One of the things we enjoy at Coffee Morning, besides coffee, is playing host to students. Tomorrow will be one of those days. The University of Arkansas Ad Club will be making its way to Kansas City for some agency tours and will also be on hand for some coffee and chats. If you're up to it, come on down to JP Wine Bar for a warm beverage and some excellent conversations. We'll be there starting at 7:30.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no "calling of the Hogs," barefoot hillbillies, or boyfriend/girlfriends that are siblings. That means you, too, Andrew.
Here's to a voice that stood out. Spoken and otherwise. A voice that I'm certain our industry will miss even more than we may suspect. If you're a little young and stupid (which is perfectly acceptable), do yourself a favor and bone up on The Riney Way. You can start by absorbing what Jeff Goodby had to say about the man.
Here's to you, Mr. Riney. We are believers.
You know that new VW spot where the Jetta or Passat or whatever beeps everytime the guy who wants to buy it takes a step toward it? See, in the spot, turns out that the car's already sold and instead of putting a sold sign on it, the new owner thinks it's funny to peep-peep the alarm to scare the first guy. I get it, and it's kind of funny. It's just not nearly as good as this:
Seems I used to know exactly what kind of brand VW was, just from their ads. Now their ads are telling me they're just another car company. And that's a little sad, in an advertising kind of way.
Record a comment from your computer right now. Be pithy.
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