This piece is fascinating. Amazon is encouraging the use of AI to draft its famous "six-pagers" - which undermines the whole purpose of writing the document in the first place. Writing is thinking; pressing an AI button is not. www.bigtechnology.com/p/writing-cr...
I wrote in the book that Zombie Brands are all stuck on the same Spotify playlist. Then the Super Bowl proved the point.
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Really enjoyed my chat with MUSE at The Clios about the inspiration for the book, the cure for zombification, and two brands that have avoided the disease all together.
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It's a clean sweep for ZOMBIE BRANDS: #1 in Advertising, Online Advertising, Writing for Advertising, and PR on Amazon's Hot New Releases.
Excited that the ideas are resonating.
For months I've banged the drum that "not sure" has become the safe harbor answer for "Republicans who know Trump's probably wrong, but don't want to admit it."
Today's Economist/YouGov Poll: Is Donald Trump racist?
41% of Republicans have No Opinion.
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But...Yglesias keeps telling me that all we need is a "moderate" to win. (eyeroll emoji)
Hey @profgalloway.com the Resist and Unsubscribe website is down. DOS attack?
It's a clean sweep for ZOMBIE BRANDS: #1 in Advertising, Online Advertising, Writing for Advertising, and PR on Amazon's Hot New Releases.
Excited that the ideas are resonating.
My God, the "For You" tab on Twitter is just an absolute cesspool of the worst people in the world.
Thanks, Jane!
And @admadlad.bsky.social made this:
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Hey advertising/marketing Blueskyers. Trying to wean myself off Elon's hellsite and hang here, full time. Anyone got a good follow list I can steal?
The zombies are storming Bezosland.
Book is #1 in new releases, PR.
ZOMBIE BRANDS is now #1 on Amazon's new releases in Advertising.
More copies for media and podcasts.
First paperbacks are in.
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I'm excited to announce that my new book, ZOMBIE BRANDS, is now available for pre-order.
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"During a Saturday-night town hall led by Bari Weiss, the recently named editor in chief of CBS News, most of Madison Avenue sought an off-ramp."
Ouch.
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landlords love to paint over door knobs
pantone reveal day should come with a trigger warning for disappointment
it's literally landlord white
The agencies that have won three of the past five Network of the Year awards at Cannes have just been shuttered. Why is this happening?
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I know a Speedy when I see one.
What ya got on your wrist there? Speedmaster?
Right, the question is do the plusses from "looking innovative for Wall St" outweigh the negatives of "our customers' response to knowing we made this with AI"? I'm not so sure!
Just don't see the logic of Coke bragging about how they made their holiday ad. The audience doesn't care--until they find out it was AI, then they hate it.
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And he happens to be Carl Bernstein and Nora Ephron's son.
