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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.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

A short order morning.

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This morning I left for work early but got into work late. It wasn't due to the heavier-than-usual crush of Christmas traffic. It wa...

Monday, December 14, 2015

Best book covers of 2015.

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Last Friday, Matt Dorfman, an art director at "The New York Times," picked his favorite book covers of 2015. I found his crite...

Some words of advice from Uncle Slappy.

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I got a call last night--this morning, actually--at exactly 2:46 on my iPhone. It was from Uncle Slappy and I knew it wasn't good news. ...

Friday, December 11, 2015

Darkness at midnight.

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After I left my agency Christmas party last night, I was in the mood for some quiet conversation. I'll admit, that's not a mood I o...

Last night.

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Whenever I have to go to an agency Christmas party like I did last night, I get a little nervous. It’s not that I don’t like people or I’m ...

Thursday, December 10, 2015

54 years in advertising.

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Yesterday I wrote a short reflection on the anniversary of my 31st year in the business. I realized this morning, I did my math wrong. My ...

A new word.

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The other day I saw a video on Agency Spy for PNC bank. It was a video recounting the sort of "marketing" I simply don't under...

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

31 years.

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Actually to be absolutely precise about it, today is my 31st Anniversary in the advertising industry. I started at a place called Marschal...

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