Awards Season plus the Perfect Photo Shoot
Okay, so where am I? Currently I’m in the midst of In the midst of planning a photo shoot, Yeah yeah, I hear you. Rent a space, show up with a camera and some pretty models and push the little button on your camera. Nope, it’s not that easy, but more on that later. I […]
Class of 2018 Media Guy Hall of Shame Inductees
Okay, so where am I? As you can see on the left, the call of Clio entries has been announced. That means I’m pulling together to campaigns from last year trying to see if I should spend $525 to $1,025 on entry fees to put my best work forward. It’s been a while since my […]
The Power of Christmas
Okay, so where am I? I’m up late, late late, So many pressing projects… A college magazine to put to bed… My Los Angeles Kings Jewels From The Crown columns... Research on the next big idea for the next Clio Award… Planning the former Communist bloc holiday trip in two weeks… Christmas gift wrapping… But […]
Before Coffee Your Brain Doesn’t Work So Well
I love this little lady… Okay, so where am I? On the heels of the Clio win, I’m in front of my television after having watched a hockey game for the third time gleaning inspiration for a “homework assignment” I am working on as a tryout to contribute to a popular website. Who knows where […]
Workspaces: My Office
Okay, so where am I? Where else would I be but at the office, where I spend 60 hours of every non-vacation week. I am trying to get that inspiration for, not only that new campaign that’s due on Friday, but also that mysterious new commercial campaign for Smokey the Bear. My cluttered office and […]
Good Luck and New Business
Okay, so where am I? It’s award season in the ad game and that means there are submissions to do in my spare time (yeah, what’s that?) for such awards as the CLIOs, Tellys, the SHORTYS, the Effies, and more. Today, I spent the morning sifting through the 2016 to find the right pieces to […]
Dissed By a Screen Legend…
Feeling like a Neanderthal today. Okay so where am I? Current mood says I am lost in my own mind. I’m in a bit of a funk with this Clio Awards shortlist announcement staring me in my face. Scroll down. Scroll up. Scroll sideways. Nothing but the giants of advertising there. Not a Media Guy campaign to be […]
The Tellys and (yes!) More Sexist Advertising…
Hello, my name is Michael. And I’m an awards junkie. I’m not ashamed to admit it. I like to win. Not Charlie Sheen #winning*, but real winning. Recognized-by-my-peers winning. Owning-the-advertising-world-for-three-minutes winning. Winning. So first, the big news… The Media Guy strikes again. Two Silver Council winners and three bronze trophies in the 2016&nbs
Selena, Annie, and More Stupid Advertising from Across the Pond
Okay, so where am I? (More on that in a minute). In between my regular job (well, it’s not so regular, it’s actually invigorating), working with the team to prepare the campaign overview for the Clio submission (it’s hard to condense so much genius into a two-minute video) and re-writing scripts for my Japanese television […]
Innovation*: Failure is the catalyst to success
I can’t believe it’s been over nine months since I was trying to finish my 2015 submission for the Clio Awards. The big agencies have entire staffs cutting up footage and storyboarding narratives into two minute vignettes designed to win at beautiful, sleek statuette termed, “The Oscars of the Advertising World.” Me? I was doing […]
