by Luke Sullivan | Feb 9, 2015 | Advertising, Education, Interviewing, Portfolio
Okay, class. Today’s substitute teacher is Mr. Carroll. You remember Mr. Carroll. He was here two weeks ago. I expect you to give him the same respect you give me. People? Settle down, people. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • T-shaped...
by Luke Sullivan | Jan 26, 2015 | Advertising, Creativity, Education, Portfolio
I met Ryan Carroll when I worked at GSD&M in Austin. He was a young writer then, and now he’s a big shot, group creative director and won’t take my calls. It was his team that came up with last year’s Radio Shack spot on the Super Bowl:...
by Luke Sullivan | Oct 21, 2014 | Advertising, Creativity, Digital, Education
I once read that smart companies should give away what they know. I didn’t get it at first but the more I read, the more I saw how these “generous brands” actually attract paying customers. Cool. So, with that in mind, here is a condensed version of...
by Luke Sullivan | Oct 13, 2014 | Advertising, Education
Courtesy of a site called No Ad School by Jared (no relation to Subway) I give you this nice listing of good ad blogs. I was in no way hurt or offended he neglected to include this humble blog. Didn’t bother me. At all....
by Luke Sullivan | Sep 15, 2014 | Advertising, Commentary, Digital, Education, Problem Finding
I just finished reading a really good book, a new title from Warren Berger, who’s been writing about the ad industry for a long time. Smart guy. Book’s titled A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas. What Berger calls “inquiry” or...
by Luke Sullivan | Aug 17, 2014 | Advertising, Creativity, Digital, Education, Radio
The world today is full of pain and bad news. In the streets of Aleppo, of Gaza, and Ferguson, Missouri, bad shit is happening. Which is why the world needs a really stupid blog like this one. It’s stupid mostly because I wrote it. But it’s also stupid because the...