Political Advertising: “Have You No Sense Of Decency, Sir?”
In his book about political advertising, Run The Other Way, author (and friend) Bill Hillsman observed: “Voters are fairly discerning about the difference between attack ads and legitimate contrast advertising, which present a fair-minded (though ultimately...One of our dickweed creatives comes to company Halloween party as me.
Thirty-one goddamn years in the business and you’d think I’d get more respect. Especially from the dickweeds I work with. And then you get this…..dude comes “dressed as me” to Halloween. It’s just mean-spirited and disrespectful, is...Great CDs Are Almost Always Great People, Too.
Recently I posted an article about brutal creative directors. My advice was to get your book out there as fast as you can. Now, if I may, a few words on what I think makes a good creative director. I once read that a coach’s main job is to love his players. I think...An Old Video I Made About Being A Creative Dickweed.
Why do people in this business get such big heads? I can’t for the life of me figure it out. When you think about it, in the old days we woulda just been the knuckleheads who carved the big tooth signs for the town dentist. CUT TO AWARDS SHOW AT THE 1864 CANNES:...
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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.
