Who We Are

AdPulp is the work of three men obsessed with making better communications and making the communications industry a better place to be.

Omaha-based Shawn Hartley, is a technologist in service to brands. He's a guy who knows things, particularly how to make things work on the Internet.

Atlanta-based Dan Goldgeier is a senior copywriter, popular ad industry columnist, videographer, and general pop culture junkie.

Portland-based David Burn, is a writer, creative director and brand strategist dedicated to helping his friends build their brands and grow their companies.

 

What We Say

AdPulp is an online trade rag written by industry insiders. There’s an aspect of journalism here, but it’s purposefully mashed up with analysis from daily practitioners. As it should be!

No aspect of advertising is too mundane for AdPulp—we cover it all. Some want to contain the word "advertising." We don’t. We seek to stretch the meaning so it includes all forms of marketing communications.

AdPulp can be used to monitor trends and spark ideas. That’s where the community comes in. While we work hard to bring focus to the day’s most interesting media and marketing news, the value of our offerings deepens greatly with each comment we receive.

Since our launch in October 2004, we’ve received over 10,000 non-spam comments. Keep ‘em coming.

 

What Our Readers Say

"Always interesting. Always thought-provoking. Always original."
-The Denver Egotist

"One of the top three ad blogs in terms of how smart they are in approaching stories. Both Danny and David. It's not lowest common denominator advertising that they cover, and I really appreciate that."
-Bill Green

"One of our favorite ad biz blogs."
–American Copywriter

"Buttoned Up"
–Ben Popken

"Sub-Adweek shite"
–The Wow Factor

"Nutritious dietary fiber for anyone subsisting in the advertising industry"
–Digital Hive

"World’s greatest ad blog"
–Vinny Warren

"Your blog is a must read."
–Steffan Postaer

"AdPulp covers the good -- and the bad -- of branding in the advertising world."
–Fresh Inc.

"Adpulp is a smart, thorough, flexible blog. It also helps you navigate the dense jungle of media journalism. Burn delivers engaging insights while skillfully pointing readers to more coverage of the news, relevant content on other blogs, and comments by experts."
–Media Magazine

"Thanks for the constant stream of timely, relevant news. I don't even check the industry pubs anymore - you guys are my source."
–Spike Jones

"You guys are among the few that offer any kind of cogent analysis on anything, a rare thing in a field filled with a snarky "doesn't this lame ad suck" blogs or the gossipy "I hear David Droga has a small penis" ones."
–Tangerine Toad

"I love this blog and cherish it as one of the best on the web."
–Sean Scogin

"The first ad blog I ever read, AdPulp is a daily must-read dose of news from the world of advertising and marketing and is remarkably less dry than this write-up."
–The Daily (ad) Biz

"I wanted to let you know that your writings, musings, and thoughts have served as a powerful stream of ideas as well as influx of ad news for me... thank you! "
–Rob Heller

"AdPulp is quite wondrous. bordering on magical..."
-theGirlRiot

"I love AdPulp, man! The analysis is awesome."
-Ian Schafer

"David Burn redefines the word relentless."
 -Ernie Scheck