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Over the last three decades in the workforce, I've had plenty of opportunities to pause and ask myself, "How did this guy get to the corner office?" Sometimes, I will answer my own question with inane chatter like, "He shows up every single day!" Thankfully, social scientists have looked into the matter, and now we can all see the source of this particular corporate ineptitude. According to Tomas …
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Usually, when you hear about ad agency veterans opening up their own shop, the principals consist of someone with a copywriting background, someone with an art direction background, and someone with an account management background. But Seattle’s PB& isn’t structured that way — and that’s proving to be an effective move. Founded in 2016 by strategist Britt Peterson Fero and production expert Pete Anderson, …
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Why doesn't Wieden + Kennedy/Portland spawn more startup agencies—something that Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco has successfully done for years? As someone who knows the Portland market, lack of client opportunities is the most obvious answer. FYI, there are just two big fish in the Portland market—Intel and Nike. Adidas America is also a cherry account. Former W+K creative director, Mark …
In marketing circles, propeller heads rule the day, or so some say. They rule because they can quantify their work, parse the data, draw charts, and speak MBA-to-MBA. On the other side of the conference table, you have the creative firm and their bold ideas. The problem is bold ideas from the agency don't exactly instill confidence, in fact, they often do the opposite. Bold ideas are seen as risky, whereas …
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"Hipsters, tripsters, real cool chicks, sir, everyone's doin' that rag..." -Robert Hunter Fifty years ago in San Francisco, LSD-fueled rock-and-roll parties raged deep into the night at The Longshoreman's Hall, The Avalon Ballroom, and The Fillmore. A new culture was born from this artistic Renaisance—a culture which continues to feed people's spirits and bank accounts to this day. For instance, ad agency, …
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Advertising is filled with characters. Rory Sutherland, vice-chairman of Ogilvy Group UK, is one such character. Sutherland is loquacious and prolific. He writes a column for The Spectator and, he seems willing to sit for an array of interviews. Hats off to Carina Maggar and One Advisory for capturing this lively conversation. https://youtu.be/AyhLUyXwYYY "Try to be good at two things that are perhaps …
Oxford-educated, Lucy Jameson, recently stepped down as chief executive officer of Grey London. The Drum asked her about her adult gap year and her "expert internship" at Facebook. I found it fascinating to observe the difference between how people react to you when they think you’re just a random intern vs when they know you’re CEO of a 500 person company. You can get a far better feel for what’s really going …
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DDB chairman Keith Reinhard is a member of the Advertising Hall of Fame. Reinhard gave birth to the Hamburglar and the other denizens of McDonaldland. He was responsible for McDonald's "You Deserve a Break Today" and for the Big Mac tongue twister, "Two-all-beef-patties-special-sauce-lettuce-cheese-pickles-onions, on a sesame seed bun." He also penned State Farm's long-running theme, "Just Like a Good Neighbor, …
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