The world sticks to the paved roads. The roads are paths paved by industry. The paths are trails widened by the marketplace. The trails are hacked by the Weird, who leave the paved road for the sake of curiosity and wonderment. Where the Weird go, the world follows.
1. More Content
More on creativity. More on marketing. More on writing. And much more on management—I let that angle slide in 2006.
2. A Few New Services
…but you’ll just have to wait for the details. One should launch around January 14th, the other mid-February. Stay tuned…
3. e-Books.
Three are currently in the works. Why? I have ideas […]
56 percent of the dust that fertilizes the Amazon basin comes from a single valley in northern Chad.
Think about that for a second. That also means that most of the air we breathe, the paper we write/print on, countless species of plants and animals and a thousand other aspects of life are dependent upon this […]
Busy busy busy.
It’s funny. This is supposed to be the slowest time of the year in AdLand, and yet I’m busier now than…well, I haven’t been this busy in years–even before I went freelance. I’m talking almost hotel-management busy (but in a good way).
I’m also working with the Birmingham AdFed gearing up to the ADDY […]
How much is a good idea worth? Is it worth two cents? Because if you have two pennies in your pocket (any coins will actually do), there is an easy way to get quick, creative ideas if you’re stuck.
Cookies are offensive? Really? Cookies?
(quote from Jeff Goodby, via AdAge)
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
- Oscar Levant
What are your plans for the day?
When I put the CD in this morning, I had no idea what I was in for.
To keep the boys occupied on the way to school, I figured we’d listen to a CD that came with a book of illustrated Christmas carols we just bought.
I’m not sure exactly where my wife picked this little gem […]
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