12 Things I Learned While on Vacation

Posted by on Jun 27, 2008 in Marketing | No Comments

1 – Schedule emergency guest bloggers in case your return flight gets canceled and you end up stuck at the Tampa Airport Marriott for a night. While I’m on the topic, a huge thank you to Leo, Kami, Gavin, Drew and Darryl for your guest blogging services! I must admit that I skimmed your posts ...

Todd’s guest blogger’s rock the house.

Posted by on Jun 25, 2008 in Marketing | No Comments

What a fun week! Todd gets all lazy, and five of the best bloggers on earth fill his shoes. But we need something for closure. Something to sum up the experience. What better than a tag cloud?? The tag cloud above was created (with Wordle) using the text of each of the fabulous guest blog ...

What you can learn from some old people.

Posted by on Jun 25, 2008 in Video | No Comments

It’s the last day of guest posts on Todd’s blog! This week we’ve seen some spectacular posts from some awesome bloggers. If Todd ever chooses to backback across Europe or join the Peace Corps, I think we might be able to handle this. I’d like to share a wonderfully inspirational yet sad video that I ...

Malcom Gladwell on Happiness

Posted by on Jun 24, 2008 in Educational, Marketing | No Comments

When Todd asked me to fill in for him today, I looked at his blog very differently. As a regular reader, I just enjoy. But, as one who is trying to step into his shoes, I wanted not only to add value but to add value in a voice that would seem familiar and welcoming ...

Digital Hindsight?

Posted by on Jun 23, 2008 in Marketing, Media, Social Media, Video | No Comments

There has been some great advertising over the last twenty years. Think back on some of your favorites from the 1980s – what worked? What clicked for you? Let me guess, emotion, right? Whether we like it or not, the ads that pull us in find a way to let us in to the emotion ...

Inspiration Anyone?

Posted by on Jun 23, 2008 in Advertising, Marketing, Media, Social Media, Video | No Comments

If you have worked in or with an advertising agency then you are sure to get a chuckle out of this – but if you haven’t it may well confirm all your fears how ideas are transformed into the various types of advertising. Possibly more frightening … it will confirm your suspicions about the PEOPLE ...

Philobolus: How a Pile of Dung Became the Ultimate in Creativity

Posted by on Jun 20, 2008 in Marketing, Video | No Comments

When Todd asked me to guest blog here, I knew that it had to be innovative and creative. So, what could be more creative than a dance company named for an organism that eats cow dung coupled with a strong human element? “Pilobolus began as an experiment among three guys and one puzzled professor in ...

One Year, A Word A Day, One Story

Posted by on Jun 19, 2008 in Video | No Comments

First, I’d like to thank Todd for the invite. It’s humbling not only to serve as a steward of the ToddAnd brand for the day, but also to join Kami, Gavin, Drew, and Darryl in this challenge as well. It should be a fun week. My contribution is a video I borrowed from my friend ...