This weekend has been good for various reasons: first of we said hola to Santiago during the night. She kindly said hola back. and then some.
Secondly, we survived our personal version of a Chilean bbq; grilled for over two hours by a VC; keeping the bad bbq analogies going, in the end he did [...]
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halfway between a lie and a truth: pt3
November 13th, 2011 · No Comments
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La vida es divertita
October 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Our project got selected and we accepted the invitation. Santiago is home for the next 6 months as we go about turning this chip into a boulder.
Updates will follow as events unfold, because if you think this is over then you’re wrong.
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saying farewell to goodtime planning ways
September 18th, 2011 · No Comments
I have a neighbour. About 50 years old, but to be honest I have no idea how old she is. She’s been ravaged by bad health.
In a wheelchair, suffering from what I think is Parkinson’s as well. She can walk for 2-3 minutes though she shouldn’t, as her body can’t take the pressure.
My neighbour [...]
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the business end of innovation (client thoughts on social, co-… and other ideas agencies love to push)
September 14th, 2011 · No Comments
The great lesson in microeconomics is to discriminate between when technology is going to help you and when it’s going to kill you. And most people do not get this straight in their heads. But a fellow like Buffett does.
For example, when we were in the textile business, which is a terrible commodity business, we [...]
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client point of view and biggest lesson from two years freelance
August 31st, 2011 · No Comments
” William Lawrence of ABC, another former Times man, asked the first question on December 16: As you look back upon your first two years in office, sir, has your experience in office matched your expectations?
‘ Well, I think in the first place the problems are more difficult, than I had imagined they were,’ Kennedy [...]
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next time you blame others for the state of adland..
July 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment
One magazine;
Four advertisers;
Different agencies;
Same category.
No convention was harmed during the making of any of these campaigns.
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Note to self: since people buy stuff, keep your eye on people..
May 10th, 2011 · No Comments
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Comedy and Account Planning
May 5th, 2011 · No Comments
How comedy can help account planning
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Why most of our work is not working?
March 23rd, 2011 · No Comments
Harvard Thinks Big 2010 – Daniel Gilbert – ‘Global Warming and Psychology’ from Harvard Thinks Big on Vimeo.
Pretty good insight checklist in general:
Are you finding stuff in the lives of people that is:
Immoral
Imment
Intentional
Instanteneous
Obviously the creative translation does not (should not?) have to amplify that fear. But having a fear/problem to work of instead of the [...]
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You are what you eat
March 14th, 2011 · No Comments
“It is difficult to imagine how any behavior in the presence of another person can avoid being a communication of one’s own view of the nature of one’s relationship with that person and how it can fail to influence that person.”
Paul Watzlawick..
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Intro – Pantry [...]
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