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Bias Against Aging People, Like All Bias, Is Idiotic and Unproductive

The truly odd thing about ageism is how every single living creature on this planet is aging. We're all aging right now, as we do each and every moment of our lives. Ultimately, this means our bias against aging people is discrimination against the self, and that ageism is a brutal form of self-hatred. As we know, ageism is also bad for business. This new 45-minute documentary film, directed by Scott Haper, …

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Six Early Releases to Whet the Appetite for the Big Game

The Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday in Super Bowl LVII. The program's commercials, which cost $7M for 30 seconds of airtime during the game, already overrunneth. So, let's indulge in a great American pastime and take a look at some early releases ahead of Sunday's game. Door …

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New Film Asks the Right Questions about the Agency Business

The current and future state of the ad agency business is the subject of a new documentary film from  Togetherr, Kill your Darlings. The film is narrated by Anouk Jans, a Creative Director from Germany who is looking for answers, positive change, and a brighter future for herself and everyone that loves the business of creativity. Her quest leads her to seek meetings with industry luminaries like Anselmo Ramos, Greg …

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Drift, Wait and Obey—It Worked for Kipling, It Can Work for You

"When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and obey." -Rudyard Kipling It's Thursday and I'd like to throw it way back to ancient Greece and Rome and look at how ancient wisdom can guide us today. According to Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans did not believe that creativity came from human beings. They believed that creativity …

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“Owning A Large Portion of the Best Talent” Is Pre-COVID Thinking

Like so many businesses, the agency business is a talent business from top to bottom. Nothing good happens without extraordinary efforts made by dedicated, gifted people working as one. Agency heads used to say the agency's "best assets," a.k.a. the talent, walk out the door and go down the elevator each evening. Of course, these commuters almost always returned in the morning. Today, with our newfound and …

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War in Ukraine Leads Western Firms to Close the Door on Russia

Horrible news and painful images are pouring out of Ukraine every day now, as the European country of more than 40M people struggles to survive and repel Russia's lethal invasion. The images and news from inside Russia are also disturbing as the Kremlin is viciously attacking anti-war protestors, closing media outlets, and tightening its grip before it loses its grip completely. Everyone loses in war. Here's …

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