Interns Should Be Paid. With Money.
Recently an ad student at well-known art and design school came up to me and said, “I just had some of my work produced for a real client at a national agency.” Here’s why this is a disturbing story. The kid had done this work, and a lot of other work, for this agency...Random Thoughts on the Word “Viral.”
If one more person tells me they want something to “go viral” I think I shall retire to my chambers and weep softly until dusk. “Go viral”? Please. Take the Beatles. The Beatles didn’t hold a meeting in the 3rd floor conference room and decide, “Okay, we’re going to...A Good Day to Count my Blessings.
There are certain brands that it is just a thrill to work on. And often, they’re brand names you don’t have to explain to your mom. “Hey, Mom. Yeah, we just won the ComGlom-Aero7 account. … What? … Oh, they make these engine parts that go inside of, well, not the...A Brand Is A Promise Paid Off In The Store.
Full disclosure up front. What follows is four paragraphs about some Southwest Airlines work. I don’t work on that account and this isn’t my personal work, but we did it here at GSD&M and I think it’s pretty cool. I love that description. A brand...
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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.
