Tom Asacker wants to know more about me. Actually, he wants everyone reading this post to know more about me. Normally, I pass on the meme thing, but Tom Asacker is not your normal blog pal. We've spoken on the phone! So, withough further ado, Five Things You Don't Know About Me... 1) I'm essentially a very private person, although I do court fame. 2) I'm a walking paradox. See number 1. 3) I'm passionate about …
DDB Goes “Outside” For Seasoned Content Pro
According to Adweek, DDB has hired former Saturday Night Live writer Matt Piedmont as an executive producer on Anheuser-Busch's Web entertainment venture, Bud.tv. "Matt's experience on SNL and in filmmaking is ideal for the speed and savvy we need for doing content for Bud.tv," said David Rolfe, production director of content at DDB in Chicago, in a statement. Bud.tv is a multichannel Internet network in which the …
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If You Want More On Roehm And Wal-Mart
Each article takes its own tack on the news: Ad Age: "Unruly Julie and the Scandal That Rocked the Ad World" The New York Times: "Rocky Return to the Roots at Wal-Mart" The New York Post: "Draft Exec Out in Cold After Wal-Mart Move" (the new biz head of DraftFCB is leaving for Digitas) …
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Another Powerful Woman In The News
According to The New York Times, Yahoo is looking to a strong woman to resurrect the company in its time of need. On Tuesday, in an attempt to compete better with faster-moving rivals, the company announced a restructuring of its operations into three business units. As part of the reshuffling, Terry S. Semel, the company’s chairman and chief executive, tapped Susan L. Decker, 44, to run the unit that arguably faces …
Fuck Up Big! Go On To Great Heights.
Scott G thinks people responsible for making bad ads should be blackballed from the industry. He fails to mention there would be no one left to hire, but I digress. "Silly Girl" in Kansas City sees the problem differently: Are you fucking kidding me? You will never be anyone in this business until someone has a backstory on you about "that one time you fucked up big". I reject Scott's argument and substitute my own: …
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Without Ego There Is No Genius
Randall Rothenberg dropped in on Peter Arnell and lived to tell his Ad Age readers about it. Mr. Arnell has been unquietly unmaking the concept of marketing services ever since he burst into view in the late 1980s with such out-of-the-box ideas as fashion ads that didn't feature the products, city-inspired in-store installations and architect-designed teapots. It's all of a piece. "Da Vinci, Jefferson, Michelangelo …
Falco Gets Wagged
You may have heard that Time Warner named veteran TV exec Randy Falco, formerly president and chief operating officer of the NBC Universal Television Group to head its AOL division. "With his proven success in operations, business development, video programming and advertising-supported businesses, Randy brings the right tools to run AOL at this important time in its history," Time Warner President and Chief …
Online Soon To Be “The Dominant Advertising-Supported Medium”
Ad Age reports that Norm LeHoullier, one of interactive advertising's first kingpins is retiring from Grey after 30 years of service. The trade mag asked him a few questions on his way out the door. Here's one: Ad Age: What's the role of interactive today in marketing? Mr. LeHoullier: Five years ago, [Saatchi & Saatchi CEO] Kevin Roberts gave a speech at AdTech and said the internet is going nowhere until it can …
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