by Jason Fox | Aug 21, 2006 | Advertising, Wonkiness |
I was feeling uppity this morning, so I penned an even shorter creative philosophy. This is not groundbreaking, but often ignored:Advertising that works entertains and informs. In that order.Later,Fox
by Jason Fox | Aug 20, 2006 | Advertising, Wonkiness |
I penned this creative philosophy last week. It was summarily rejected without discussion by someone who shall remain, hopefully, ignorant of this blog. Feel free to tell me why this sucks (aside from still being too long):Here we are now, infotain us.People want to...
by Jason Fox | Aug 20, 2006 | Advertising, Wonkiness |
…so was the birth of my agency’s website. And by “my agency,” I mean, “one owned by someone not named Jason Fox.” Anyway, Firehouse finally has a website that makes us look like we know what we’re doing. Go. Be amazed. Or...
by Jason Fox | Jul 24, 2006 | Advertising, Wonkiness |
While back home in Kansas City a couple of weeks ago to see family and friends, a mild uproar of jackassicity erupted over the following billboard:Can you guess what’s wrong with it (no fair cheating, KC natives)? It should be obvious to all enlightened, progressive...
by Jason Fox | Jul 19, 2006 | Advertising, General Interest |
You wreak havoc. You reek of beef and cheese. Yes, I realize that the correct line from “Elf” is “You smell like beef and cheese.” So don’t accuse me of sitting on a throne of lies.Later,Fox
by Jason Fox | Jun 12, 2006 | Advertising, Entertainment, Wonkiness |
I was going to write something profound about last week’s holy smackdown of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq. But then, over the weekend, I saw a commercial – several times – that reminded me that there are myriad types of evil in this world. Some is extremist, terrorist...
