February 2012
6 posts
10 Tips on Writing Well From David Ogilvy
The better you write, the higher you go in Ogilvy & Mather. People who think well, write well.
Woolly minded people write woolly memos, woolly letters and woolly speeches.
Good writing is not a natural gift. You have to learn to write well. Here are 10 hints:
1. Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
2. Write the way you talk. Naturally.
3. Use short words, short...
“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses...”
– T. E. Lawrence
(via marissashrum)
“We can pick our teachers and we can pick our friends and we can pick the books...”
– Paula Scher, Designer
“The crucial difference is that advertising is no longer the thing you do, it’s...”
– Interview With Smithery Founder Mr John V Willshire: Part II « BBH Labs (via andrewpascoe)
Not Everyone Copies Apple
“[Apple is] going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.”
- Tim Cook in his first email to Apple employees as Apple’s new CEO sent August 25, 2011
“The path [Sony] must take is clear: to drive the growth of our core electronics businesses - primarily digital imaging, smart mobile and game; to turn...
January 2012
7 posts
“I had a real revelation… All day I had looked at young people in Istanbul. They...”
– Steve Jobs: “We’re Just One World Now’ (via mansitrivedi)
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the...”
– Christopher Mccandless (via light-essence)
December 2011
8 posts
WatchMost Contagious 2011 has arrived! Required reading.
WatchAbsolutely beautiful short film.
“When you grow up you, tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your...”
– The secret of life in 46 seconds, courtesy of Steve Jobs. Monumental. Plus his thoughts on fear and failure in this rare 1995 video interview from the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association. (via curiositycounts)
November 2011
2 posts
“‘People who know what they’re talking about don’t need...”
– (Steve Jobs, in the Walt Isaacson bio) via @Malbonnington
October 2011
3 posts
September 2011
6 posts
WatchOoooh new type of planner - Fringe Planners aka ‘planners under 30’. Nice presentation by @griffinfarley
August 2011
6 posts
July 2011
2 posts
June 2011
8 posts
Watch
WatchOne of the best decks on the role of the planner that I’ve read, courtesy of @uberblond
Watch12 Trends from Cannes 2011.
Nothing new but a couple of interesting stats and examples.
Seems like we’ve been having the same conversations for the last 3 years….
WatchSome great thoughts from @paulisakson
Another presentation nicked from @litmanlive’s far superior tumblr here.
WatchA collection of over 100 of the best looking slides from Cannes, courtesy of @jessedee
May 2011
2 posts
