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If only it were that easy. Maybe it is?
Thanks, Gabe Kirchheimer

Ok, I am one big cliche, but this makes me want to cry. If you haven’t seen this watch it now.

Fed up at 10+ agencies being invited to one pitch, the advertising agencies of Belgium banded banded together this week and used their homepages as a defense. If you’ve taken place in frustrating pitches this year, you’ll appreciate this one.

Thanks to Jim Jarmusch for elaborating on Picasso’s famous quote. Now, more than ever, I think this describes the world we live in where so much is mashedup, recycled and redefined.

In the interest of avoiding the oft-repeated scenario below, I hereby promise that any meeting I personally call in 2010 will last no longer than 30 minutes. You’re welcome.
Thanks, Brand Camp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I <3 Douglas Rushkoff. Here he is at Web 2.0 Expo in September talking about the concept of “free” in the digital world and what this shift means to our society. He kind of meanders here and there but makes some really interesting points on money and how the open source trend and creative commons [...]

Photo Credit: Sueddeutsche.de

Not the usual thing I write about but so worth watching. Here’s a clip – you can get the full movie on the actual website at www.thestoryofstuff.com

“I see no reason why the direct response division of agencies should be separate from the main agencies. Some of you may remember when television people in agencies where kept separate – wasn’t that idiotic? I expect to see the direct response people become an integral part of all agencies – you have more [...]

For the uninitiated, Network is the story of Howard Beale, a TV News anchor who’s decided to blow his brains out on air because, as he quite simply puts it, he has run out of bullshit. I rewatched it this week on the plane to SES Chicago and now I can’t get it out of [...]