Thoughts from my brain

“Going Postal” has never been so well illustrated than in the recent “Insane Office Worker” video that’s making the rounds on YouTube. I found the official explanation for the event in a Russian newspaper and translated it using Google translator, viewable here. The video depicts an ad sales rep in a Russian yellow pages office. According to the article, he was sent over the edge when his colleague made a comment about him not receiving his sales commission and joked that he would now have to spend his vacation in the less-than-enticing Krym (Russia) instead of in Thailand. The article goes on to say that Continue reading →

A great ad can entertain and inspire by tickling us with its producers’ creativity. Advertising makes some of my favorite things free (pretty much all my favorite sites on the internet, and also radio) but it certainly can be overdone by front-loading $12 per-ticket movies with too many previews. But a worse offense is to launch an advertising campaign devoid of creativity or innovation. A great ad campaign can move us emotionally. It can make us laugh or cry or bring color and humor to an otherwise mundane city bus.

But I learned a new rule of advertising recently that discourages creativity. Turns out that many ad campaigns Continue reading →

Did anyone notice, about four years ago, how quickly McCain changed his tone after a consistent straight-talkin’, anti-bush platform? My Dad asked the question while we were hiking recently, “What blackmail do they have on McCain that got him to change his tone so quick?” Perhaps McCain, as this photo suggests, just has a big ol’ crush on The Decider.

Regardless, I’m hoping that America won’t make the mistake of electing a guy who whistles when he talks like McCain does. And also this guy.