by Luke Sullivan | Sep 1, 2011 | Advertising, Commentary
Advertising is an itinerant business. I tell students when you step out of school and into the river of commerce, let the current take you where it may. Yes, you can have your target cities, your preferred agencies, but the creative process and the creative life are...
by Luke Sullivan | Jun 20, 2011 | Advertising, Commentary
An excerpt from the 4th edition of “Hey Whipple, Squeeze This,” due out in February, 2012. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Remember how it felt the first time you held a new iPod or iPhone? Remember the delight you felt with...
by Luke Sullivan | Feb 14, 2011 | Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness
As expected, U.S. entries to Cannes were way down this year given the recent Zombie Apocalypse. Observers are surprised ad people continue to even exist given their worthlessness in a economy that now values productive trades like farmers, electricians, and mechanics....
by Luke Sullivan | Jan 10, 2011 | Advertising
Last week I posted an old video of myself doing stand-up comedy back in 1981. As I said then, my brief foray into the world of stand-up was one of the best things I did to accelerate my career in advertising. (This, in spite of that final horrible night, one drenched...
by Luke Sullivan | Jan 4, 2011 | Advertising
Back in 1981 and ‘82, I had a short career in doing stand-up. My days on stage started off pretty well but ended in disaster, in a blizzard that happened on Christmas Day. Doing stand-up was actually one of the best things I ever did for my advertising career. In...