Curated for the Curious: Adpulp’s Top Takes of 2019

The advertising industry is a powerful force in western culture. I am fascinated by the industry’s reach and its ability to change hearts and minds and sometimes the course of history itself. This is why I show up here. Why do you show up here?

There are countless places to go look at “the work.” There are precious few places to consider what the work means. Adpulp is such a place. Thanks for reading, thinking, and sharing this inside-the-industry content.

Adpulp’s 28 Articles of Faith

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/3-steps-to-brand-marketing-success-consider-believe-and-buy/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/the-glorification-of-personalization-in-marcom-is-persistent-but-misguided/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/we-all-need-new-business-but-were-also-in-a-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-agency-business/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/your-ego-will-lift-you-up-but-eventually-theres-a-wicked-fall-from-false-heights/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/ad-people-arent-paid-a-ton-theyre-paid-by-the-ton/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/put-your-portfolio-down-and-let-me-see-your-eyes-shine/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/go-ahead-rip-the-bandages-off-your-digital-daydreams/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/work-isnt-just-work-work-is-money-meaning-and-identity/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/copywriters-are-idea-generators-the-words-come-later/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/for-good-things-can-happen-brands-need-to-be-famous/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/fear-of-mass-shootings-is-bad-for-business-bad-for-morale-and-bad-for-america/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/how-to-get-rich-in-advertising/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/advertisings-young-folks-dont-need-awards-or-the-long-hours/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/find-a-great-writer-or-team-of-writers-to-move-your-audience/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/the-smaller-and-more-focused-the-agency-the-more-responsive-and-capable/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/need-to-convince-people-stop-talking-and-reach-consensus/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/how-not-giving-a-fuck-makes-all-the-difference-in-the-world/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/its-a-new-day-customer-experience-cx-makes-or-breaks-your-brand-promise/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/advertising-is-a-critical-spoke-on-the-marketing-communications-wheel/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/data-predators-and-surveillance-capitalists-get-t-boned-at-southby/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/you-can-make-culture-or-make-your-clients-rich-and-famous-you-can-also-do-both/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/are-we-wolves-or-ad-people-or-both/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/senioritis-or-reggaemylitis/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/when-youre-brave-enough-to-be-vulnerable-in-public-youre-ready-to-lead/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/three-simple-rules-to-guide-your-marketing-communications-spending/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/when-everyones-an-expert-and-every-open-tab-is-a-lectern/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/old-rhymes-with-cold-rolled-and-spoiled/

https://adpulp.wpengine.com/the-mediaverse-continues-its-sharp-decline-adpulp-continues-to-climb/