Enjoli: A 30-Second Capsule of Sexist Advertising
Okay, so where am I? I’m still hunkered down, North Korean-style*, working with the team to produce our Clio submission. We want to make the April 21st deadline and save the $25 late fee. We shall see. I can tell you that I was inspired by this article about North Korea’s Loyalty campaign where, “North […]
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 […]
Laziness
Okay, so where am I? Let’s just say that Oscar Week ground me down like never before. And, I’m still a little stung by Jennifer Lawrence’s lateness for the red carpet arrivals. Usually she’s there early showing off a lovely red dress and generally trying to avoid my camera. But this time she showed up […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2016
Okay, so where am I? It’s late February so that means that I’m on the red carpet at the Academy Awards®, awash with the symphonic melody of whirling cameras, screaming photographers and swooning fans. The statues need a good polish / credit: Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. Usually I begin my Oscars® Backstage column with an […]
OSCAR WEEK 2016: Bathrooms and Chickens
“Oh yes barkeep, one vodka tonic, dirty with three olives and chase it with an Oscar…” About a year ago, I spent an afternoon with an Oscar winner who took out their shiny new 8.5 pound, 24 carat statuette everywhere we went. Talk about attention…Uncle Oscar was best attention grabber this side of a Bugatti in […]
OSCAR WEEK 2016: My Picks
Behind the Scenes – Rehearsals continue at the Dolby Theatre. If there’s anything you can bank on, it’s my Oscars picks. Since I started covering the Academy Awards five years ago, my picks have been scorchingly accurate in the major categories with 29 out of 35 correct selections. Last year I banked a little heavy […]
OSCAR WEEK 2016: Yes, We All Dream in Gold!
Yeah, well, I’m an Oscars nerd. I picked up my Oscars credential (sorry, no pictures allowed of the priceless, laminated pass to the biggest awards show on the planet) and was dazzled with the new Oscars print and web media campaign art. I’ve been part of many creative teams that produced some classics for television […]
Everyone Needs a Muse – A Tribute to Glenn Frey
Okay, so where am I? It’s been a busy week for the Media Guy! I’m in Hollywood this week with what seems like LL Cool J Week. First, I run into him at the fabulous Redbury filming NCIS: Los Angeles and today I watched him get the 2571st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. […]
The Red Carpet and Beyond: Golden Globes 2016
Okay, so where am I? If you read Friday’s column you know I am home in Los Angeles. But, honestly, Europe still has a hold of me. I’m still stuck (mentally) at the New Year’s Eve Silvester Gala at Hofburg Palace (you know, the former imperial palace in the centre of Vienna that emperors used […]
Standing in Line: The 2016 Golden Globes
Okay, so where am I? I’m at the beautiful Beverly Hilton standing on line to pickup my credentials for the Golden Globes on Sunday. Geez, there are a lot of people here. Are they giving credentials to every Mom Blogger on the planet? Wait, they are giving a credential to me so I should just […]
