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Another Extinct Job
It’s weird to think that the job you do may someday disappear.
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How Easily We’re Taken In
Anyone can have a website. What is harder to acquire is critical thinking.
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The Ads You See Aren’t Me
Recently a friend asked me if I have any control over the types of ads that are placed on this blog. Aside from the shameless plug of my book that I place at the bottom of each entry, the answer is a resounding no. But I was curious as to why she asked. “Because I’m…
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Applying for Friendship
I was sitting in a crowded little theater, waiting for a friend to do his one man show, and I was chatting with another friend. Someone asked us how we met, and my friend said, “She was advertising for friends, so I applied.” It’s true. During my first storytelling experience, in front of a crowd…
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“Rumors of My Death…”
Have you ever made the mistake of clicking on one of those sponsored ads on Facebook? Someone famous is dead, or has gotten remarried to someone else famous, or is crying, or has ruined his or her reputation, or has had a shocking secret revealed. When you click on it, you get an ad for…
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It’s Official. We’ll Buy Anything.
I heard somewhere recently that the United States and New Zealand are the only countries that allow end consumers to be exposed to pharmaceutical Ads. This says a lot about our country’s level of greed, that we’re willing to exploit even our own pain and suffering to make a buck. That’s a depressing thought. Even…
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Marketing Genius or Tasteless Idiocy?
At the risk of giving this disgusting company more free publicity, I feel compelled to talk a little about wickedcampers.com. At first blush, this company, which rents out colorfully decorated campervans in many countries throughout the world, seems harmless, irreverent, and even fun. Their website has a bunch of 20 somethings posing nude in front…
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Bad Ads
One of the interesting things about moving to another region of the country is that you get exposed to a whole different buffet of local advertisements. One particular company stands out in my mind, though. The Swedish Cancer Institute is apparently an organization with a fantastic reputation, but their taste in ads is at best…
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Momma B’s Mac & Cheese
During my drive across country I came upon a delivery truck for Momma B’s Mac & Cheese, and the face on their logo, which one assumes is Momma B, was so scary I nearly drove off the road. Now, this is not to say that their product isn’t delicious. I have no idea, never having…