Here are the best albums of 2008…in a kind of order and in my opinion only:

The Republic Tigers – Keep Color
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Death Cab for Cutie – Narrow Stairs
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
Pirate – 4041
Shearwater – Rook
Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við [...]

I recently read in Adweek that an ad agency named Cesario Migliozzi had a plan to bring together eight advertisers to buy a single Super Bowl commercial. This would allow each advertiser to get in front of millions of eyes worldwide for a lower price, just for a shorter time period for each mini-ad. There [...]

We live in a world where an astonishing number of ads assault our senses daily. As consumers, we become accostumed to the clutter, and advertisers will try just about anything to create work that breaks through the clutter to grab our attention. Now, working in the advertising industry, I try to always remember that getting [...]

We’ve been asked to work with other agencies and vendors associated with clients many, many times. That’s not surprising, kind of comes with the territory. What does surprise me is the number of times clients have commented about how well we, “play nice,” with other companies. We’ve heard that so many times it makes me [...]

One of the things that has always interested me is breaking the pattern. When I read about companies and individuals that try to or do this it is inspiring. What I mean by breaking the pattern is challenging conventional thinking and assumptions. One of the issues that has gotten my attention lately is complacency. Companies and [...]

So I guess this is a post spamming b&a. Please forgive me, we try to keep that to a minimum on here. We just launched a b&a Slideshare account and are sharing some presentations that we feel showcase the way we think along with a little personality. One that I’m particularly proud of and wanted [...]

I just finished watching this video about personal branding by David Armano:

I think the topic of personal brands is something that is not brought up enough in everyday corporate America. Why? Most corporations are scared of personal brands. Instead, many continue down the path of the faceless organization. It’s time for these corporations to both [...]

I can. I’ve known Jack for more than ten years. And consistently he’s proven that he really and genuinely cares about each member of the b&a team. This has been demonstrated in a number of ways over the years and I’ve been fortunate to be on the receiving end of his kindness. From family [...]

No, not mad at the situation, but at the responses.
Couple of points
Everything is not a crisis. One of our clients is year to date up 50% over last year.  They are expanding, growing at a remarkable pace. In every growing economy there are brands and companies that shrink and in every declining economy the brands that grow. [...]

I’ll give Crispin + Porter & Bogusky all due props: they know how to keep their name at the top of the controversial (and therefore coveted) list. The new CPB campaign for Burger King “Whopper Virgins,” is generating heat for the client and agency all over the world…and it hasn’t even released yet.
The campaign, which [...]