Monday, September 30, 2013

The Great Advertising Depression.

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Over 70% of the advertising jobs in New York are under the auspices of the three major holding companies. I routinely hear stories of 15 p...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Plutocrats.

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Plutocrats are back with a vengeance. More often than not, these people (if you can call them that) act as if their vast wealth and power we...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Early morning meeting.

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I got into a taxi early this morning and I knew right away I was in a bit of trouble. In New York, hack licenses are issued numerically. So,...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

A trophy for everyone.

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There's an op-ed in today's "New York Times" that everyone should take three minutes to read. It's called "Losing...
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Casting pearls.

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I'm flying back right now from two days in LA, casting for some spots we'll be shooting in about ten days. I've never enjoyed ...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The Interfraud.

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There was a news item that was circulating last night that said up to 30% of the five-star reviews that appear online are written by interes...
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LA's fine.

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I'm in LA right now casting for some upcoming spots. My producer is of the old school and, oddly enough in this day and age, we are do...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

I'm not one of the cool ids.

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It's finally happened. After four years with my MacBoo   Pro (they gave me a new one here when I started) one of my  eys has finally f...
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A cricket in Secaucus.

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I did, I'm sure, many things wrong in a previous life. Horrible, grievous things, for which I am being roundly punished in this one. ...
Friday, September 20, 2013

Taxis and advertising.

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As a life-long New Yorker (except for one year in San Francisco and two in Boston) I've learned you can learn a lot from cab drivers. ...
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