Confessions of a (M)ad Man: A boy named Sue, who grows up to be a rodeo clown, or something
Last Tuesday, right on schedule, my sister-in-law popped out a happy and…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: Customized for your satisfaction. And yours. Yours too.
People have different tastes. Based on the movie "Pineapple Express, which I…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: Ramadan is here and we are happy with it, after its absence. Hello, Ramadan!
Last week, my editor suggested, with all the subtlety of an anvil…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: The paradox of choice (aka why I can't be happy, no matter what you give me)
When I left Egypt in 1999, I was very excited about one…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: What the world needs now is branding, sweet, branding
If it's true that love makes the world go round, Newton's got…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: A little product here and a little product there
In 1980, James Uys produced a little movie called "The Gods Must…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: One man, an English sheepdog and an Iguana in a Hell's Kitchen apartment
I don't know why, but advertising attracts jokers. More so than other…
Column: Confessions of a (M)ad Man In the ad world, life's a pitch and then you die
The relationship between an agency and a client is frequently described as…
Column: Confessions of a (M)ad Man Pressure's on the TV screen, to sell you things that you don't need
About 20 years ago, when I was a kid, my dad told…
Column: Confessions of a (M)ad Man
Ads and people are very similar: both crave attention; both are desperate…