Today in fast-food advertising: mouth-watering vs. stomach-turning
I love a good cheeseburger. And not in a “I’m not like other girls, I like junk food” kind of way — more in a “if you haven’t had a …
How campaigns make the political really, really personal
I could — and almost certainly will — go on at length about my favorite-best and favorite-worst political ads, and this election season is sure to produce some doozies. But …
10 top moments from this year’s Oscars that weren’t about white dudes
Did anyone else get a little shiver when Issa Rae announced the nominees for the Best Director Academy Award back in January? A reminder: “Congratulations to those men.” Pregnant pause, …
The five best ads never to run during the Super Bowl
If you’d tried to run an ad during this year’s Super Bowl (I can say that, right? I can say “Super Bowl”?) you would have paid around $5.6 million for …
Dear Baby Creatives: What dues-paying isn’t
Dear Baby Creatives, Last week, we looked at the general concept of dues-paying for ad industry newbies and why, in the end, you should take a deep breath and suck …
Dear Baby Creatives: Why dues-paying is a thing
Dear Baby Creatives, I have never, not once, regretted going to work in the advertising industry. (Other people certainly feel differently. This is just me.) Has my experience in the …
Three mistakes Peloton made that you don’t have to
I’m sure I don’t have to remind you about the bizarre “Peloton Wife” ad that aired a couple of months ago, but I’m going to anyway. The ad tells the …
On the importance of failure
I stand before you today with inadvisable bangs. I thought they’d work. I was wrong. I tried to cut wispy bangs, I failed, and now the penalty for my failure …