The Death of the Small Ad Agency
Goldilocks says to choose just the right size agency… With all of my awards show and hockey talk lately, I’ve heard from quite of few loyal readers, that I haven’t given enough attention to the nuts and bolts of the ad business as of late. This got me thinking of my current passion [read: not […]
UNITED AIRLINES: New Advertising Storyboards
Recent United Airlines ad offering friendly service… Just a few days ago, I wrote that Pepsi should have called the Media Guy before their ill-conceived Kendall Jenner ad launched. Apparently all that was needed was for another major brand to screw up royally in real time to have them breathing a sigh of relief. In […]
PEPSI: You Should Have Called The Media Guy!
Okay, so where am I? I’m waiting by the phone hoping Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo, dials my ten digits so we can discuss their latest Kendall Jenner spot. I mean, I feel for Indra Nooyi because how many people at Pepsi are going to get fired? I say this is because I can’t […]
Work Supervillains
Logan adds a new sidekick in the R-rated flick. Okay, so where am I? It’s a Saturday, so I wrapped some serious wee hours of the morning re-writes of my Japanese television show and powered through the day so I could see Logan in the theaters before the super hero flick gets reduced to one […]
Don Draper is a Demigod
Only Don Draper could write $1,000,000 checks AND have his ads run 50 years later. Today I ask myself this definitive questions: Is is bad to be jealous of a fictional character? Strolling through New York City—49th and 7th to be exact—revealed that Don Draper’s “Pass the Heinz” ads are running a full fifty television […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2017
Okay, so where am I? It’s the last Sunday in February which can only mean that I’m walking the Academy Red Carpet (which is actually a burgundy shade) of the Academy Awards®, snapping pictures with my new Canon 70D and trolling backstage looking for juicy quotes and pictures for this annual report. Before I go […]
RIP Brudda
“Macho Man” Randy Savage…”Rowdy” Roddy Pipper…”Superfly” Jimmy Snuka. They’re all gone. The Rock, Dwayne Johnson announced it on Twitter today: Don’t be so fast to dismiss this as another wrestler death. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka made childhood that much better. He was beloved in my home. My dad and I had seas
CANCELLED: An Open Letter to Air Canada
Listen…I don’t mean to poop all over the airlines during the holiday season, but between Iberia Airlines’ $5 Nescafé and my latest escapade on Air Canada Rouge, I had to open up iPhone Notes and put my grievances to paper… Just who conceived this ad anyway? Dear Air Canada: Okay, I get it. It’s January […]
Ordering Espresso in Madrid
Okay, so where am I? Madrid called me around the holidays (actually Spanish Television called to do a table read in the never-ending journal to get the Media Guy Struggles pilot made into something real – in any language) and I was all in. As is the case back home near Hollywood, I didn’t sleep […]
The Saga of the Five Euro Nescafé
Dear Iberia Airlines: That was a neat little trick you pulled off on my recent flight. I mean pull around the coffee, tea, and juice service cart and ask politely if I want an ice cold Coca-Cola or perhaps a zumo de manzana so fresh I’d feel like I picked it myself and ran it […]
