What public health communicators need to know now that you’re on your own
So, apparently COVID has been surging again this summer — apparently, there’s a “stratus” and a “nimbus” strain, and I hadn’t heard about either — and I had no idea. …
Would/Wouldn’ts and Have/Haven’ts, or, What My Feelings About Diegetic Music Taught Me About ChatGPT
So, I get uncomfortable watching actors, as their character, sing onscreen. I think it’s like the whole musical theater thing of, “When you’re too emotional to talk, you sing, and …
Ads I Wish I’d Made: 5 Random Selections Driven by Sleep Deprivation
So, yeah, I was up literally all night with two sick dogs (they’re fine now, I am not) and I’m not going to say I’m pooped (har), but I’m completely …
Personal brands are stupid, and we should stop trying to have them.
I’ve been freelancing full-time since 2016. Come July of next year, I’ll be celebrating a full decade of selling myself aggressively as a Person You Should Hire to Do Your …
How did brand social do on the CEO Kiss Cam Scandal?
Schadenfreude (noun, scha·den·freu·de): enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others So, the CEO and HR head of Astronomer decided to go on a date to a Coldplay concert with a …
Semi-Homemade Creatives, Part 2: DIYing Your Creative Team
I’m back and, as threatened, I’ve got a Part 2. In Part 1, we talked about how talented creatives don’t just show up on your doorstep like a baby in …
Semi-Homemade Creatives, Part 1: Training, Developing, Experience
Okay, so, we’re going to go on a bit of a journey here, but I encourage you to follow along, because there is a destination, I swear. It is going …
The Most Egregious Product Placements Ever, Part 2: Hold On to Your Butts
Last week, we introduced you to bad product placement — like, egregiously bad product placement, like “pass me those delicious Pizzeria Pretzel Combos so I can cheese my hunger away” …
The Most Egregious Product Placements Ever, Part 1: Just the Cars
There’s a phrase you might hear from time to time in my house, essentially at random: My Yaris gets awesome gas mileage, but it’s not getting us to the North …
How Subaru seduced lesbians (nope, not kidding)
It’s the mid-‘90s. Subaru is struggling to boost declining revenue after their previous attempt (a luxury car and a stupidly ironic ad campaign — don’t ask) failed dramatically. They’ve just …