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Thoughts on the OmniPub merger: "I'm not sure what problem the merger was actual …
I know I’m a bit late to the party, but a few people have asked me what I think about the recent headline-grabbing Omnicom-Publicis merger, …
“The Sex & Cash Theory”
(Early bizcard drawing. Laminated. New York, August ’98) The Sex & Cash Theory: From “How To Be Creative”: The creative person basically has two kinds …
Office Art as "Effective Visual Strategies" etc.
Gapingvoid: Effective Visual Strategies for Business from gapingvoid [Official Blurb: “There’s a reason why images are the most powerful and effective way to share a message …
“The Art Of The Entrepreneur”: It’s not great art unless it makes you want to change …
[“Wolf vs Sheep”. An old favorite.] We’ve been working on a new project lately, still in beta, that has the working title, “The Art Of …
Frank Stella: The Grandaddy of Office Art
[photo courtesy of artnerd. the frank stella piece in the photo above was taken inside the saatchi & saatchi building, up in new york city.] …
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 …
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