The CGC Participation Trophy: Funeral Home Edition
I love a challenge. When, as a baby creative, I was building out my college portfolio, I assigned myself a spec STI prevention campaign for the CDC just to see …
Aww, man: The most disappointing brand April Fools’ pranks
April Fools’ Day can be a fun one for advertising people. It’s hardly mark-your-calendars fun, really, but it’s fun to have the freedom to think up non-campaign-related, mildly off-brand high …
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 …
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 …
The 2020 Weepies
You’d think 2020 would be an easy year for Weepy ads — it’s been a rough year for everyone, culminating in a holiday season that will be very different from …
INAPPROPRIATE.
Kraft no longer wants you to send noods. Early this month, in celebration of National Noodle Day (which is, apparently, a thing), Kraft encouraged comfort-food enthusiasts to send each other …
Happy Blogthday to Me
One year ago, I thought, like, “Hey, I know what i’m talking about, and I have stuff to say, and people want to hear it.” And then I thought, “Okay, …
5 pharmaceutical ad tropes that look pretty good right about now
It’s funny consuming media these days. I know I’m not the only person who does it — watches a show or sees a commercial with four un-masked people meeting up …
Bonus Fun Time: Work-From-Home merit badges
Well, just look at you, work-from-homers! You’ve been working hard to adapt to a new work-from-home environment, and I’m proud of you. (Assuming you’ve actually been working hard to adapt …
The 2019 Weepies
The holidays tend to be an emotional time. There’s a lot of lots. Lots of togetherness. Lots of food. Lots of stress, crowds, and expenses. Lots of people you haven’t …