“Dumb Ways To Die” Lives

I’m not big on advertising awards shows and competitions. So many of the ads that are entered seem to have been created purely to win awards. The ads we create are created to get results. Our budgets have no room for fluff. But this ad, this ad is different....
Digital Advertising Advice for Your Small Business

Digital Advertising Advice for Your Small Business

We recently made a media recommendation to one of clients for an initial run of commercials on Pandora. Pandora was projecting lots of impressions for us, all concentrated exclusively in the client’s marketing area, and at a reasonable CPM. The idea of seeing...

Meet The New Boss…

… same as the old boss? With apologies to The Who, we hope so! Westport CT based Connoisseur Media is now the proud new owner of some of our favorite local radio stations. Connoisseur’s deal to purchase WEZN (Star 99.9), WPLR, WFOX (95.9 The Fox), and a...

Google Doodle Celebrates Graphic Designer

I’m thrilled to see that Google is honoring cinematic title designer superhero Saul Bass in today’s Google Doodle. Bass is the genius behind some of Hollywood’s best movie intros. Today’s video Doodle features designs that echo the following...

Are you Just Like Don Draper?

It happens all the time. Really. Whenever I’m out and about at a social event, dinner, fundraiser, etc. When the conversation turns to “So Bob, what do you do? “Oh, I’m in the advertising business. I run an ad agency.” Inevitably…...

Keep Oakland Clean

The city of Oakland, California is coming back, however the city suffers from a nasty litter problem. To further Keep Oakland Beautiful’s mission of creating and sustaining a beautiful, clean, green and litter-free city, the campaign shows just how bad litter...

The Hispanic Radio Phenomenon

I saw this post on RBR this morning (RBR is a radio trade website). Although written for radio broadcasters, it makes a point that we’ve seen developing over the last few years, that the Hispanic population is growing, and, in many markets, it can be...

Ancient Advertising Wisdom, Still True Today.

I’ve never seen a business fail due to “reaching the wrong people.” So why does every business owner instinctively believe that “reaching the right people” is the key to successful advertising? Who, exactly, do you not want to know about...
3 Paths Toward a More Creative Life.

3 Paths Toward a More Creative Life.

Disconnect/Reconnect/Create! I look forward to reading every night as a before-sleep ritual. Sometimes I am not even paying attention to the words; just the action reading the thoughts of another is soothing, and I can go on a journey – listen to someone else’s...

Do You Unplug When You’re Winding Down?

I just came back from a lunch meeting where a colleague asked me if my girlfriend knows about my smartphone addiction yet. So you can understand why I laughed when I checked my email and found this report. According to a new report from Prosper Insights &...