[Back in 2004, I tried merging The Cluetrain with the ad industry, perhaps a couple of years before the world was really ready. Heh.] One …
“Meaningful brands outperform stock market by 120%”.
Havas CEO David Jones tweeted the following news story earlier tonight: “Meaningful brands outperform stock market by 120%”. 120%. And why is that, you ask? …
The Hughtrain, Mark Two
THE HUGHTRAIN MkII 1. The market for something to believe in is infinite. We are here to find meaning. We are here to help other people …
So what comes after advertising (9 years later)?
Back in the early blogging days of 2004, I wrote a little online rant called “The Hughtrain Manifesto”, influenced by all the stuff I was …
"The New Certainties": Minimalism, Motivational Speakers & Looking For New Stuff To Believe In etc.
[The “Hughtrain” cartoon, 2004] I’ve been seeing a pattern emerging. Here are some of the main ingredients: 1. That Marfa, Texas, one of the great …
Happy gapingvoid Birthday! My Blog Turns Eleven…
Over the weekend, gapingvoid.com turned eleven years old. I won’t dwell on it too much, other than to say, 1. Yes, it has been an …
the hughtrain mkii
THE HUGHTRAIN MkII 1. The market for something to believe in is infinite. We are here to find meaning. We are here to help other …
on finding "meaningful work"
Back in October, I wrote a relatively candid blog post, “Note to My ‘Tribe’: Where are we headed, Anyway?” And as our mutual friend, Seth …
the survival dance and the sacred dance
A friend just emailed me this excerpt from “Soul Dance”, by Bill Plotkin. I liked it so much, I thought I’d share it with y’all. …
art, the kinetic quality and social objects
Vinny Warren, a highly respected Creative Director in Chicago [He wrote the Budweiser “Whassup” ad campaign] has kindly hung his new “Bluetrain” print in a …
what do middle seats on airplanes and the current recession have in common?
1. One of my pet peeves when traveling [and I travel quite a bit these days] is when I get assigned to the middle seat …
introducing futilemarketing.com
I just bought the URL, www.futilemarketing.com. I’m not planning on turning it into another website, nor am I planing to launch a new business called …