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adchick

Writer, account planner, HR director, food stylist, art director, floor washer, producer, on camera talent, announcer, and media buyer. When you're in Hooterville, you get to do a little bit of everything. 27 years of entreprenuerial advertising-it's NOTHING like Madison Avenue!

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Beware the Twitterers
adchick.wordpress.com - 3 days ago
Beware the Twitterers
— adchick.wordpress.com — Twitter brings all sorts of people out of the woodwork. Porn vendors, loan sharks, scam artists. Too... “Social” media, really. The lack of face-to-face contact gives people the courage to share all sorts of stuff. Like this person in a nearby state who sent out a Tweet. I went ... (more) Beware the Twitterers

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Advertising Promises
adchick.wordpress.com - 8 days ago
Advertising Promises
— adchick.wordpress.com — In the factory we make cosmetics; in the drugstore we sell hope. Charles Revson In advertising we’re... hired to make promises. To fill a void in people lives. If you buy XYZ, you’ll be smarter/faster/envied/ thinner/ better/ happier/prettier/whatever. And so it goes with the ads ... (more) Advertising Promises
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Men in Film
adchick.wordpress.com - 12 days ago
Men in Film
— adchick.wordpress.com — This has nothing to do with advertising, but it’s an awesome edit. I was captivated by it,... even though it felt a tad creepy here and there. And, I recognized every single one of them another indication of just how old I must really be. Thanks to my friend Joe for sharing ... (more) Men in Film
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There’s a Month for That!
adchick.wordpress.com - 14 days ago
There’s a Month for That!
— adchick.wordpress.com — I had no idea there was so much to celebrate. Can you imagine being the lucky agency... chosen to develop the PR and marketing strategy for something obscure as, say, Straw Hat Month or Pleasure Your Mate Month? See (what I am assuming is) a complete list here . I’m highlighting my ... (more) There’s a Month for That!
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Making a buck the creative way!
adchick.wordpress.com - 17 days ago
Making a buck the creative way!
— adchick.wordpress.com — The creative ingenuity of people never ceases to amaze me. People are finding all sorts of unique... ways to make a buck. Like Jason, the guy who Twitters shitmydadsays . I’m quite sure he NEVER thought it would end up in CBS looking at his Twitter Account as the making of a possible ... (more) Making a buck the creative way!
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Mac hits the front page…again.
adchick.wordpress.com - 18 days ago
Mac hits the front page…again.
— adchick.wordpress.com — Forgive me as I gush about the cleverness. It’s sickening, I know, but they’ve done it again.... Another excellent use of cyber front page by Apple. (more) Mac hits the front page…again.

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Oh, Harvey…you’re being harsh.
adchick.wordpress.com - 20 days ago
Oh, Harvey…you’re being harsh.
— adchick.wordpress.com — If we study vintage ads like this, we can get an idea of how we treated each... other back then, the roles we played and the priorities we had. Thankfully, times change. And he didn’t even kiss her good-bye. Bastard. (more) Oh, Harvey…you’re being harsh.

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People of Public Transport
adchick.wordpress.com - 21 days ago
People of Public Transport
— adchick.wordpress.com — In Hooterville, we have a city bus system. I road it once when my daughter was a... little girl…she asked so I took her for a ride around our fair city. I’ll have to do it again to see if I can find anything this interesting. In response to People of Walmart, now we have People of ... (more) People of Public Transport
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Careful there, you’re not the client
adchick.wordpress.com - 26 days ago
Careful there, you’re not the client
— adchick.wordpress.com — He called, wanted a meeting immediately, then bulldozed his way into our office. He insisted something needed... to be done and right away. He was losing money. No, he wasn’t the final decision maker, but he was a damned important strategic partner and they would listen to him. He liked ... (more) Careful there, you’re not the client
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A parting gift
adchick.wordpress.com - 28 days ago
A parting gift
— adchick.wordpress.com — Our Intern this summer…she was a walking, always talking, nervous, sound effects machine. But we loved her.... When I finally kicked her outta the nest, she presented me with a gift that keeps on giving. That girl has a bright future. Check it out: Don’t make me use my ... (more) A parting gift
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Follow the money
adchick.wordpress.com - 29 days ago
Follow the money
— adchick.wordpress.com — I love the surprise/interesting/unexpected ending. Here, money travels and ends up in a happy place. Found at... great ads . Please note that this sort of thing is not tolerated in Hooterville. That’s why I want to move. (more) Follow the money
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How they get here
adchick.wordpress.com - 10/30/2009
How they get here
— adchick.wordpress.com — What were these people looking for when they searched for: marajuana god exclamation point “make my dick... hard” shirt and then they end up on my blog? I hope they weren’t disappointed….especially the shirt. (more) How they get here
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Turning on a dime
adchick.wordpress.com - 10/28/2009
Turning on a dime
— adchick.wordpress.com — When you’re a small agency, you can do that. Turn on a dime. You can jump through... a hoop and make it happen without inter-office bullshit, egos, protocols or hierarchy. So today when a client called and needed to change his commercial to push bananas at 39ยข a pound, we stopped everything ... (more) Turning on a dime
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Etch-a-Sketch Art
adchick.wordpress.com - 10/27/2009
Etch-a-Sketch Art
— adchick.wordpress.com — There’s no recession in Hooterville. Today has been a blur. We’ve got one client with the Swine... Flu, and one who thinks he’s going to get a full blow presentation of spec work by Thursday. THINK AGAIN. So I got out my Etch-A-Sketch (had one as a kid, and have one at work) to ... (more) Etch-a-Sketch Art
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Insanely Great…Trust me.
adchick.wordpress.com - 10/24/2009
Insanely Great…Trust me.
— adchick.wordpress.com — Three new Mac/PC copmmercials are out and as usual, they do not disappoint. I just think it’s... brilliant work. This one is my favorite. See them all here-thanks ad gabber! (more) Insanely Great…Trust me.

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