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Actual client comments turned into posters. Plus my worst-client story.

by Luke Sullivan | Feb 12, 2013 | Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness

In your career you will hear many very stupid things. Your job, should you choose to accept it, is to keep a straight face and not laugh out loud. And this site just posted a nice series of some of the silliest client comments turned into posters. It’s very...

SuperBowl XLVII: How to blow $126 grand per second.

by Luke Sullivan | Feb 4, 2013 | Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness

Everybody’s got their faves from the commercials on the Super Bowl. But let’s talk about the bottom feeders. (Okay, fine. As for favorites, mine happened to end up pretty far down the list of the infamous USA Today Ad Meter: the spot for Oreos (“Whispering in the...

Recent interview from some nice folks in Romania who were kind enough to translate it back into English.

by Luke Sullivan | Jan 30, 2013 | Advertising, Commentary, Creativity

  Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile. Cardinal sin of bloggers, not to create new content. That, and sucking. But anyhoo, here’s an interview I did a while back with some nice folks in Romania. Here was their very nice intro. (I promise, the...

An e-mail I came THIS close to sending to a client just to let her know what her micro-managing felt like.

by Luke Sullivan | Dec 18, 2012 | Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness

TO: Luke Sullivan, Creative Director FROM: Communications Manager Please move the 56th pixel on the 233rd row about a 64th of a inch to the left. Also, the dot in the “I” should come down one font size, but not the lower vertical slash of the i, just the little dot on...

My Brush with Fame (and an Experiment in Social/Sports Marketing)

by Luke Sullivan | Nov 29, 2012 | Advertising, Social Media

I am not a huge NBA fan, but when Kobe Bryant’s agent calls and says “Mr. Bryant would like to speak with you,” you take the call. He’d read my advertising book Hey Whipple, Squeeze This and just wanted some advice about some marketing stuff. Turns out he’s as nice...
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