I can’t remember the first time I heard The Band. I think maybe I caught The Last Waltz on some late night channel in my youth. At the time, I really didn’t know who they were. I do remember being amazed at Robbie Robertson’s playing. And the sad,…
A note: this is going to probably piss a lot of advertising people in the Triangle area off, so I’ll just forewarn you. Last week, I attended the annual AAF-RDU ADDY Awards in Raleigh. Kudos to Shay Foley and her committee who put on a great event…
A couple of months ago, I had the great pleasure of having Stevie Archer, one of the first interns I hired at RBW (and later hired full time), as a guest speaker in my UNC copy and communication class. I’d tried to follow Stevie’s career as she we…
I heard the news today that R.E.M. had decided to call it a day. I came over some random XM radio channel as I was driving through the North Carolina mountains and I had to pull over at the next exit just to gather myself. I really did feel like I…
If there are three things I’m really passionate about (other than my family), they’re music, great design and trying to give back when I can. That’s what makes the Yellow Bird Project so cool. It’s a Montreal-based organization that lets Indie ban…
So, after 25+ years of steady agency employment and going on two full years of a successful freelance business, I’ve decided to stick my toe (very gingerly) into the interviewing pool again, and I’m not really liking the temperature. “What digital…
The most powerful element in advertising is the truth.” – Bill Bernbach It was totally off my radar, but on August 13th, 2011, Bill Bernbach would have been 100 years old. Who is Bill Bernbach, you ask? Well, if you’re in advertising (especially i…
For the first time since I’ve had an email account (over 11 years), I’ve been hacked. And used to spam every one of the friends I have in my online address book. So, sorry. I fixed it. But as I woke up this morning to discover the breach, I’ve als…
Just took the kids to see the new “Winnie The Pooh.” Have to say it was so, so refreshing to see actual hand-drawn cel animation again. No digital stuff. No having to put on 3D glasses. And what a great stroke of genius to have Zooey Deschanel sin…
I’m here in Atlanta to spend a full day with Kristina Halvorson (@Halvorson) talking about Content + Strategy. Kristina is a dynamic speaker and runs a really cool company (http://www.braintraffic.com/) in Minneapolis. Stay tuned for a summary.
