Anyone with a historical perspective of #advertising knows that agency consolidation is nothing new. That doesn’t mean it’s good, of course, it just means its not new: www.martinbihl.com/business-thinking/small-is-the-new-big-agency-mergers #marketing #smallagencies #bigagencies

Relationships are built on and thrive on instantaneous cues and signals. And yet the interpretation of those cues and signals is defined by perspective. So how can they survive at all? We ask Vishakha Nangalia, planning director at Ogilvy Mumbai – about this & more. open.spotify.com/episode/1JQT...

Why #advertising #agencies are the same as they ever were. Also not. We review @thefarmersdog’s @tiezzi’s #TheIdeaWriters: wp.me/P23AlC-wh

The click as a metric made such a mess

Alex Bogusky was famous in his career for breaking new ground. So we asked him a question that we hadn’t asked in Season 1, but that grew out of our conversations then – in which he explores happiness, joy, contentment & more. Episode 24 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

There’s a lot of talk about #AI & what it’ll do, but I’m not sure anyone knows. Including me. Which should be evident from this piece I wrote: www.martinbihl.com/business-thi... #artificialintelligence #creativity #marketing #advertisingagencies

Grant Marshall, Dafoe Pond, serigraph, 1986

Kickstarter for my book Crash & Burn is chugging along. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cra... What's the book about? I'll let Ima Hack answer that:

#SoapSexandCigarettes is a cultural history of #advertising that focuses on the consumers AND the ads. Our review: wp.me/P23AlC-vX

"We sell – or else."

When you understand what makes #Pinterest different, you can use it smarter. We review #pinterestpower the-agency-review.com/pinterest-po... #advertising

Americans are uncomfortable talking about class which is probably why they are so obsessed with it. This should tongue-tie them a bit: www.martinbihl.com/business-thi... #class #marketing #advertising #strategy #culture

We start by asking the artist Gini Frank Fischer the question we asked Ted Johnston in Season 1 - why some people are #artists and some are not, and end up exploring just how powerful #creativity really is. Episode 23 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: open.spotify.com/episode/01bu...

The future is always uncertain; for some that creates fear, for others, hope. But is it possible to live simply curious about what’s next? This is what we asked Clean Tech Entrepreneur Jeff King in Season 1, and in Season 2, we asked Photographer Tim Scott: open.spotify.com/episode/3jcR...

.#Creatives are worried that they will be replaced by #AI. Agency execs are telling them they’re crazy to be worried. Are they? www.martinbihl.com/business-thi... #ArtificialIntelligence #Advertising #AdvertisingAgencies

What #midcentury #marketing problems #spokescharacters solved & why. We review #MeetMrProduct: wp.me/P23AlC-vK #advertising

The use of #animation in #advertising is accelerating rapidly. So what works, what doesn’t & why? I use the experience of judging the #CollisionAwards as an opportunity to make some observations. www.martinbihl.com/business-thi... #awardshows #marketing

The value of thinking critically is its ability to help us find new solutions to problems. Chris Ebmeyer brings the interesting perspective of how environment, culture & context impact one’s ability to do it at all on Episode 21 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6UXj...

Only #DonaldFagen would bring #AlfredKorzybski and #JeanShepherd together. We review #EminentHipsters: wp.me/P23AlC-vF #1960s

Kickstarter update #4: I'm hours away from going live with the Kickstarter for my book, and I haven't had one single drink of alcohol!😂 The voices in your head are not always your friends. Wait a minute! This is going to be a chapter in the book. Please be ready to share.

The 4 questions you should ask whether you’re doing #B2BAdvertising or #B2CAdvertising. www.martinbihl.com/business-thi...

We start with the question “Is happiness a state of being or a memory?” and kind of evolve into “Is happiness the same from culture to culture?”. Episode 20 with Chatinado Tinago on #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #happiness #culture #podcast

What makes #Millennials different and what doesn’t. We review @RobinHenig & @scootes #Twentysomething wp.me/P23AlC-vA

Industry standard is never the goal. Industry standards = status quo Status quo has never been great.

JFK once said “we do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard.” He wasn’t talking about cannabis marketing, but man, he could’ve been. My thoughts: www.pm360online.com/why-cannabis... #cannabis #marketing @PM360online #branding #advertising

.#KashSree has judged & won awards at all the prestigious #advertising shows. So he’s both received & given jealousy, envy & appreciation. Which is why we asked him what we asked #LanceThomas in season 1: how are they related & what can we learn from them? open.spotify.com/episode/31mn...

