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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.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Apocalypse later.

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If you’ve been in the business a long time, or spun around the sun a few score, or if you read a lot of history, you come to realize that t...

Too busy.

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Hey, I'm too busy writing this morning to do any writing. I'll try to write later, if that's alright.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Have a Nice Day.

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It's 6:47 in the morning and I'm in a yellow taxi on my way to work. Assuming there's no traffic, which there usually isn't ...
Monday, January 12, 2015

On the beach.

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The weather yesterday was, compared to the day before, relatively balmy. The temperature was in the mid-30s and nothing was spitting from t...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Love and Hate.

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It seems half of the advertising industry is at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. My Facebook feed is more full than usual of peop...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

A cold morning in New York.

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It's as cold as a witch's teat this morning in Manhattan. Even the hipsters, who usually only wear hats in the warmth of the summert...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Yes country for old men.

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It's rare to see grey hair in an agency these days. It is the mark of Cain. Or the Scarlet Letter. You can shoot a cannon dow...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Life direction by way of Errol Morris.

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Years ago I had the great good fortune of shooting with the director Errol Morris. Perhaps the best part of the experience was hanging with ...
Monday, January 5, 2015

Home.

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My wife and I got through the cattle-drive that is modern air travel and by the time we got to LaGuardia, it was nearly one am and we still ...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Getaway Day.

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We woke up early, unfortunately. Because we went to sleep late. We woke up early for a seven-o’clock ferry from a small island, Bequia to a...
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