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January 4, 2026 The Cranky Creative

Flu risk increased 33% after vaccination: Cleveland Clinic study

Trading the flu for something worse? They’re at it again. For more than a week now, my Facebook feed has been inundated with “news” channels from around the country posting

August 24, 2025 The Cranky Creative

Cracker Barrel’s rebrand disaster: what’s really going on?

What started as just another bafflingly bad corporate rebrand has quickly escalated into a full-on scandal. As customers, employees, and rival companies pile on, the company’s “woke” policies, reports of

This new American Eagle jeans ad featuring Sydney Sweeney is driving the woke mob mad.

July 29, 2025 The Cranky Creative

Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans ad triggers woke freakout

Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans ad is fun, flirty, and — gasp! — blonde. So naturally, the woke screeching class are calling it Nazi propaganda. Here’s why their meltdown is

A new-breed marketer doing the work of 10 specialists using AI apps for unprecedented productivity

March 26, 2025 The Cranky Creative

Vibe marketing: the future is here, your job is not

If you’re a marketer still plotting campaigns (and your career) like it’s the “old world” — say, six months back — then buckle up, because you’re about to get blindsided.

As AI gets smarter, humans are getting dumber

March 4, 2025 The Cranky Creative

As AI gets smarter, its use is making us dumber

With the release of xAI’s Grok 3 AI model and Microsoft’s announcement of a new quantum computing processor based on a novel state of matter, the world is about to

Joe Rogan interviews Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience

January 23, 2025 The Cranky Creative

Facebook firing its ‘fact checkers’ is a win for truth

I’ve seen a lot of emotional posts from people upset that Meta has put an end to its “fact checking” on Facebook. What they don’t realize is that Facebook’s “fact

The Cranky Creative blog: Why better advertising is worth fighting for

January 5, 2025 The Cranky Creative

We can’t let them win: why better ads are worth fighting for

I’ve been feeling a little defeated lately, to the point where I considered quitting the blog. Ever since Google changed its search algorithm to shortchange small blogs like mine in

November 26, 2024 The Cranky Creative

Rollback: Walmart abandons DEI and other ‘woke’ policies

BREAKING: In a seismic shift that will send shockwaves throughout corporate America, retail giant Walmart said on Monday that it will roll back a number of diversity, equity, and inclusion

My USPS mail truck stuck on a pig trail in a very rural area

October 19, 2023 The Cranky Creative

My short-lived career as a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier

Earlier this year, I’d vowed to get out of marketing. After burning out on writing for university programs, being ghosted by clients who owed me money, and hearing a prospective

September 11, 2023 The Cranky Creative

Is Big Tech censoring The Cranky Creative blog?

You bet your free speech it is. I’ve noticed it for more than two years: Every time I publish a blog post saying something that goes against an approved mainstream

The Cranky Creative blog on marketing and advertising turns five

August 21, 2023 The Cranky Creative

The Cranky Creative blog turns FIVE

A lot has happened since 2018: I left in-house and agency marketing to start my own freelance copywriting business; I found success and satisfaction working directly with clients (and not