One #CreativeDirector’s journey from rejection to success. We review @gideonamichay’s #NoNoNoNoNoYes wp.me/P23AlC-vt #creativity

We discuss #PhillipGlass, #StarWars and #RobertRodriguez in an effort to figure out if all art is derivative or not, and if it matters. Episode 18 with filmmaker and author #PJHaarsma: open.spotify.com/episode/4fUS... #art #movies #books #creativity

.#LanceThomas tries to have an intelligent conversation about #inspiration and #AI on his podcast but I’m there so it devolves into arcane literary allusions & references to #Eightballs. shorturl.at/lwxES #ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #advertising #orginagency

Why an #advertising book from before you were born is revolutionary. We review #RosserReeves #RealityinAdvertising: wp.me/P23AlC-vl

"I don't get how you remember and know so much about your advertising career," a former AD partner said to me. "Because the journey meant so much to me. It was new and different, and after everything I went through to get here, I was determined to soak in all in," I replied.

“What excites you?” “What keeps you busy?” “What has been your most rewarding project?” and “Who are you wearing?” - My interview with @faris & @rosieyakob in #StrandsOfGenius: geniussteals.substack.com/p/1b9093a7-1... (except that last one. I made that up) #marketing #strategy #advertising

In the first episode of the second season, we ask editor Lucas Harger - who pulls brilliant stories out of thousands of hours of film - the question we asked Olivia Kenney in season 1: Do we make our lives or do the people and events around us make them for us? open.spotify.com/episode/2KSS...

People trying to make sense of @MadMen_AMC in real time. We review @guardian’s @WillyDean's #UltimateGuidetoMadMen wp.me/P23AlC-vc

Wait, there’s more? Yup, and the introduction to the second season episode explains what’s the same, what’s different and why you should care. Well, mostly the first two. Check out Episode 16: open.spotify.com/episode/0IeP... #YoureOnMuteThePodcast #podcasts #seasontwo

@KyleBarich @fredkinch @griffenthorne1 @libuf21 #AmandaDaley & #SarahMahoney weigh in on why this moment in cannabis marketing is fascinating. Also me: mmm-online.com/home/channel... @MMMnews @LarryDobrow #advertising #cannabis #marketing #socialmedia #creativity

How a 600p #novel about #PharmaAdvertising reveals what’s wrong with #advertising today. We review #AdNomad wp.me/P23AlC-v0

An idea for fixing the social media problem because “anyone who might straighten it out is either too ignorant, too craven, or too cowardly to do so”. tinyurl.com/54eaxtud #socialmedia #advertising #facebook #twitter #youtube #disinformation

What’s the difference between being forgiven and being pardoned? Tech executive Matt Mizenko discusses their unique characteristics including how consequences and grace come into play. Episode 15 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: open.spotify.com/episode/1uSZ... #forgiveness #pardons #podcast

How #glamour affects your #customers & therefore your #marketing. We review @Vpostrel’s #PowerofGlamour wp.me/P23AlC-uU #advertising

Entrepreneur and Clean Energy Executive #JeffreyKing discusses whether it Is possible to live simply curious about the future without investing it with hope or fear on episode 14 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: open.spotify.com/episode/2bkR... #cleanenergy #cleantech #future #podcast

A copywriter enlists the help of some art directors to make sense of an AI-powered graphics platform. Hilarity ensues. www.martinbihl.com/business-thi... @Apple @FlairAI_ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Advertising #GraphicDesign #Creativity

We talk to the guy who literally wrote the book we use when we teach #advertising. Our #interview with @heywhipple: wp.me/P23AlC-b2

Without #process, nothing gets done. & sometimes WITH process nothing gets done too. My thoughts: www.martinbihl.com/business-thi...

Writer and teacher #ChrisTroter explores the question “Is all art derivative?” and the follow up “And is that a bad thing or a good thing?” Episode 13 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: open.spotify.com/episode/5F7p... #art #creativity #podcast

Scary close to what #advertising’s really like. Also just a bit scarey. We review @Steffan1’s #TheHappySoulIndustry wp.me/P23AlC-Lq

Why are some people artists and some people are not? #TedJohnston starts by identifying three kinds of artists and then goes from there on episode 12 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: open.spotify.com/episode/329X... #artists #creativity #podcast

How listening to a client talk about #whiskey suddenly revealed to me how brands, clients and agencies should all work together. My thoughts at #WhyIsThisInteresting: whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-brand-... #branding #marketing #advertising @WhyInteresting