Why the Advertising Industry Should Not Skip a Generation
This past Monday, Enda McCarthy, COO of Publicis London, wrote a post on BrandRepublic.com entitled “Why the Advertising Industry is About to Skip a Generation.” He posits that 30-somethings within the ad ranks are, to paraphrase, royally hosed. Mainly...
The 788 E-Z Steps to Growing Your Twitter Following in 3 Short Years
For just over three years, I have been the mostly anonymous writer behind the @leeclowsbeard Twitter feed – an anonymity I was finally able to lift a few days ago with the official launch of the leeclowsbeard book and app being produced by TBWAChiatDay’s...
I am Lee Clow’s Beard
Yes, it’s true. After three years of ill-kept secrecy, I can reveal to a smattering of cheers, boos and mehs that I am the author of the @leeclowsbeard Twitter account. On June 12, a book of just over 300 of the nearly 800 LCB tweets goes on sale at Amazon, other...
Flying Horse Energy Drink Discovers Perpetual Motion Machine
I love this commercial for two reasons. First, it’s just plain good: A good, on-brand idea that’s well executed. Second, it demonstrates the complex thinking skills of its creators, whose though processes had to go from basic energy to how energy is...
Doing the Right Thing
For most of us, I’d wager not a day goes by that we don’t look around and mutter to ourselves, “What is wrong with this world?” The answer is frighteningly simple: moral relativism. As clear distinctions between what is good and what is bad...
Why the Advertising Industry Should Not Skip a Generation
This past Monday, Enda McCarthy, COO of Publicis London, wrote a post on BrandRepublic.com entitled “Why the Advertising Industry is About to Skip a Generation.” He posits that 30-somethings within the ad ranks are, to paraphrase, royally hosed. Mainly...
The 788 E-Z Steps to Growing Your Twitter Following in 3 Short Years
For just over three years, I have been the mostly anonymous writer behind the @leeclowsbeard Twitter feed – an anonymity I was finally able to lift a few days ago with the official launch of the leeclowsbeard book and app being produced by TBWAChiatDay’s...
I am Lee Clow’s Beard
Yes, it’s true. After three years of ill-kept secrecy, I can reveal to a smattering of cheers, boos and mehs that I am the author of the @leeclowsbeard Twitter account. On June 12, a book of just over 300 of the nearly 800 LCB tweets goes on sale at Amazon, other...
Flying Horse Energy Drink Discovers Perpetual Motion Machine
I love this commercial for two reasons. First, it’s just plain good: A good, on-brand idea that’s well executed. Second, it demonstrates the complex thinking skills of its creators, whose though processes had to go from basic energy to how energy is...
Doing the Right Thing
For most of us, I’d wager not a day goes by that we don’t look around and mutter to ourselves, “What is wrong with this world?” The answer is frighteningly simple: moral relativism. As clear distinctions between what is good and what is bad...