9.21.18 Lorem Ipsum

This essay is just a draft. If it were final, it wouldn’t contain the well-known phrase, lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit. Say what? Okay, an explanation. In the advertising world, when graphic designers create a draft of a layout, they often use placeholder text for the real…
2018

11.28.14 The Black Offer

(What self-respecting marketing guy could resist? And so, in the spirit of the season…) Announcing an email-busting BLACK FRIDAY offer exclusively from quickSilver! Act NOW to receive a COMPLIMENTARY* integrated marketing campaign for your brand or product!! Including: Mind-bendingly well-reasoned strategic recommendation Development of epic brand platform Multi-million dollar integrated…
2014

7.20.07 Mad Men

The Consumer Products Safety Commission has determined that cigarette smoking is hazardous to your health.  But that doesn’t stop the folks at Sterling Cooper Advertising from smoking like fiends.  Or from drinking too much.  Or from treating the girls in the steno pool like crap.  Or from stealing important documents…
2007