I grew up in a world of marketing that is so far from where the industry is today, it’s almost impossible to imagine. Ad Land was a place where Super Bowl spots and FP4C in the New York Times were the Holy Grail. You used to have things like time to work on ideas; campaigns [...]
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My older sister and I were very competitive growing up. We’d spend hours into the night playing games like Sorry or Battle, and after each game was over, we’d look at each other, yawn, nod our heads and set up to play again. The winner wanted to maintain the title and the loser wanted to [...]
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This past weekend I ran the 2010 NYC Marathon for a second time and like the first time, it was an incredible experience. But unlike the first time I trained much harder, joining the Jack Rabbit Sports marathon training got me whipped in to shape and after 16 weeks, 420 miles, 45+ loops of Central [...]
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Yesterday I signed onto Facebook, as I often do. This time, though, something was different. I had a friend request (hold the jokes, that’s not the weird part) – it was from my mom. Could this be? I think back to the time she called me to ask how to get to Google: “That white [...]
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I started this crisp autumn morning by attending the Wall Street Journal’s captivating “Viewpoints Executive Breakfast Series” featuring a conversation between WSJ editor Alan Murray and American Express Chairman and CEO, Kenneth Chenault. I found Chenault to be refreshing, balanced and pragmatic on a variety of topics, ranging from politics (on this morning after a [...]
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There is no greater sport to bring to life than professional football and there is no icon bigger than Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi to bring to Broadway. Lombardi is arguably the greatest coach in NFL history, and by far one of the most inspirational personalities of all time. On Tuesday, October 26, [...]
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This week we said goodbye to our client partner and dear friend Jim Hunter, NASCAR’s Vice President of Corporate Communications, who passed away at the far-too-young age of 71. As very appropriate tributes for Hunter (as he was affectionately known) have poured in from drivers, owners, tracks, media and his colleagues at NASCAR, I have [...]
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The Pull of Passion
Recently I attended a colleague’s recognition ceremony with the PRSA chapter in Charlotte. The annual event celebrated three significant leaders in the area and raised money for the chapter. We were there to champion our colleague, Mr. Ryan McShane, who was being honored with the Young Professional of the Year award. While I’m not an [...]
tags: Branding, New Belgium Brewery, Passion, PRSA, Ryan McShane, Trader Joe’s
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