Saving the Spirit of Christmas
Okay, so where am I? Currently I’m drive straight into the hellfire known as the Skirball Fire that’s across from The Getty Center threatening to shut down the freeway and burn down every decent home along the way. God bless the first responders and the Los Angeles Fire Department for trying to save our homes, […]
NSFW: At the Baghdad Cafe with Margrét, My New Favorite Amazon Model
Very little has shocked me like Volkswagen’s “Luv Bug” commercial did this past week… Basically, the spot goes something like this: Over Dean Martin’s brilliant rendition of “The Birds and the Bees,” the ole “if it’s a rockin’ don’t come knockin'” adage rolls through the first ten seconds, complete with foggy windo
Oscars Week 2017: My Picks
The red carpet is not actually red; it’s more like a burgundy. Get ready for the Oscars’ politically tinged acceptance speeches — and likely more than 45 minutes of advertising. Before I get to all of the tidbits around the Academy and the Dolby Theatre, I’ll bore you with my winners prognostication. Before you roll […]
Blame Trump! Misguided Super Bowl 51 Commercials
Okay, so where am I? ** – More than a caption – see below I may or may not be at the Super Bowl witnessing the greatest comeback in the great Super Bowl ever played. Or I may have just attended the Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton. No, I’m not a nominee, but […]
Liam Neeson = Big Ad Man
According to the Nielsen company, all of us ad executives looking for a celebrity to endorse our client’s products won’t do better than Taken and Schindler List star Liam Neeson. Nielsen concluded that after looking at celebrities who recently made commercials and ranked then them with a formula that calculates likability, influence, public awareness,
Gizelle: Model, Spy and World’s Greatest Muse
First, the big news… The Media Guy strikes again. A double winner in the 2015 Telly Awards competition. What are the Tellys? Only one of the most prestigious honors in the the advertising industry. Sure, the Clios get all the glam, but the Telly Awards carry a lot of juice. Yet I digress… Okay, so […]
Super Bowl XLIX Commercials!
Super Bowl XLIX Ad Chart: Who’s Buying Commercials in Super Bowl 2015 All the Marketers, Agencies, Creative Plans and Backstories, as We Learn Them Psssst…first things first! Thanks to the AdAge team for the heads-up on this story. Secondly, if you need to see some of the spots before game day, go here. Now, on […]
Yippie Ki Yay: Notes and Videos from Tokyo
Just enough time before Christmas to squeeze in a few tidbits from my latest trip in Japan. So here I am knocking out the next season off Miss Pilot and in the middle of it I was called away to a wireless company prove how fast their data speeds are. How did I do it? […]
The Diva and Odd Travels through Japan
Okay, so where am I? Yes, I’m back in Tokyo wrapping up filming of my wacky and oddly-popular Japanese television show. Let me be the first to tell you that Japan is a lesson in culture shock. I mean every country has its quirks and eccentricities, but few are on par with this island when it […]
Writer’s Block? Get to Ojai…
“Writer’s block is only a failure of the ego.” ― Norman Mailer Good old Norman had a lot of Hemingway in him. Direct and strong, no time for weakness. You could say he was very Hemingway-esque. No matter, because he pumped out some great work. Most us though can’t power through the writers block and […]
