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always the critic
February 7, 2010 · View Comments
first up, happy new year! it was a much needed break but i’ve had to hit the ground running it’s been one helluva start with work extremely busy. over my break i consumed a lot of media but didn’t do much contribution. i did a lot of thinking and introspection and have come to a resolution: spend less time commenting on other people’s campaigns. i noticed that this particular industry is particularly fond of critiquing and sledging other people’s work, campaigns, and sometimes it even gets personal. i’ve been guilty of doing it on more than one occasion. i don’t... [Read the full story]
social media
issues and crisis management in social media
November 20, 2009 · View Comments
a tale of two craigs craig badings and craig pearce colleague and ex-colleague here at ogilvy were discussing issues and crisis management over on mr pearce’s blog. given that they were talking about a conversation we’d had i thought i throw in my two cents worth. let me preface this by saying the gentlemen mentioned are seasoned pros with years of this stuff under their belt and it was an honour to be included in the conversation. definitely one of the perks working for ogilvy. mr bading’s and i had the opportunity to work together on a high profile brand crisis and throughout... [Read the full story]
pr
bad for journalism, terrible for pr
June 5, 2009 · View Comments
it is sometimes joked about in public relations (pr) circles, that the slashing of journalism budgets will be a boon for pr professionals. the truth is the decline in good journalism starts us down a path that neuters one of the most powerful checks and balances in a democratic society. keeping the bastards honest if this is the only thing that you remember about the australian democrats, etch it fast. a democratic society exists in a state of fluid contention. one side can never have too much power, because what we do know about power is that it corrupts. to this end, most of our power structures... [Read the full story]
advertising
johnnie walker… another great ad
September 17, 2009 · View Comments
another great example of good story telling and getting viewers to view a six minute ad. via mumbrella. [read more]
life
emotionally intelligent post-it note
February 23, 2010 · View Comments
i was reminded of one of my favourite pecha kucha presentations on youtube when i received this note on my motorcycle. i happily obliged. who says interesting communication can only exist online? [read more]
laughs
why men shouldn’t write advice columns
November 27, 2009 · View Comments
speaks for itself really. [read more]
emotionally intelligent post-it note
i was reminded of one of my favourite pecha kucha presentations on youtube when i received this note on my motorcycle. i happily obliged. who says interesting communication can only exist online? [read more]
always the critic
first up, happy new year! it was a much needed break but i’ve had to hit the ground running it’s been one helluva start with work extremely busy. over my break i consumed a lot of media but didn’t do much contribution. i did a lot of thinking and introspection and have come to a resolution: spend less time commenting on other people’s... [read more]
why men shouldn’t write advice columns
speaks for itself really. [read more]
social media
issues and crisis management in social media
a tale of two craigs craig badings and craig pearce colleague and ex-colleague here...
can radian6 be used to prevent suicides and murders?
i’ve been thinking lately that we could potentially use social media monitoring...
“fuck right off” real facebook error message
i was looking at the attendees to a a facebook event and where i showed up as an...
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advertising
johnnie walker… another great ad
another great example of good story telling and getting viewers to view a six minute...
the mini clubman, how virals should be done
here’s another example of how virals should be done. via: http://nguyenduong.tumblr.com/ ...
dancing in the street: t-mobile flashmob
another well executed, smart, funny, and creative ad that happened to get viral. somebody...
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