The office is officially closed, as the "Great Enstupiding" of the advertising industry is no longer my problem. You can find the best of my work in the archive below. If you are looking for me... I've gone to the beach.
If you are so unhappy at work that you find yourself Googling “Should I quit my job?”, then Houston, you have a problem. Here are 16 signs it may be
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Can we finally put to rest the tired and pernicious notion that “the client is always right”? It’s not true, and marketing people who work from this mindset are doing
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Why do so many freelance copywriters forget that their job is not to write poetry or win advertising awards, but to sell their clients’ products? Having spent most of my
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Legal departments have an important job to do—but hounding the marketing department is not it. Marketers dogged by overzealous legal input need to stand their ground. 1/28/20: This article has
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Creative professionals are some of the most friendly, fun, and hard-working people you will meet. Why, then, are so many creatives so unhappy in their jobs? It’s not the money.
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The Cranky Creative cries fowl over some of the most annoying ads on TV. You know the ones. Those loud, obnoxious TV ads featuring Norm MacDonald, Darrell Hammond, and more
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My name is Rob and once upon a time, I was a cranky copywriter. Why was I cranky? Because copywriting, as fun and satisfying as the work can be, often
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