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copyranter(at)gmail(dot)comcopyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.comBlogger5658125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-48574977709562701872019-01-10T10:04:00.004-05:002022-11-25T14:35:16.093-05:00I'm Done Posting Here (for now).<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9lZ4MV27WwU3XPcA26u4GjFluGohJFCPcGBoeJ_G8HQC1SYFyIoS4d1ITuNWJD0Vp2uorF5pGFYw_PT8GzRSyGdr-Za7R-XJ_dlbTDZztLWEqOrfgauNZ751Q6JOh1_4qibFgDzrD4FaE_wTSR2XeYsiG4dJIc1yyensojbbKMLqwGXv3w/s2000/Copyranter_Building_Logo_v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="2000" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9lZ4MV27WwU3XPcA26u4GjFluGohJFCPcGBoeJ_G8HQC1SYFyIoS4d1ITuNWJD0Vp2uorF5pGFYw_PT8GzRSyGdr-Za7R-XJ_dlbTDZztLWEqOrfgauNZ751Q6JOh1_4qibFgDzrD4FaE_wTSR2XeYsiG4dJIc1yyensojbbKMLqwGXv3w/s320/Copyranter_Building_Logo_v2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I'm done posting here for now.<p></p><p>I'm now writing about advertising creativity on Substack.</p><p>I post three times a week. <a href="https://copyranter.substack.com/" target="_blank"><b>Here's the Link. Get a Free Subscription</b></a>.<br /></p>copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-28259315833824901192018-02-01T11:09:00.002-05:002018-02-01T11:09:43.290-05:00Super Bowl Ads—You're Doing It Wrong<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last truly great Super Bowl ad I've seen is from 1999.<br />
See it <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/copyranter-super-bowl-ads-youre-wrong/"><span style="color: red;"><b>here, my latest post for Digiday</b></span></a>, also read the reasons why all this year's spots—yet again—suck.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-91359826689453439062017-12-28T13:32:00.003-05:002017-12-28T13:32:54.177-05:00The Year In Casually Sexist Advertising<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Mad Men may be dead, but their casually sexist attitudes are still going stronger than ever—<a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/casually-sexist-advertising-2017/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK, on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-48764516541574203352017-12-01T14:41:00.004-05:002017-12-01T14:41:52.414-05:00Nine Most WTF Ads of 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seriously, What The actual Fuck—<a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/most-wtf-ads-of-2017/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK, on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-41205974291541747982017-11-22T11:36:00.000-05:002017-11-22T11:36:11.287-05:005 Great Commercials From Christmases Past<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/enough-saccharine-holiday-ads/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK, on Digiday</b></span></a>.<br />
<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-81694042698564289372017-11-16T11:26:00.000-05:002017-11-16T11:26:10.220-05:00Introducing The World's First 100% Transparent Ad Agency<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They specialize in digital advertising, doctored case studies, and kickbacks.<br />
Your free tour starts <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/first-transparent-ad-agency/"><span style="color: red;"><b>here—LINK on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-70237134431197185862017-11-08T10:36:00.004-05:002017-11-08T10:36:55.729-05:00Celebrating Ads That Push It Real Good<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Great ads are in fact just like great sex: you feel it in your gut, or thereabouts. Here are five recent ads that will make you say Ooh Baby Baby (maybe)—<a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/ads-that-push-it-real-good/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-36954051689813473272017-10-27T12:52:00.001-04:002017-10-27T12:52:14.683-04:00How To Write A Good Six-Second Ad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Six-second ads are gonna be big in 2018—on platforms and on TV. But nobody is doing them well yet. <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/six-second-ads-doing-it-wrong/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK—on Digiday</b></span></a>.<br />
<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-56692393111443134212017-10-23T15:06:00.002-04:002017-10-23T15:06:29.227-04:00The Four Worst Ad Agency Websites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Too many agencies don't know when to shut-up—<a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/bad-ad-agency-websites/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-77785406081471816622017-10-13T11:19:00.000-04:002017-10-13T11:19:09.228-04:00Enough With The Bullshit Teary Faux Docu-Ads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's the worst creative trend in advertising right now. See some of the worst perpetrators <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/enough-teary-docu-ads/"><span style="color: red;"><b>here—latest post on Digiday</b></span></a>.<br />
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<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-46548801320387092722017-10-06T13:26:00.002-04:002017-10-06T13:26:23.698-04:00How To Tell If You're An Asshole Creative<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You're too self-important, you enter scams ads in awards shows, you wear winter hats inside, and you're probably a man. Find out for sure <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/how-to-tell-youre-asshole-creative/"><span style="color: red;"><b>here—latest post on Digiday</b></span></a>.<br />
<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-18721139313220223372017-09-29T13:01:00.004-04:002017-09-29T13:01:56.192-04:00Puzzling Marketing Headlines Interpreted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marketing/English experts: please help me figure out WTF these recent marketing headlines are trying to communicate—<a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/puzzling-marketing-headlines-interpreted/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK, on Digiday</b></span></a>.<br />
