How to do Black Friday (if you must) ethically 2021
If it sometimes sounds like I hate anti-Black Friday, that’s probably because I… do, arguably, just a little. Like, I get it: There are economic benefits to it. The “black” …
Why, and when, and how to break the rules of writing, and why you maybe shouldn’t
You rebel, you. You rulebreaker. You’re audacious. And you know what? That’s cool. That’s not the end of the world. If you know why the rules are there, and you …
Agency going hybrid after all? What a great idea! (Part 2 of 2)
I’m both grateful and touched that last week’s post definitely convinced you to keep your agency at least partly remote even after the pandemic winds down. (I mean, of course …
How to do Black Friday ethically (Pandemic Edition)
Last year, I provided a guide for how to observe Black Friday without making a very difficult shopping day even worse. (Okay, mostly I whined about having to do the …
Your legit nonpartisan guide for voting in person tomorrow
Is anyone else ready for this election to be over? I’m sure it’s just me. We’re almost there, though — Election Day is tomorrow, and while that’s certainly not the …
How to get infographics right when it really, really matters
So here’s the deal: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said they “hope to finish this pandemic [in] less than two years,” which seems to me to be …
Everything I need to know about advertising, I learned in… advertising school. (But not really.)
Not everything. I’d say my, like, seventeen years out of college have also been thoroughly educational. But I consider myself lucky to have stumbled across advertising as a college major. …
Seven considerations when you’re writing your brand’s supportive statement
It’s been not quite two weeks since the first protest in Minneapolis after a police officer killed George Floyd while his three partners watched and did nothing. People of all …
12 tools that help me focus when it’s really SQUIRREL
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Kid with ADHD. Kid with ADHD — Want to go ride bikes? I’m allowed to make that joke, because I have what doctors refer to as …
So you’re going to be working remote (whether you want to or not): Tips for workers and agencies
From the first tourist who came back from vacation with a suitcase full of the novel coronavirus, people of all scientific and non-scientific stripes have been speculating as to how …