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Cranky Creative blog the new vice president from hell

October 29, 2024 The Cranky Creative

Cranky Case File: The communications VP from Hell

In the spirit of Halloween, this Cranky Case File tells the tale of my first-ever meeting with a new VP of communications — an encounter that might have scared me

Humblebrag definition from Merriam-Webster dictionary

March 4, 2024 The Cranky Creative

Mastering the LinkedIn humblebrag: my journey to social media stardom

The following is an actual humblebrag I tongue-in-cheek posted on LinkedIn — dedicated to the LinkedIn “thought leaders,” “rockstars” and “gurus” whose humblebrag posts inspire me to, well, keep scrolling

NFL football fans playing a drinking game with Super Bowl LVIII ads

January 30, 2024 The Cranky Creative

Million-dollar mind control: why ‘your favorite Super Bowl ad’ does not exist

Pass the chips, hold the Kool-Aid. This Super Bowl, The Cranky Creative is serving up some red-pill hors d’oeuvres. Plus: The ultimate Super Bowl ad drinking game! Super Bowl LVIII

Cranky Ad Review: I couldn't take my eyes off this ad for Medicare

November 22, 2023 The Cranky Creative

I could not take my eyes off this ad for Medicare

Someone at QualifyNow Medicare wanted my attention — and by God, they got it. I don’t know if it was the giant word ATTENTION emblazoned in all capital letters across

March 30, 2023 The Cranky Creative

Cranky Case File: When management trips balls

The first Cranky Case File recounts a true-life story of management groupthink and how it backfired with hilarious results. Once upon a time, as an in-house copywriter for a public

The Cranky Creative has some confessions to share. Oh, yes he does.

June 26, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Confessions of a cranky creative

In this post, I share a collection of confessions, opinions, and unvarnished random thoughts that may or may not get me in trouble. Enjoy. 1. I was born to do

woody and buzz lightyear see bad logos everywhere

October 12, 2021 The Cranky Creative

A series of unfortunate logo designs

A logo is a symbol or other design created to visually represent a company or organization. It is a key part of any brand as it’s meant to communicate the

November 19, 2019 The Cranky Creative

We are copywriters, not typists or order takers

Back in the days when I worked as someone else’s employee, a manager would occasionally ask why I seemed so resistant to making seemingly minor copy changes requested by other

July 18, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Business buzzwords and corporate jargon I hate

The corporate world runs on business jargon—bullshitty buzzwords that mask the meaning of the things we want to say. Why do so many businesspeople muddle their messages with mush-mouthed words

March 12, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Please, do not “hit me up” on a Friday afternoon

I hate receiving job requests on Fridays. I work hard all week, and by the time Friday rolls around, I just want to see all of my current jobs through

cyber hackers send scam emails to blackmail victims

December 11, 2018 The Cranky Creative

Critiquing the creative of a ransom email scam

“Hello! I’m a hacker who cracked your email.” Last week, I received an email from my own email address. It was sent by a purported hacker who claimed to know