<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-79622566414741793662017-09-25T14:02:00.002-04:002017-09-25T14:02:26.529-04:00Ad Agencies Now Shamelessly Stealing Creative Ideas Left and Right<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jimi Obama—Foxy! Several more recent examples <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/ad-agencies-pilfering-ideas/"><span style="color: red;"><b>here—latest Digiday post</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-5302674439133945772017-09-18T14:23:00.003-04:002017-09-18T14:23:46.631-04:00Unfortunate Marketing Job Titles of the Near Future<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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VP of Wokeness, Head of Thought, Marketing Mahatma. What will your overly important title by in 2020? <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/advertising-job-titles-future/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK—on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-82767680518132467842017-09-13T14:27:00.000-04:002017-09-13T14:27:07.978-04:00How To Write A Great Ad Headline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There have been approximately zero great ad headlines so far in 2017.<br />
Time to get service-y, <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/how-to-write-great-ad-headline/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK—on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-12585688547674081252017-09-07T13:44:00.000-04:002017-09-07T13:44:03.279-04:00The Most Bizarre Trump Ads By Brands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The President has been used to sell a sex exposition in South Africa, a cola in Germany, and tea in India. See all the <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/bizarre-brand-trump-ads/"><span style="color: red;"><b>ads here—latest post on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-30356736263743393682017-08-28T13:42:00.001-04:002017-08-28T13:42:16.176-04:00Enter The Nihilist Tagline Writer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wherever hopelessness and meaninglessness exist, nihilism breeds. And these days, nearly nothing is as hopeless as the State of the Advertising Tagline. More nihilistic taglines <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/enter-nihilist-tagline-writer/"><span style="color: red;"><b>here—new post on Digiday</b></span></a>.<br />
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<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-16836378488394502192017-08-23T14:24:00.003-04:002017-08-23T14:24:49.753-04:00Storytelling vs. "Storytelling"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Despite what digital marketers tell you, storytelling and selling can
commingle and even thrive together. See three classic storytelling ads
that sold the shit out of the product—my <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/storytelling-vs-storytelling/"><span style="color: red;"><b>latest post for Digiday—LINK</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-50850086943612258352017-08-14T16:25:00.001-04:002017-08-14T16:25:16.731-04:00Why do Ad Agencies Suck at Advertising Themselves?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Would you hire a broke stock broker? How about a hacked hacker? Then
why would you hire an ad agency that sucked at advertising itself? <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/worst-agency-self-promo-ads-ever/"><span style="color: red;"><b>Latest post on Digiday—LINK</b></span></a>, which includes four of the worst ad agency self-promo ads ever produced.<br />
<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-4767755143494004102017-07-31T14:48:00.003-04:002017-07-31T14:48:28.173-04:00Deep Inside a Bleeding-Edge MarTech Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you understand what's being said here, you're a genius.<br />
<a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/deep-inside-martech-meeting/"><span style="color: red;"><b>Post Link—on Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-82626941244482815632017-07-24T13:07:00.003-04:002017-07-24T13:07:50.959-04:00Finally, a Good 2017 Tagline.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Read about it here, latest <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/grand-parade-lifeless-taglines/"><span style="color: red;"><b>post on Digiday—LINK</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-58321012320339043282017-07-17T14:15:00.003-04:002017-07-17T14:15:40.633-04:00What's New in Condom Advertising?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The latest condom ads, from all over the world--<a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/new-condom-advertising/"><span style="color: red;"><b>LINK</b></span></a>.<br />
<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-23338571499191231832017-07-10T13:19:00.001-04:002017-07-10T13:19:36.507-04:00The Death of Creative Departments is Near<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ad agency “Crowdsourcing” and “Collaboration” and “Co-Creation” are
leading to mediocre ads, and the end of creative departments is near. <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/end-creative-department/"><span style="color: red;"><b>Story link on Digiday</b></span></a>.<br />
<br />copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-18612059375022925192017-07-05T13:57:00.000-04:002017-07-05T13:57:07.769-04:00Five New "Punchable" Ads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These aren't just bad ads, these are reprehensible ads that talk to you like they hate you. See the new punchable ads <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/five-new-punchable-ads/"><span style="color: red;"><b>here—my latest post for Digiday</b></span></a>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993376.post-84728050152926364752017-06-27T15:46:00.002-04:002017-06-27T15:46:30.137-04:00Cannes Creativity Report: visuals beat words, every time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The best Lion winners this year all had one thing in common: great visual concepts. See them all <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/cannes-visuals-beat-words/"><span style="color: red;"><b>here—LINK, latest Digiday post</b></span></a>.<br />
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