Oh, honey, no: How not to do what Burger King did
You don’t have to be a Burger King enthusiast, a Brit, a Burger King UK Twitter follower, or a woman to have seen — and cringed mightily at — the …
Words matter. (Note: Only mildly political here)
Note: There’s a political bit in here, but you’ll get plenty of warning, if you’re not into that stuff. I am fairly dedicated to words. I don’t know if this …
Brand-on-brand Twitter
Anyone who works in brand social media can tell you that it’s super-fun and easy all the time HAHAHA no, sometimes it’s super-fun and sometimes it’s a desperate slog for …
Storytime: Neurodiversity and the ad industry
Good lord, this was a tough one to write. Also a long one. Because it’s talking about neurodiversity, which can be a tough subject, and a personal one, and one …
Welcome, Super Bowl newbies
Super Bowl Sunday has traditionally been the Big Game for football teams and advertisers alike. And this past one, as… I don’t know, some team faced off against some other …
Robinhood’s brand-management fail
You might not know a lot about the stock market. You might not even own stock — just over 50 percent of people do. But you might have developed an …
Remote work and creativity: I mean, like, yeah
Nuclear-powered introvert though I am, I’m happy (or was, at least, pre-pandemic) to visit clients’ offices for meetings and creative sessions. I even have, on occasion, worked in those offices …
New Year, New You, New Brand
The new year has always been a time for new beginnings, life improvements, commitment to something better. Why? Because. Because it just has. We see the fresh calendar, and we …
2020: The Year That Was (Terrible)
Have you ever known someone who was just THE WORST — selfish, narcissistic, caustic, downright cruel just for fun — and then you meet their younger sibling, and they’re even …
Season’s greetings! (It’s still the season, right?)
Merry belated Christmas, happy remaining holidays, happy safely socially distanced New Year, and greetings for the rest of the season. From all of us. Which is to say, me, plus …