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Office Art: I've worked in a lot of crappy offices over the years, and I don't l …
“I’ve worked in a lot of crappy offices over the years, and I don’t like them.” I said that to a colleague earlier today. As …
"Culture Hacking is how brands become more meaningful; that’s how greater m …
[photo: Associated Press] Recently, I wrote some unkind words about the Playboy Marfa roadside attraction. The reasons for my negative reaction were pretty predictable. I …
David Jones explains…
Here’s an interesting video of Havas CEO David Jones at Le Web, 2011, explaining exactly how advertising is going to work in the next couple …
Brand ManageCamp
I just got done doing a whole suite of work for Brand ManageCamp, a marketing & brand conference in Las Vegas. You can see more …
Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela
[Sent out earlier today in the gapingvoid newsletter etc.] Today being Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, I thought it would be a good time for us …
The trouble with "Meaning".
The cartoon above says it all. “Meaning” is now the new favorite buzzword of corporate sock puppets everywhere. Of course, we all want “meaning” in …
Culture is the #1 Metric
[Sent out in yesterday’s newsletter etc.] This cartoon was inspired by a friend of gapingvoid, Josh Thompson. The idea that metrics and people don’t really …
More New Bulls**t
This is a screengrab from my latest e-book, “Authenticity Is The New Bulls**t”. You can go download it for free here etc. My old friend …
My latest e-book: "Authenticity Is The New Bulls**t"
[My latest e-book, “Authenticity Is The New Bullshit”, is now available for download here. You can read the Introduction below, or read the whole thing …
Playboy, Marfa, Art and Commerce
[photo: landis smithers/playboy] The New Republic has a great article on the controversial Playboy Marfa installation. In case you haven’t heard, Playboy went ahead and …
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