I wrote the most important copy of my life in July 2004. I was responding to an online personals ad posted by the woman who is now my wife. We
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The Cranky Creative blog turns one
The Cranky Creative blog first lit the pixels of computer screens a year ago on July 4, 2018. Frustrated with the red tape, politics, and backstabbing stupidity that pervades the
Continue reading54 percent of copywriters feel lack of respect: UK survey
The United Kingdom’s Direct Marketing Association surveyed 433 British copywriters and found . . . a lot of cranky creatives. See why they’re so unhappy. The 2014 survey—the first and
Continue readingIncompetent people don’t know they’re incompetent
It’s true. Science has proven what many of us always suspected: Incompetent people don’t know they’re incompetent. Welcome to one of my favorite news stories ever, clipped from my local
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