“When I went to Mother, it was like I was asked to put on my funny pants. At Pyro, I wasn’t allowed to be funny. It was more about being cool. And so when I went to Mother, if I tried to do anything cool, it was like, where’s the joke?” This episode of Ad […] The post Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 4: Featuring Artist Chad Rea appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

 In his new book, Black on Madison Avenue, Mark Robinson has plenty to say about his career in account management and the current state of minorities in advertising. In this new 36-minute episode of Ad Chatter, Mark talks with me about his new book and the following topics too: What agencies need to do […] The post Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 3: Mark Robinson, Author of “Black on Madison Avenue” first appeared on Adpulp. The post Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 3: Mark Robinson, Author of “Black on Madison Avenue” appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

During this episode of Ad Chatter, host Dan Goldgeier talks about the advantages and challenges of mid-sized independent ad agencies with Steve Red, the President + CCO of Red Tettemer O’Connell & Partners in Philadelphia. Discussion topics include: How a copywriter/art director partnership became a business partnership His agency’s “No shitheads” rule Whether he’d pitch […] The post Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 2: Steve Red of RTO+P appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

If you’re a creative working in advertising, running your own shop sounds like a dream. But it involves much more business thinking and a whole lot of other skills. On this latest episode of Ad Chatter, Justin Bajan, the co-founder of Richmond’s Familiar Creatures, talked with me about running his own shop. We discuss: How […] The post Ad Chatter: Justin Bajan On Running Your Own Shop appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

David Esrati is the owner of The Next Wave, an ad agency in Dayton, Ohio. He’s also currently the Democratic nominee for Congress in Ohio’s 10th District. Dan Goldgeier talks with David about the intersection of politics and marketing, along with: How military experience relates to an advertising career The commercialization of Memorial Day and […] The post Ad Chatter: David Esrati on Being an Ad Veteran, Army Veteran, and Congressional Candidate appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

Research and strategy are the building blocks of successful marketing and advertising efforts, and no one knows it all better than Megan Averell, founder of The Insight Inn. gsdgsd In this 55 minute episode of Ad Chatter, Megan and I talk about: The importance of going out and talking to consumers “in the wild” How […] The post New Ad Chatter Episode Featuring Megan Averell of The Insight Inn appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

A new generation of ad pros is getting more vocal about what they’re willing (and not willing) to work on, and how to do their work. Joe Cole is at the intersection of both of those ideas. He’s the Creative Strategist for Clean Creatives and a Creative Recruiter for We Are Rosie. In this 35-minute […] The post Ad Chatter: Joe Cole Talks About Clean Creatives and We Are Rosie appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

This episode of Ad Chatter features a revealing conversation with Sean Looney of Looney Advertising in Montclair, New Jersey. Sean and his wife Debbie Looney started the agency more than 20 years ago. Today, Looney is one of the industry’s fastest-growing agencies in the industry and we ask Sean what his secret is. The short […] The post Ad Chatter Featuring Sean Looney of Looney Advertising appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

In this episode of Ad Chatter, we hear from special guest Robb Burnham, who is VP and executive creative director at Kruskopf & Company (also known as KC Truth) in Minneapolis. Robb is an art director by trade and an accomplished illustrator and fine artist (known as WACSO). He attended Art Center College of Design […] The post Ad Chatter with Special Guest Robb Burnham of KC Truth appeared first on Adpulp ..read more

“Purpose is the economic multiplier that elevates your brand above the noise.” This is a firmly held belief in certain agency circles. Today we’re going to learn why that is. In this new episode of Ad Chatter, co-hosts Dan Goldgeier and I chat with special guest, Scott Couvillion, CEO and Executive Strategy Director at Trumpet […] The post Ad Chatter: Special Guest Scott Couvillion of Trumpet on ‘Believable Brands’ appeared first on Adpulp ..read more