Two bloggers drinking beers.
Blogger One: "Advertising is fucking dead."Yep. And "Death of Advertising" is no longer that interesting to write about, either.Blogger Two: "Man, advertising is so fucking dead it's no longer even that fun to read about how fucking dead it is."
The world has moved on etc.
Posted by hugh macleod at June 29, 2005 11:50 AM | TrackBackThank fuck for that. One less tired hobby horse for you to bang on about then.
Not sure Google shareholders would entirely agree (mkt cap c.$85bn) nor WPP, Havas, Publicis etc. but if two bloggers say it then it's probably right.
Posted by: Yipee at June 29, 2005 12:45 PMIf writing about advertising is dead... why are you writing about it then?
Posted by: Gerard van Schip at June 29, 2005 1:43 PMOld habits die hard, Gerard ;-)
Yipee, my opinion is not only informed by bloggers:
http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/001637.html
So... bought any Havas stock lately?
Heh.
Posted by: hugh macleod at June 29, 2005 2:05 PMOMG - what are us folks who get paid for advertising going to do? Make suits? Naaahhh.
Posted by: Bruce DeBoer at June 29, 2005 2:51 PMI dunno Bruce, how about "an unending chain of one night stands and suicide pacts"?
;-)
Posted by: hugh macleod at June 29, 2005 3:18 PMMan, Steve Hall's gonna be bummed when he finds out that his blog is no longer much fun to read.
Posted by: David Burn at June 29, 2005 5:04 PMYeah... him and David Burn ;-)
Posted by: hugh macleod at June 29, 2005 9:45 PMbtw I still like reading Adrants... but I don;t feel nearly as connected to the business as I did, even 3-6 months ago.
Think about all the really cool, world-changing, paradigm-shifting ideas that have excited you in the last 3 years or so.... Be honest, how many of the were invented inside a typical MAdison Avenue agency?
Posted by: hugh macleod at June 29, 2005 10:25 PMAgencies and agency people don't invent stuff—they soak it up. We are the sponges of the world.
Posted by: David Burn at June 30, 2005 2:43 PM