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First Post on The Next Great Generation 8 Mar 2010 | 04:47 am
Happy Sunday, everyone! Just a quick post to let you know that the awesome folks over at The Next Great Generation have featured my first post: “A Gen Y Take on the ‘Film Your Issue’ Competition.” I’...
The Dos and Don’ts of a Finicky Millennial 27 Feb 2010 | 10:40 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shelleygibb/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about effective brand communications, and the related who/what/where/when/why. I work in advertising, and it’s...
When Is It Time to Sign Off? 28 Jan 2010 | 05:42 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fr3d/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Like many others, I was excited about the release of Apple’s new tablet device earlier today. Although it appears to be more of a multimedia devic...
The Future of the Filter 25 Jan 2010 | 03:12 pm
Let me start by saying that I am all for empowering the individual to share. I’ve said it before, and I will say it again. Luckily, this is already happening online. In fact, it has already happened....
Update: MapMyRun and Online Brand Management 24 Jan 2010 | 03:56 am
Hello everyone! First things first – I apologize for my absence the past week and a half or so. Between the internet being out at home, and a pretty terrible cold, I’ve been out of commission. Anywa...
Are We a Generation of Veruca Salts? 12 Jan 2010 | 07:39 pm
Earlier today I was speaking to a very bright and enthusiastic college student who had some questions about the world of advertising. During the conversation we became very excited, sharing our career...
Social Media Advice from Kurt Vonnegut 10 Jan 2010 | 11:40 am
Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut must be one of my favorite authors of all time. Breakfast of Champions, Slaughterhouse Five, Hocus Pocus…I love them all. If you haven’t read any of his work, I would defi...
PR vs. Advertising – Sharing the Social Media Pizza Pie 8 Jan 2010 | 09:39 pm
Recently I’ve come across a good deal of commentary on who should “own” social media — PR agencies vs. advertising agencies. Although the topic has been tossed back and forth throughout the past few y...
The Tortoise and the Hare 7 Jan 2010 | 05:02 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayaevening/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 “You don’t have to do everything today.” A colleague and friend told me this earlier this week when, as usual, I was running around the of...
Wouldn’t It Be Great If…. 4 Jan 2010 | 05:51 pm
Happy New Year, everyone!! After a much needed break for the holidays, it’s time to go back to work tomorrow. Although I took this time to shut my brain down for a while, I took note of a few meander...
