Ad School Ain’t Like School School. (Or “Problem Finding VS Problem Solving.”)
Here’s the thing. I went to a School School but now I teach at an Ad School. And it’s really different. At School School, you study the books they assign you, do the homework they give you, take the tests they hand out in class. You’re checkin’ the boxes so you...“It’s not a principle until it costs you money.”
The quotation above is from the famous Bill Bernbach. I think it is one of the smartest things I’ve ever heard and is such a great way to truly describe what the word “principle” stands for. The best single example of somebody standing up for a...Some really good sources to follow for cool ad/web content.
Yours truly is happy to be included on a list from Forbes — “The Top 100 Global Agencies That Know Social Media and Google.” Full disclosure, however. Am no longer a global agency. Sad to report the closing of heywhipple.com’s Auckland,...
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Luke Sullivan
Author, speaker, and ad veteran available to recharge, reinvigorate, and refocus marketing, advertising, and branding firms.
I give a hugely energetic series of presentations on innovation, creativity, branding, and marketing. I spent 32 years in the trenches of advertising (at agencies like Martin, GSD&M, and Fallon) and I’ve put everything I learned into my book, Hey Whipple, Squeeze This. But for me nothing beats taking the message out and speaking to living breathing audiences at clients, agencies, and conferences. You can book me on the button below.
