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George Tannenbaum on the future of advertising, the decline of the English Language and other frivolities. 100% jargon free. A Business Insider "Most Influential" blog.

Monday, May 4, 2026

Bubble Babble.

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I remember reading Jerry Della Femina's great book on advertising, the one with the title you couldn't use today, "From Those W...
Friday, May 1, 2026

Ouch.

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Saturday was one of those days people with incipient arthritis dread.  I have the ailment in my lower back, my right hip and my left shoulde...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

Word Imperfect.

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There was a book review in The Wall Street Journal not too terribly long ago about "amerikan" accents and why we speak the way we ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The Common Cult.

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There are many people who believe that amerika is, and has been for centuries, under the thrall of a "cult of science" or "th...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

If-Then.

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The great scientist and writer Desmond Morris died last week. No one in the entirety of the advertising industry even noticed. No one in th...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Work is Working.

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I wonder how many people reading this right now have heard of Gary Hart. Or Howard Dean. Or Walter Hickel. Or Spiro Agnew. Or even Sarah Pal...
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