Everything Old Is New Again | Weekly Report for July 21, 2023
Greetings from the milepost 41.4 on the Garden State Parkway, where I write this week’s edition of the Weekly Report. I’m sipping a Starbucks at the Frank Sinatra Service Center. You just never know…
More Science Than Art | Weekly Report for May 13, 2022
When I first got started in the ad biz, marketing was more “art” than science, but now because of technology, the balance has shifted. Thirty years ago, we thought more…
Slutty Brands Win? | Weekly Report for May 21, 2021
COVID-19 almost killed the restaurant business. A recent report from food industry research firm Datassential estimates that 10 percent of all restaurants across the United States that were in business during the pandemic have closed for good and an…
Losing My Phone, Losing My Mind | Weekly Report for February 05, 2021
On Sunday night I lost it. I mean, I totally lost it. I set my phone on a bench seat on the back of my boat and walked inside. I…