First World Problems: Wearing Jeans with a Sport Coat
Okay, so where am I? I’m standing in front of my closet pretending to be choosing what to wear when I am really wondering why Roseanne Barr didn’t call me ahead of her Ambien tweet that got her rebooted hit TV show booted off of ABC. I mean…saying you didn’t know someone “was black” is […]
Pantera: The Art of Sculpting Fog
The de Tomaso Pantera. Around $10,000.* In Italy, men build cars with passion. One of them is Alejandro de Tomaso. And this is his car. Pantera. ————- The evolution of the print ad is something that deserves its own dissertation (I am sure there are many) and today too much copy scares away even the […]
Seriously: The Best Places to Eat in Poland Right Now
Okay, so where am I? Move over, Paris. Get a taste for one of the most surprising food destinations on Earth: Poland. This European nation is located at a geographic intersection that connects the forested lands of northwestern Europe to the fertile plains of the Eurasian frontier and sea lanes of the Atlantic Ocean. It […]
Managing Creatives
Okay, so where am I? I’m still recovering from the red carpet at the Oscars. Every year, for seven straight years, the photographers pit takes a little more from me. This year I may have brought back the flu bug from either the hundred or so camera clickers or the one of the beautiful people […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2018
Okay, so where am I? I’ve been a little fidgety because the Oscars seem so late this year. I mean I can’t recall the last time the show was as late at March 4th. But today is where my dreams soar while I settle into my spot on the red carpet (which as you all […]
Dilly Dilly: Trying to Not to Punch the TV during the Super Bowl Commercials
Okay, so where am I? I’m digesting the numbers from the Super Bowl and it looks like over 100 million people watched the big game again. I’m pretty happy because the taking the Philadelphia Eagles and plus six points was the steal of the year (uhhhhhm, hypothetically, because I would never gamble, of course). I […]
LEAKED: Your Guide to the Super Bowl Commercials and Betting Props
Okay, so where am I? Before I get to the top Super Bowl commercials leaked before Sunday, I just want to say that I feel a huge measure of vindication. “Why?” you ask? Because of stories like this from Variety: Madison Avenue Hopes Super Bowl Ads Won’t Get Trumped by Politics Analysis: Big Game. Small […]
H&M: You Should Have Called The Media Guy!
Okay, so where am I? I’m on phone watch hoping Karl-Johan Persson, the CEO and president of Hennes & Mauritz, aka H&M, stops monkeying around and dials me up so we can discuss their ridiculous Monkey hoodie and subsequent lame apology. Maybe before I rant and rave and tell you how a simple pre-release phone […]
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, […]
Ace the Interview…!
Okay, so where am I? I’m doing my best to mentor some pre-graduate students on how to get a job in the ad world via the American Marketing Association’s job speaker series at a local LA-based college. In these types of engagements, I like to mix it up a little bit and remind everyone that […]
