Clients From Hell Archives - Adpulp https://www.adpulp.com/category/clients-from-hell/ Advertising News and Know-How Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:42:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.adpulp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-adpulp-logo-reddark-grey-32x32.png Clients From Hell Archives - Adpulp https://www.adpulp.com/category/clients-from-hell/ 32 32 29582147 Mr. Musk Fires Several F-Bombs at Advertisers Who Dare to Defy Him https://www.adpulp.com/mr-musk-fires-several-f-bombs-at-advertisers-who-dare-to-defy-him/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:54:33 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37823 More than 100 brands have “fully paused” their ads or left the social media platform once known as Twitter, following an important report by Media Matters on how advertising from prominent corporations appeared next to pro-Hitler, Holocaust denial, white nationalist, pro-violence, and neo-Nazi posts and accounts. Media Matters, a not-for-profit organization, has since been sued […]

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]]> 37823 On BuiltIn.com Now: RFPs Are a Waste of Precious Time https://www.adpulp.com/articles-on-builtin-com-reach-people-who-market-technology/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:32:00 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37157 To reach new and more readers, I started to send out articles for publication—articles that would have otherwise appeared in these pages. Technology-focused Built In has been kind enough to run two of my pieces, so far. Here’s the latest: RFPs Are a Waste of Precious Time. Here’s a Better Way to Hire an Agency. […]

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]]> 37157 FORD v FERRARI: A Classic Tale of Suits Versus Creatives https://www.adpulp.com/ford-v-ferrari-a-classic-tale-of-suits-versus-creatives/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:03:27 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=32341 Have you seen FORD v FERRARI? It’s the true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles, who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race […]

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]]> 32341 Respect for the Ad Industry Starts At Home, But It Doesn’t End There https://www.adpulp.com/we-all-need-new-business-but-were-also-in-a-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-agency-business/ Sat, 23 Nov 2019 18:52:23 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=31826 “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” -John Wanamaker R-E-S-P-E-C-T—it does not come easy for people working in advertising. It never has.   In an examination of one of the most intense pressures on agencies, Campaign examines the pitch process today. It’s not a pretty […]

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]]> 31826 Why Are Chief Marketing Officers (and Their Bosses) Bummed Out? https://www.adpulp.com/why-are-chief-marketing-officers-and-their-bosses-bummed-out/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:15:33 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=31635 Are your clients feeling down in the dumps? Reports indicate a sourness in the land of titans. Fear of Uncertainty Is Bad for Business In an analysis of online content from more than 58,000 chief executive and chief marketing officers, the overall confidence among global CEOs and CMOs is down more than 20 percent, with […]

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]]> 31635 In A Dallas Courtroom, The N.R.A. and Ackerman McQueen Meet Again https://www.adpulp.com/in-a-dallas-courtroom-the-nra-and-ackerman-mcqueen-meet-again/ Sun, 01 Sep 2019 13:02:43 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=31050 Q. How do men in suits fight? A. With lawyers in a court of law. In the legal skirmishes that continue between the National Rifle Association and its former ad agency, Ackerman McQueen, there is much tit for tat. It seems to me  that their differences might be settled the old way—in a duel. But, […]

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]]> 31050 Ads That Help Sell Assault Weapons Reveal All https://www.adpulp.com/ads-that-help-sell-assault-weapons-reveal-all/ Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:12:41 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=30764 I am an ad man, which means I have developed the ability to see any product or service the way the customer or potential buyer sees it. It’s my J-O-B to do so, no matter how unsavory the job can be at times. I will now apply this lens to the marketing of assault weapons. […]

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]]> 30764 The Energy Department Is Peddling Freedom Gas. Naturally, It Stinks. https://www.adpulp.com/the-energy-department-is-peddling-freedom-gas-naturally-it-stinks/ Thu, 30 May 2019 16:46:38 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=30048 Words are incredibly important, which explains why Republicans routinely reshape them and rob them of their true meaning. In the latest in a long line of national embarrassments, Energy Department officials are now attempting to rebrand natural gas as “freedom gas” as part of their effort to radically expand this industry’s global reach. The double […]

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]]> 30048 Everyone Wants Better Work; Not Everyone Knows What It Takes To Make It https://www.adpulp.com/everyone-wants-better-work-not-everyone-knows-what-it-takes-to-make-it/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:36:18 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=28238 How many times have you heard that it’s all about the work? It’s all about the work. It’s all about the work. It’s all about the work. It’s all about the work. It’s all about the work. It’s all about the work. I am curious. Is your success in advertising really all about the work? […]

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]]> 28238 We Can Eliminate Bad Advertising, But It Will Cost Many People Their Jobs https://www.adpulp.com/we-can-eliminate-bad-advertising-but-it-will-cost-many-people-their-jobs/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:16:05 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=27289 Clients the world over are preparing to throw more money at their communications problems. According to 1,000 marketing chiefs surveyed in 10 countries by the Dentsu Aegis Network, fifty-four percent expect to spend more on digital platforms in the next two to three years. It’s hard to say if this is good news or not. […]

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