You think YOU'VE got it tough this Thanksgiving - what about the poor turkey? With the president too busy fielding questions about official airport groping this holiday season (and we are not making this up), the noble bird might not get the traditional pardon. Only you can save him! Help... read more →
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Nov
19
A few days ago I had an e-mail exchange with a reader on my blog about that anti-bullying video that Cindy McCain did, which caused my reader to think Cindy was GREAT. But I just found it stilted and stiff and painful to watch. Which I guess was the intent. But... read more →
Nov
17
Newsweek magazine has a current story headlined "Year of the Woman? Eight Jobs That Are Still Sexist." And what was job No. 1 on that list? Journalism. Lora brought this up to our resident expert, veteran ex-newspaperman Brad, who immediately replied with the kind of certain that can only come... read more →
Nov
09
Today, a document was found on a printer here at the office -- the big, fancy-schmancy color laser printer -- that said the following in big, bold letters: Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail Not that we're naming names or anything. We're just reporting what we found...
Nov
01
Recently The Shop Tart (a.k.a. Anne Wolfe Postic) posted this on her Twitter feed: May be the only time I'm ever referenced on a fishing forum http://charlestonfishing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=106290 (Smart girlfriend!) Well, she was not alone in this accomplishment. Our own Brad Warthen was ALSO mentioned on that link, and it was... read more →
Sep
20
As the fourth season of “Mad Men” unfolds, fans wonder: Will Don Draper get it together, or continue to unravel? Will Peggy or Joan just get fed up to the point that she slaps every man on the... read more →
Sep
16
OK, not really (after all, how many years can a guy be red-shirted and remain available?). But Lanier still had a big night at the Rogers, Townsend & Thomas law firm's "Honoring South Carolina Businesses" reception at the Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium Tuesday evening. He was one of the lucky... read more →
Sep
16
Brad didn't know that he was such an expert on social media (unlike all the folks with ADCO Interactive who actually are experts on social media), but we ask you: Could Mandi Engram be wrong about such a thing? Here's what she wrote on Facebook about a panel discussion on... read more →
Sep
03
OK, so we stole that line from Dave Barry, who said it once to make fun of people who had Beta video recorders ("The AZTECS had Beta!" -- or something very much like that; we can't seem to find a link to it), which is made extra ironic because the... read more →
Sep
01
This advice from Tony Mikes at Second Wind grabbed our attention: I am noticing a very distinct change in creative these days. The complication, hyperbole and “fanciness” of the last few years have been replaced by clean, truthful, straightforward advertising.... You need to rethink the creative process in your agency.... read more →
