Good use of the medium (YouTube) to surprise and engage you with a relevant message.
Steve Hall over at AdRants really likes a different one, instead. If you ask me, it’s a little like Homer preferring “Man Getting Hit By Football” in the Springfield Film Festival.
The last few weeks have been filled with fourteen-hour days working on a new business pitch (we didn’t get it), pre-production for a massive Gatorade shoot I’ll be leaving for in early January, an add-on print shoot that de-evolved into a stop-drop-and-roll process, a full-on agency presentation, an agency holiday party (which I passed on), a fussy baby at home and about a million other things, the algebra of which left X minus infinity for blogging time.
Even today, when the agency closed at 2:00 PM, I’m waiting around for client feedback on a pressing job. There’s never a dull moment in the ad jungle.
Things are looking up, though.
In January, look for me to start posting a blow-by-blow of what it’s like to sweat through a two million dollar film production outside the country.
I promise not to gloat (too much).
In the meantime, I hope you all have a happy, safe and prosperous Holiday and New Year and I hope to catch you all visiting my little corner of the ad jungle after Dick Clark goes to bed.
Been a little out of pocket lately; working on a new business pitch that’s been keeping me at the office at all hours of the day and night. In the meantime, the She Monkey commented on the video, below, so I guess I’ll have to follow suit at some point.
After you’ve watched the video, think about the bonuses: 1) no cost, 2) super romantic (so you’ll probably get lucky) and, 3) it increases the effects of the anniversary champagne.
Sit down, brace yourself, or do what it is you would otherwise do when you’re about to receive shocking news.
Ready? Good.
Psssst. The Holidays are upon us.
Awww. C’mon. Think that was a letdown? Well, let me make it up to you.
This Holiday Greetings video was emailed to me today and it’s too good to be left languishing under the tree in my in-box, so enjoy. It’s a 2005 effort from TBWA\Vancouver.
Following in Russ Davies’ footsteps, a few of us gathered last week for a Coffee morning, lunch with barely any coffee™ (now trademarked by Paul McEnany– your royalty payment is on its way).
Paul did a terrific job talking about what we did (talk) and with whom (ad, marketing and PR bloggers) and whatnot, so just go visit Hee-Haw Marketing, already, and read all about it.
A good time was had by all. Let’s do it again soon.
In between becoming a dad, locking myself out of my own blog, moving offices, and working on producing five different television spots and a smattering of radio, I somehow managed– along with our Executive Producer, John Costello– to wind up in print. As in newsprint.
It is there this quote will forever be immortalized: “They bring their ideas, we bring our ideas, we sit around, we brainstorm [and] we come up with a mash-up of ideas from both camps. But once they’re on the page we just turn them loose, because we’re not going to buy a dog and then start barking ourselves.”
Ok. So Adverb is an ad blog. It’s here that I talk about, um, ads and ad people and all the other things you’d expect to find in an ad blog. Oh. Almost forgot.
I talk about monkeys, too. You can’t go wrong with monkeys.
But now I have a new daughter and I can already tell it will be difficult to keep Adverb from becoming a babyblog.
I must… resist… the temptation.
Fortunately, the Wee Monkey is a genius and, after I discussed my concerns about Adverb with her, she leapt at the chance to design and run her own blog.
So problem solved; she’ll have her space, I’ll have mine. Even better, a friend of ours has registered “weemonkey.com” and my little girl will eventually be able to mirror her site there.
Until then, you can keep up with the comings and goings (and the poo-ings) of the Wee Monkey over at her new blog, “Carson’s Crib,” located at carson.macksimpson.com (you can also find an icon at the bottom of Adverb’s right-hand sidebar that points to her blog).
The three of us are home and finally out from behind the hospital’s godforsaken firewall which means, of course, photos. So here they are:
The She Monkey went through labor like an old pro. Badda-boom, badda-bing, she’s having a baby. I, on the other hand, didn’t fare as well. In fact, this is the first view the Wee Monkey had of me. Still, no matter what kind of face I make, I can’t seem to scare the pretty off the Wee Monkey. Even when I play music and she decides to stick out her tongue and rock, she’s still pretty damned cute.
6:45 A.M. : The Wee Monkey was due on the 28th and she’s doing her best to make sure the trains run on time. The She Monkey and I arrived at the hospital this morning at one o’clock with her contractions coming two minutes apart. It’s been a waiting game ever since, though, but progress is being made. I found the Wee Monkey’s horoscope for today:
Scorpio October 23 - November 21, Daily Overview for October 28, 2006: A longed-for achievement finally comes to fruition, much to your deep satisfaction. You’re quiet — if not to say mysterious — about the news. Share it with some loved ones; they’re just as happy for you.
Check back; The hospital has wireless access and I’ll update as I can.
8:45 A.M. : So… very… close. I think we’re on-tap for the “big push” in about a half an hour.
10:45 A.M. : The Wee Monkey arrived at 10:04 and weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces. She’s already asked for the keys to the Bronco. The She Monkey is doing fine; she was a real pro. I’ll upload pics once I’m able to get out from behind the hospital’s firewall.
2:45 P.M. : We’re in our room; everyone’s fine. The Wee Monkey is already eating us out of house and home, and we haven’t even left the hospital. The She Monkey and I have been able to nap a little– it was a pretty long night and we’re both tired.
I think this will be the last update of the day as we both try to follow the Wee Monkey’s example: eat, sleep, eat, sleep.
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Terrill: Does anyone know what happened to Bob Berry? I spent a lot of time with his family when I was young and had a lot of great times at Bob's...
Believe it or not, both Adverb and I live.
Sit down, brace yourself, or do what it is you would otherwise do when you’re about to receive shocking news.
Ok. So Adverb is an ad blog. It’s here that I talk about, um, ads and ad people and all the other things you’d expect to find in an ad blog. Oh. Almost forgot.
