The 2021 Olympics Ads Olympics* (*please don’t sue me)
I know 2021 has been a weird year for anything Olympics-related because, well, there wasn’t supposed to be an Olympics in 2021. The Olympics were supposed to be last year, …
Ad Campaigns That Haven’t Gotten Old
I’m a bit of an advertising gourmand. I know, theoretically, I should have the highest of standards for the industry that has become my life, and I do. But no …
On mastery
I’m not jealous of mastery. Okay, I am a little bit. (Who wouldn’t be?) But I’m more impressed with it. And fascinated. I love watching people who are masters at …
Ads I Wish I’d Made: Coronavirus Edition
I’ve mentioned that the path to my advertising career started at a young age, and that seeing Ads I Wish I’d Made played a part in keeping me on that …
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 …
Ads I Wish I’d Made
I’ve been interested in advertising — like, as in doing advertising — since I was a little kid. I was about seven when my cousins came to visit and brought …