People often ask me if I watch Mad Men. Well, do you think Texas oil men in the early 80′s watched Dallas? The funny thing about Mad Men is that the advertising business is just used as, what we call in the business, an executional device to tell a cultural story about the period from 1961-1966,… read more>>
Tags: advertising, art direction, branding, creative, customer experience
As with fans from all over the place, here at Sharp we’ve been counting down the days till Mad Men is back up and running (48 days to go!), and as with most New Yorkers, we have a special place in our hearts for those subway graffiti artists making us chuckle on our way to work each… read more>>
Tags: Mad Men, Madison Avenue, Street Art
One of my favorite times of the year is September. A perfect combination of that lovely fall weather coupled with the New York Football Giants rumblin’ and bumblin’ through teams (hopefully) and the possibility of a nice post season run for the Yanks has me rather content these days. Many New Yorkers, I’m sure, would agree. But,… read more>>
Tags: ad man, brand essence, Columbia University, creative, emotion