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My Favorite Idea From An Ad Class This Spring. And Why.

by Luke Sullivan | Jul 9, 2016 | Advertising, Creativity, Education, Problem Finding

Back when I was a young knucklehead in advertising, we all knew the way to advance was to outwork everybody and dig up as much work as you could by walkin’ around and bugging the project managers for open job orders. (“Gimme a problem to solve. I’ll do a radio spot, a...

Cool New Book Explores, Explains What I call “Problem Finding.”

by Luke Sullivan | Sep 15, 2014 | Advertising, Commentary, Digital, Education, Problem Finding

I just finished reading a really good book, a new title from Warren Berger, who’s been writing about the ad industry for a long time. Smart guy. Book’s titled A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas. What Berger calls “inquiry” or...

Ad School Ain’t Like School School. (Or “Problem Finding VS Problem Solving.”)

by Luke Sullivan | Apr 29, 2013 | Advertising, Commentary, Creativity, Education

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...

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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.

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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.

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