tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post2098247968082497762..comments2023-10-28T06:54:44.019-04:00Comments on ad broad: identity politicsAd Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-74604072290015453812008-02-12T15:06:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:06:00.000-05:00@Logo--right about that template thing. More proof...@Logo--right about that template thing. More proof, I guess, that writers need art directors. Interesting point about posting on celeb sites as a virtual version of star-humping.Ad Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-5347788097294741092008-02-10T14:26:00.000-05:002008-02-10T14:26:00.000-05:00Yes - really. Al that stuff in the top of the righ...Yes - really. Al that stuff in the top of the right sidebar are links to other projects.RFBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808871181549823397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-58906158619876845002008-02-09T20:02:00.000-05:002008-02-09T20:02:00.000-05:00I think my question would be, why do all copywrite...I think my question would be, why do all copywriters who blog choose the same Blogger template. What. It’s a fair question.<BR/><BR/>;-p<BR/><BR/>The anonymous comments are okay as long as they at least add something to the discussion. “You suck” really doesn’t do much. Generally though, you can tell the creatives because they at least bring something valid to the discussion. In that case, I don’t care if you’re anon or not.<BR/><BR/>Still, as the blogger, you pretty much know if your tone is too harsh for the agency you work for, so going anon is probably a better bet.<BR/><BR/>There’s another thing that tends to happen though when someone relatively famous blogs or comments: the dynamic of the point they originally made changes, because now everyone is more interested in their popularity, not necessarily their comment.<BR/><BR/>Not that it’s related to advertising, but look at a Baldwin on Huffington or Cuban on his blog. They could post any topic, boring or not, and by morning they’ll have 1,000 responses just because people want to feel like they’re talking with someone famous.<BR/><BR/>(But even that doesn’t mean you engage people. Cuban tends to, but someone like Seth Godin has said he never will.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-82576703186371639242008-02-07T10:04:00.000-05:002008-02-07T10:04:00.000-05:00My own two cents, DB, is that you keep in day to d...My own two cents, DB, is that you keep in day to day. Personal storylines make the difference between bloggers and pundits. And who's more fun to read? So.. how are things between you and PAE, anyway?Ad Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-21706836634138920742008-02-07T09:07:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:07:00.000-05:00@ Toad: I have often wondered about whether or not...@ Toad: I have often wondered about whether or not talking about the day-to-day of my life in advertising adds value or is best left out. And I think that it adds something, showing my personality and making the posts more real.<BR/><BR/>But that is based only on my own guess.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I could leave it out and still be compelling. I wonder...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-63115558091981420092008-02-07T07:22:00.000-05:002008-02-07T07:22:00.000-05:00good question ad broad. I wouldn't give up bloggi...good question ad broad. I wouldn't give up blogging, no way! I love it! There's no compromise on that one. Which means I would get a nice severance package and we'd all go our own ways. <BR/><BR/>Although if they would be accepting of the blogging, I would not use my blog to complain about co-workers/clients except in a very very very broad way. You afterall do not want to piss off the people you have to work with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-54995476032253823982008-02-06T22:41:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:41:00.000-05:00DB, I wonder about those guys, too. Jane, what if...DB, I wonder about those guys, too. <BR/><BR/>Jane, what if they (stupidly) weren't excited about your association? If they said "us" or "DJS". Which would you choose, I wonder.<BR/><BR/>Belefant, thanks for the image of WS as midieval blogger. The rumor I heard was that he began as a copywriter of sorts. His dad was a glove-smith and when a customer sent a pair as a gift to a lady, Young Will ghost-penned accompanying love notes. <BR/><BR/>Toad--but that is a VERY big difference, don't you think?Ad Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-11239676545810138272008-02-06T18:23:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:23:00.000-05:00Funny DB, but a lot of newer agencies, especially ...Funny DB, but a lot of newer agencies, especially those in the digital space, encourage their employees to blog.<BR/><BR/>Matt Dickman (techno//marketer) and David Berkowitz (inside the marketer's studio) both work for agencies that regard their blogging as added value.<BR/><BR/>But then again,they don't blog about who they have a crush on or what asinine thing their client said today.<BR/><BR/>Which, I guess, is the difference.Alan Wolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-22709598875326497542008-02-06T14:16:00.000-05:002008-02-06T14:16:00.000-05:00I don't care who you are. I mean, I'm curious beca...I don't care who you are. I mean, I'm curious because we've both been in the business so long that I'd bet we've crossed paths. But so you write under a pseudonym. So what?<BR/><BR/>I read somewhere about a scholarly debate in which one side was adamant that William Shakespeare didn't actually exist. They (he? she? I can't remember) claimed--like this was really important--that Shakespeare's works were actually written by someone calling himself William Shakespeare.<BR/><BR/>So congratulations. You're in good company.Brian Belefant, DGAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323160939158939859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-39084863971811088522008-02-06T10:56:00.000-05:002008-02-06T10:56:00.000-05:00I have actually had that little played through the...I have actually had that little played through the scenario of "discovery". <BR/>Firstly, I imagine that it would come out via an "enemy" because if you are my friend now way are you blowing my cover. Which means it would probably be spun in a negative light and it would be someone who had an axe to grind.<BR/>As such at this point I would be in damage control mode, and I'd have to tell my boss, because it is best that it came from me ... rather then have them find out from someone else, and I would get the dreaded "invite to the boardroom". <BR/>I would not stop blogging, but who knows how it would change or how my agency would want to be involved or not? I think they might be excited about the association ... but I would probably have to "edit" some posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-35538006238282923162008-02-06T00:19:00.000-05:002008-02-06T00:19:00.000-05:00You make a great point when you say: From an agenc...You make a great point when you say: From an agency's POV, blogging isn't added value, it's a giant red flag of a liability: no agency fancies running the risk of letting its underwear flap in the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>Well said. As usual.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how the tech and soc net guys get away with it. Do they work for themselves like Jaffe and Parker?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com