Advertising/Marketing

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Norm Grey: Godfather, Hall of Famer

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Tonight in New York City, Norm Grey will be inducted into The One Club’s Advertising Hall of Fame. Norm is cofounder of Creative Circus, and only the third educator to receive this prestigious honor (Rob Lawton, another Circus cofounder is already in the Hall). I’ve known Norm for over 20 years through mutual friends. I … Read more

Analog Emotions in Our Digital World

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If you watch television, you’ve probably seen Apple’s new holiday spot. If not, here’s the cheese: It works because it’s a simple human story, something in short supply these days. The young woman is rummaging through her granny’s vinyl collection and comes across a Voice-O-Graph. This is a recording the grandmother had made in 1952 … Read more

The Thrillist Thrills

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Recently, I was contacted by Dave Infante, senior writer with the excellent website called The Thrillist. If you don’t subscribe, do so, it’s must-read cheese for people who like living. Dave wanted to write a feature on The Swedish Bikini Team campaign I helped create over 30 years ago. He tracked me down from my … Read more

Job Hunters: Pimp Thee Well

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Advertising is supposed to be a creative business, yet most creative people hunting for a job take an unimaginative approach. They don’t create good ads for themselves. I recently came across some of the work I used early in my career and share it now for your enlightenment or amusement. There was a simple reason … Read more