I must say, I was pleased to see that Stephen Foster, in his great wisdom, has promised to re-publish many of Paul Simons past pieces. All are highly recommended. As I commented last week… “Truly sorry to hear the news. ...

I must admit I have no idea what the TikTok fuss is all about. The service is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, and Der Trumpf is making a big stink that the platform can be used by the Chinese government to ...

Why am I not surprised to read that the number of marketers with in-house agencies has grown sharply over the past five years, according to a new study from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA -featured in last week’s MAA.) ...

Obviously, as I’ve repeatedly told you, I’ve been in the ad biz since Genghis Khan invented the USP, so I’ve seen a lot of changes. Some good, most bad, with the creation of Holding Companies topping the ugly list. However, ...

My good mates Evan Brown and Ask Wappling have just produced a rather amusing and very timely book titled… “Joy of pandemic cooking.” Both are veteran and very talented Los Angeles Ad Men/Women who have turned their talents during this ...

Mad Man. Booze. Fags.. In his inimitable wisdom, Stephen has asked me to contribute to the on-going series “MAA blasts from the past.” As I have more of a past than just about anyone reading this, it should be a ...

OK, so the Super Bowl fever is finally subsiding. The best news is that my favorite ad, “Loretta,” from Google has been ranked amongst the top three of the 62 spots that ran throughout the game. And, by the way, ...

As some of you may know, I have been in the ad biz since before Genghis Khan invented the USP. So, I’ve seen a lot of changes, some good, many not so good. Back in my Mad Man days we ...

In his infinite wisdom, Stephen has once again asked me to give my predictions on who will win the Dylithium Lions at this year’s Festival of so called Creativity in the fleshpots of Cannes. Before jumping into that cesspool of ...