The American West is not a place rich in water. If the people who live in the American West don’t learn to curb their water consumption, and quick, water will be a thousand times more valuable than oil ever was. Thankfully, Roy Spence, one of the founders of ad giant GSD&M is working with state […]
Texans Prefer Mineral Water from Mexico
Before moving to Texas in March, I’d never heard of Topo Chico, the mineral water from Monterey, Mexico that is ubiquituos in Texas. According to The New York Times, don’t even ask for San Pellegrino or Perrier in a bar or restaurant in Texas; they’re likely not served. Topo Chico gets a lot of support […]
Jane Raybould Is Angry About Guns, And She’s Bringing The Fight to the GOP
I am from Nebraska. I live in Texas. I have also lived in Utah and South Carolina. Do you see the trend? Because I come from the Corn, I get pissed when the Huskers don’t show up to play, and I get pissed when a short-sighted rancher and Trump cheerleader from the Sandhills occupies a […]
Riding the Storm Out with Two Old Friends
Scott Pruit, the Trump Administration’s scandal-plagued EPA Administrator was sent home to Oklahoma today. The incoming director has a cleanish slate, but Trump’s Earth-damaging policies are not about to change. All of which makes today a great day to focus on the problem solvers who battle to preserve and restore nature and honor all living […]
Ronald Reagan Stars In New Pro-Immigration Reform Ad
Are Ronald Reagan-Republicans stunned by the rapid erosion of conservative values by a reality TV star POTUS? Their professional actor POTUS held ideas about immigration that would make today’s Democrats blush. The ad above is playing on FOX NEWS today. The ad is the work of Becoming American initiative, which exists to counter the White […]
Perpetual Reinvention and Forward Movement—Cabell Harris & Co. Are WORKin On It
Cabell Harris and his agency, WORK Labs in Richmond, Virginia are industry famous. Deservedly so. Now in its 25th year of, WORK is a design-forward, five-person shop that operates from the ground floor of the Harris home. According to Richmond Biz Sense this is about to change. Harris said he is looking into possibly locating […]
Hannibal Buress Goes “Back To The Future” for Turo
Renting a car from a rental car company is so last century. In the sharing economy, you dream up your temporary ride to complement your outfit for the night. Comedian Hannibal Buress and director Kris Merc set out to make a weird, charming, and surprising piece of content for car sharing marketplace, Turo. Turo CMO, […]
Candidates and Causes, Like Companies, Must Design Their Path To Victory
I hope that candidates from coast-to-coast are studying Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s historic win this week in New York and asking themselves what they might learn. There are quite a few political lessons to focus on, but there’s also a communications lesson. Fast Company was one of the first to correctly identify her campaign’s visual identity as […]
In Ohio, Playin’ It Safe Is Still Playin’ To Win
In lottery marketing, as in America itself, it’s all about the big win. One minute you’re pissing in a pot, the next you’re sitting on a golden throne. All because the lottery called your number at long last. Cleveland-based independent agency, Marcus Thomas zagged where others zig. The agency’s new work for The Ohio Lottery […]
Burger King Introduces #WhoppHer of a Promo in Saudi Arabia
Imagine your entire gender not being allowed to drive a motor vehicle. Then after 100+ years of prohibition all of a sudden one day last week you could freely punch it…where in the world would you go? Perhaps, you’d like to score some American fast food from a drive-up window. Novelties! From June 24 to […]
Airbnb Responds To Supreme Court “Travel Ban” Ruling
Travel changes a person. The more one experiences away from home, the more one sees how all humanity shares one planet and one common destiny. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Trump has the authority to ban travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries if he thinks it is necessary to protect the United States […]
