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Entries from May 28th, 2010

Things I Liked (05.28.10)

May 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Stuff I Like

To attempt to balance the ratio of time I spend here talking about things I don’t like to those I do, I’m going to try an experiment: “Things I Liked” will be a weekly list of 5 things I enjoyed that week. We’ll see. BPGlobalPR Sometimes people ask me about the name of this site. [...]

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Conservation of Detail

May 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Theory

“If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there.” – Anton Chekhov Let me just get this out of the way: As a devoted Lost [...]

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Why I Love Advertising

May 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Advertising

I spend most of time here talking about how awful things are in advertising right now, especially online. I really think the web has brought a cultural sea change that most agencies still haven’t wrapped their heads around and it’s marginalized the importance of their work. All that said, there is a reason I got [...]

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More about Iteration

May 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Advertising

The first in a series of three posts I’m working on for WebTrends about iteration in digital marketing. As a bonus, Ishtar makes an appearance!

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