2009

Bad Spelling and Grammar

Posted Jul 31 in Uncategorized tagged by

This morning I received the following comment on a post: Hi Fritz,I am an avid reader of your blog and love everything you write on branding. However, in virtually all your posts you mix up ‘to’ and ‘too’ which detracts from the quality of your writing. 1) should be ‘too’ big 2) should be ‘too’ [...]

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Why Bogans Kyle and Jackie O Should Be Off The Air

Posted Jul 29 in Uncategorized tagged , by

Everyone has a right to freedom of speech. However, society would be nicer if those who had the loudest voices did not represent everything base, banal, pathetic and sad about humanity. Kyle and Jackie O are harmful. Kyle is a misogynist and Jackie O has such a high need for approval she’ll go along with [...]

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A Drink with Chuck Porter

Posted Jul 28 in Uncategorized tagged , by

In the world of advertising there are unfortunately, not a lot of people to admire. I don’t like most of the advertising I’m exposed to (does anyone?). However some of the stuff Crispin Porter + Bogusky have done is the exception. Their work for Microsoft, Burger King and others has been interesting, playful, cool, and [...]

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How Advertisers Treat Women

Posted Jul 21 in Uncategorized tagged by

This is the funniest / saddest commentary I’ve seen on advertising for quite a while. It was sent to me this morning. The clip speaks volumes.

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How to Spot a Fake Psychologist

Posted Jul 21 in Uncategorized tagged by

There was an article in The Age this morning about a guy pretending to be a psychologist. He is now facing 357 charges. Within the world of marketing there are a number of people who refer to themselves as psychologists who are not actually registered. If seeing a psychologist find out if a) they are [...]

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Why Good Advertising Must Begin To Embrace The Dark Side

Posted Jul 18 in Uncategorized tagged , , , by

There has been a new study released that shows that ads depicting positive emotion are no more effective than those depicting negative emotions (I could only find the release). That is. please question why you keep showing smiley, happy, cheesy Prozac propped housewives serving up dinner (or KFC) to the family of four in your [...]

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Why We Like To Pay More for Beer, Art and Prostitutes

Posted Jun 30 in Uncategorized tagged , , by

An interesting article in Psychology Today asks ‘Is a $5,000.00 prostitute worth it? The answer – quite possibly. The article goes on to talk about price-placebo effect. In a nutshell the more we pay, the better we think it’s going to be, and the more effectively we expect it to deliver. This could be why [...]

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New York Post’s Take on Johnny Depp’s Cool Factor

Posted Jun 28 in Press tagged , by

The New York Post has written a comprehensive piece on Johnny Depp, how cool he is, and how cool you can be. The article features some of our learnings on cool. It is obviously written to partly promote his new feature film – and bless the Post for doing their bit to promote it. If [...]

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Forensic Shopping: My Experience Getting Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction at Australian Medical Institute (AMI)

Posted Jun 17 in Work tagged , , by

You may have heard of Australian Medical Institute (AMI), with the infamous ‘Longer lasting sex’ ads. They’ve also been the subject of a series of reports from Fairfax papers to do with their ‘patented’ technology, and disputes as to the effectiveness of their treatments. Intrigued, and with my manhood in tact under the guise of [...]

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Beer Advertising: Everything Old is New Again

Posted Jun 15 in Opinion tagged , , , , by

Something interesting is happening in the world of beer advertising in Australia. It is acting as microcosm of the communications landscape. There are two schools of thought battling it out for supremacy, and the old guard appears to be making a comeback. Creating Culture: Take a brand, understand your consumer and build an entertaining form [...]

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