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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.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Bid Kid Adieu.

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I did something I seldom do. Something I really haven't done with regularity for a dozen years or more. Certainly at least from the star...

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Lying in Bed.

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There's a company that advertises ceaselessly on LinkedIn. They bang on and on about the incredible freedom and power and even joy emplo...

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Our Power.

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A few years ago, it might have been five, it might have been fifteen, a handful of books written in Nazi Germany and in German were finally ...

Monday, November 18, 2024

Long History.

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There's something wrong about 24/7 news coming to you from 247 different channels, in addition to the added inundation of what you'r...

Friday, November 15, 2024

Buy Now! Bye Now.

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As is all-too typical for what used to be called "the advertising industry," (I refer to it these days as the holding-company-Ponz...

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Tarnished-Lining Notebooks.

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Though I try with every new assignment, every new project, and in the past tried with every new year or new agency, I've never been able...

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Joy. Oh Boy.

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I grew up in the Ally & Gargano style of advertising. Or, more accurately, the Carl Ally style of advertising. I believe in this style o...

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