I recently received my life on DVD. No, not a made-for-TV movie, although I think Ashley Judd would portray me quite well. I sent my photos from the 1970s, 80s and early 90s to scanmyphotos.com. Lots of people worried that these precious moments caught on camera would get lost in the mail, or somehow get … Continue reading Digital photos…from 1970s and 80s
An article titled "What Real Mad Men and Women can Learn from the TV show was posted on Forbes.com, and it's a good reminder that brands who are authentic are the ones that survive. With all the conflicting messages, cluttered internet ads and our need to have instant gratification, we can't help but change our … Continue reading What we can learn about branding from Mad Men
I resigned from my job today. This is probably the worst time in the history of the world to voluntarily leave a job, given millions of people have been laid off in the last year. And maybe it was. But I just wasn’t being true to myself…I wasn’t happy. I see you rolling your eyes … Continue reading Joining the masses…voluntarily
I never really paid attention to the advertising messages geared towards children, until I had my own. Sure, I'd heard about those studies that marketers were getting into the heads of children, bombarding them with "buy this, buy that," "eat this, eat that," but it never hit home until now. I allow my two boys … Continue reading Kids and advertising
Michael Jackson died on Thursday. Within a matter of hours, millions of people flooded the internet posting information and opinions on Twitter, Facebook and blogs. His death interested me not only because he was one of my childhood icons, but the way the news spread. I first heard of it from a text message my … Continue reading How the King of Pop brought down the Internet
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