8 kinds of work I like to do
Posted on 18 Jan 2016
in Advertising, Branding, Marketing, Not For Profit, Print, Storytelling, TV, Uncategorized, Websites |
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I was recently asked, “What kind of work do you like to do?”. While a longer answer wasn’t uncalled for, I believe the expectation was something on the lines of a genre or a medium, such as “I like writing blog entries” or “I’m really into writing ads”. I do like writing blog entries and […]
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Posted on 31 Aug 2015
in Psychology, Storytelling |
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I got my mitts on the new Brené Brown book, Rising Strong! (pictured here is the back cover which I shot imperfectly, somewhat intentionally…) Those of you who’ve heard of Brené Brown will likely grasp the significance of this. I’ve read little bits and I love what she represents. My brother is jealous, I’m pretty sure. Those […]
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Posted on 25 Nov 2014
in Advertising, Marketing, Story, Storytelling, Weekend Things |
Comments Off on US Thanksgiving Weekend is Canadian Superbowl Weekend
It’s #CanadianSuperbowlWeekend! Actually, nobody here calls it that (for some reason). But this is as much a note-to-self as anything: without the US hype machine, I’d actually likely forget that our nation’s best (American-style) footballers are hitting the gridiron for the 102nd annual national championship. And in my hometown. It’s also a justifiable reason to […]
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Posted on 09 Jan 2014
in Advertising, Branding, Marketing, Story, Storytelling |
Comments Off on Happy New-ish Year: a simple story of a new beginning
We’re a week into the new year. We know that means we’re not exactly striking while the New Year iron is hot, by any means. Indeed, 2014 may be feeling old for you already as you burrow through your post-Christmas backlog. We’re using this opportunity to reminisce about a season of newness. And no, it […]
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Posted on 10 Dec 2013
in Branding, Marketing, Product Development, Story, Storytelling |
Comments Off on The Voice’s one key branding guidepost, & why tonight could be its finest hour
I’m really into NBC’s main singing competition show, The Voice. I blogged about my obsession a few months ago. As with any obsession worth its salt, I’m still trying to put in words what it is that’s worth obsessing about. One key synergy of the Voice with my Branding/Marketing life, though, is the similarity between […]
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