He's Not A Poet
Be Ready When Opportunity Rolls Your Way
Welcome to the 2014 edition of What The Tour de France Can Teach You About Advertising. While last year's edition never got published due to my general dismay with pro cycling, you can see previous editions here, here, here, here, and here. In a three-week stage race...
Brilliant Branding By Boulevard Brewing
As frequent viewers of this show may have noticed, I like beer and spend a great deal of time thinking about it and writing about it. On occasion, when I can surreptitiously skim a few bucks out my kid's college money, I even buy it and drink it. And, when it was...
The 2014 Super Bowl Ads For The Non-Poetic
Welcome to the 2014 Super Bowl Ad Awards For The Non-Poetic! Super Bowl XLVIII is done, the Seattle Seahawksare the Super Bowl champions, Joe Namath's coat is aggressively humping his leg before curling up to sleep at the foot of his bed, and it's time to reveal our...
AC/DC And The ABCs of Advertising
When I was in high school, it seemed like every afternoon as I drove home, one of the two rock radio stations in town would play AC/DC's Highway To Hell. While never much of an AC/DC fan, the juxtaposition of the song coming on the radio as I made my way home from a...
After The Storms
First off, thanks to everyone who checked in and voiced their concern about our well-being in the aftermath of the May 20th and May 31st tornadoes in the central Oklahoma area. We were well north of the Moore storm (if one can consider 12 miles "well north" when...
The 2013 Super Bowl Ad Awards For The Non-Poetic!
Welcome to the 2013 Super Bowl Ad Awards For The Non-Poetic! Super Bowl XLVII is done, the Ravens are the Super Bowl champions, Ray Lewis is officially retired and now has a lot of time to kill, and it's time to reveal our judging panel's (me and Office Dog) favorites...
Dropping The Ball On Another Year…2012 In Non-Poetry and Advertising
As the calendar kicks over to 2013, like most people, I'm inclined to take a look back at the previous 365 days. And, as I reflected on some of the advice, rants, and general non-poetry I've troweled out over the last year, I was again deeply grateful for everyone who...
What You Can Learn From That Other B.C. Clark Holiday Tradition
If you've lived in central Oklahoma for any length of time, you're no doubt quite familiar with the B.C. Clark jingle which, for the uninitiated, is on the same revered Christmas carol level as Silent Night and Jingle Bells in the Sooner State. However, there's...
Small Words For A Giant Of A Man
(In the name of full disclosure, Ray Ackerman, who passed away this morning at the age of 90, was my Uncle and I've had the pleasure of knowing him all my life. I think he called me "Tiger" until I was in my late 20s. I'm also pretty sure I was his favorite nephew!~)...