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Mad Men is Back!

Since I left for my Euro-trip, I haven’t been able to stay current with my Mad Men episodes. I purchased the first two episodes on iTunes and will buy the rest before my flight back to San Diego.
I love the stories about advertising life in the 50/60’s. During my trip to Amsterdam two weeks [...]

A Designed Life with Joe Duffy

The San Diego Ad Club had the priviledge of having Joe Duffy present to their membership today. This presentation follows the “Ad Legends program”, where Alex Bogusky and Jeff Goodby previously spoke.
Joe Duffy is one of the world’s most accomplished designers. His client roster is really whose who in the world.  Joe was in town [...]

Ad 2 San Diego Holiday Party Tonight!

The Ad 2 San Diego holiday party is tonight at Las Hadas restaurant in the Gaslamp. It’s a new Mexican restaurant that is located where Chive used to be. This holiday party is special to me for two reasons:

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Sports Bigs program.
I started this event three [...]

San Diego State Speaking Gig

I spoke two weeks ago to the San Diego State AD Club, and it was one of the most refreshing events that I’ve been to in a long time. They helped me remember what it was like to be a student who wanted to make a difference in the world.
When I started my presentation, I [...]

AAF Western Region, Mark Carlson Presentation

Mark Carlson, the Senior Creative Director, US Marketing, for McDonalds Corporation presented at the AAF Western Region Saturday luncheon program. Mark’s presentation was titled “Marketing a global brand on a local level”. He started with some history of McDonalds.  Did you know that Ray Kroc was 55 years old when he started McDonalds?
Mark showed pictures [...]