one of my favorite messages in the collection. Note the letterpress printing. I like this design concept. With just two words, the agency’s creative team is making a significant statement. Artists—and […]
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The Web is the new Wild West — lawless, full of overly eager trespassers and hyped to a point of absurdity. Yet, there is always the potential for human empowerment and business growth waiting patiently around the digital corner. To cut back on the lawless and overly eager part, millions of people are increasingly turning […]
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If you are a graphic designer, art director or front-end web designer and you struggle to work with copy, clients who write copy and freelance copywriters, check out this free 36-minute workshop from the editor of Adpulp. Are you wasting time, money and energy on poorly written copy that ruins the effectiveness of your design […]
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Communication Arts is “The Bible” for the creative side of the business. To be featured in the advertising or design annual, or to appear in a feature article in one of the quarterly editions, is a form of acceptance into the club. To have an Adpulp article land on CA’s digital front page this week […]
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Product launches are such difficult affairs. When the new product is Kibu — One for All Life Mist (which SOLD OUT within seconds of being introduced this week) the process is even harder. Nevertheless, YACHT makes it look easy. Typically, a rock band uses their music video to “sell” their song. Placing an actual product […]
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The devastated island of Puerto Rico will not have power fully restored until May, nearly eight months after Hurricane Maria ripped through the Caribbean. Did you know that nine of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities are still without power three months after the powerful Category 4 hurricane slammed the island? Frustrated residents are forced to boil […]
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Seattle agency, Wexley, realized this year, more than ever, that the world needs some holiday cheer. So, the agency called up a couple of out of work actors and invited them down for an impromptu video stretch. I like some of the vocal fill: Egg. Nog. Egg. Nog. Spirit. Happy. Ew, the happiest.
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No one tells it like it is today. If someone dares to do so, they’re at risk of being cast out by the meek and mild masses. Toronto-based independent Zulu Alpha Kilo could give a shit. The agency is looking to fill 14 new positions and they want all the prima fucking donnas ad school […]
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