The early part of my career was easy. Seemed like things just got better every year. I had my picture in CA Magazine within a few months of getting my first business cards printed. On my second job was as primary writer on the Oakley sunglasses business. My next job included a lot of TV […]

I can’t tell you how many people have told me in the last year that TV is dead. Unlike the changes we’re seeing in printed media, this couldn’t be further from reality. Nevertheless, the way we’re watching TV has changed. But there are some misconceptions about the way we’re watching TV. For example, that everyone […]

When initially discussing social media with clients, often the first thing brought up is using Twitter or Facebook as an outgoing tool to push their advertising messages. If you’re thinking about social media from a traditional marketing perspective, there’s nothing wrong with this concept. It’s obviously a cheap media buy, and we all know that […]

Agencies have heard loudly that serving the same old sauce isn’t going to land new clients and keep old ones. Things have to change soI’m going to go way out on a limb and make some predictions.

Image via CrunchBase This is the first installment of Jimmy’s Week on the InterWebs. A very low-level look at what’s current and what I think would be interesting for agency folks that is happening on the Web. This may end up being a weekly blog article or it might not. Lots interesting things going on […]

This is an open letter to the many who have asked me, and will ask me, about working in an tough industry. I’ve been slammed lately, seems like there’s just as much work these days but I’m doing a lot more things rather than creating ads. So I’m apologize if it’s taken awhile to get […]