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Welcome to Death of an Ad Man, where we celebrate the industry Stephen Leacock once described as “a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.” *** Despite my admitted ineptitude when it comes to using them in day-to-day life, I find the recent simplification evolution of our language into GIFs and emojis absolutely fascinating. In the […]

Welcome to Death of an Ad Man, where we celebrate the industry Stephen Leacock once described as “a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.” *** I’ve admitted it before on the site, but I happen to abstain from using emojis (see: The “Aziz Ansari/Watch the Throne” argument). I know I’m swimming against the digital messaging […]

Welcome to Death of an Ad Man, where we celebrate the industry Stephen Leacock once described as “a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.” *** Before I made the decision to chase the writing dragon full-time, my professional career consisted solely of digital marketing and strategy jobs centered squarely around social media. With vague titles […]

Welcome to Death of an Ad Man, where we celebrate the industry Stephen Leacock once described as “a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.” *** “Gentlemen, I’m pleased to report strong holiday sales from the Christmas-Hanu-Kwanzaa spend phase, and things look good for the Mom-Dad-Grad gift corridor. Then we’ll have the usual summer lull…” “We […]