Month: September 2010

I suppose it’s a little unusual to be breaking out the story late on a Thursday night for a Friday rollout, but The New York Times reports on the latest venture from former JWT execs Ty Montague and Rosemarie Ryan. Mr. Montague and Ms. Ryan, whose titles at Co: are co-founders, described the agency as… Continue reading It’s Co: — Gotta Keep The Colon In There

Last week’s Mad Men had a scene that still resonates in the ad world of 45 years later: What’s the lesson here? Is the money enough of a ‘thank you’? For some people, perhaps. But not for many. This exposes the central conflict of a creative life in advertising. The writers, art directors (and for… Continue reading Happiness in Advertising? Now That’s an Idea Worth Counting

Last week’s Mad Men had a scene that still resonates in the ad world of 45 years later: What’s the lesson here? Is the money enough of a ‘thank you’? For some people, perhaps. But not for many. This exposes the central conflict of a creative life in advertising. The writers, art directors (and for… Continue reading Happiness in Advertising? Now That’s an Idea Worth Counting