Meet My Son… …little Sony Snyder The BBC website reports an increasing tendency for Americans to name their babies after pop culture references. I get “Chevy” (could be after Chevy Chase, right?) but who the heck decided to name their sons “ESPN”?? Reportedly there is a child named ESPN in both Michigan and Texas! There […]
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Aw, jeez… he’s gonna make us THINK Don’t worry, it’ll only hurt for a minute. I think I’ve mentioned this organization before, but now that the Brian|Blog features a “comments” section, I’d love to hear your opinions and thoughts… http://www.commercialalert.org/ My initial reaction to commercialism in schools is negative. Kids see enough ads throughout the […]
It’s quiet… Almost too quiet… Sorry the Brain|Blog has been so silent recently, but I’ve been preparing for my presentation at the Columbus AMA’s Creative U on Tuesday the 18th of November. It’s going to be fun! I’ve dug up lots of cool, creative tools to share with you and hope to meet some regular […]
The Norm Another reason to visit my link-list You may have noticed the increase in links to the left of my blog. Three of the links are to my favorite cartoons: Darby Conley’s Get Fuzzy, Randy Glasbergen’s Today’s Cartoon, and Michael Jantze’s The Norm. While most folks would be familiar with the popularly syndicated Get […]
Eureka Marketing Doug Hall’s new book preaches marketing that matters Doug Hall has long been a creative hero. From the first time I cracked the pages of Jumpstart Your Brain to the lessons on becoming a maverick thinker, Mr. Hall has always been the posterchild for the quintessential “Idea Guy.” His new book is no […]
What’s on YOUR mind? New “comments” feature added to Brain|Blog I’ve been wanting to add the ability for readers to leave comments, links, and add-on info to my blog for quite awhile. I even considered switching to another blog system that allowed this featured. But, a quick question to the kind folks at Blogger.com netted […]
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Idea Guy scheduled to speak at American Marketing Association’s “Creative U” Things have been confirmed for my appearance at the November 18th CREATIVE U conference in Columbus, Ohio. It’s a half-day event filled with a bunch of great speakers like my friend Mark Henson of SparkSpace, and advertising guru Artie Young of the Young Isaac […]