In his new book “Outliers” Malcolm Gladwell debunks the common belief that being a hard working genius is all it takes to be exceptionally successful.
Looking into fields as diverse as Canadian (Ice) Hockey, M&A Lawyers in NYC, and PC Tycoons – he discovers two things: (1) Yes, it takes about 10.000 hours of practice...
Read more »
Because nothing beats a list: Here is his list of the 10 things that will happen in advertising in 2010. I like the Andriod one, and the newfound love of small campaigns. But that’s like going for a penalty kick against a 2nd grader. The rest is a bit too intentionally hazy but nevertheless...
Read more »
Lemonade, a new documentary from Writer Erik Proulx and Director Marc Colucci follows a handful of advertising professionals who got laid off in the current recession. While the selection of people smells of sensationalism, the truth is... Martin Sorell might be right and the glory days shan't come back.
Read more »
Art & Copy is a documentary about the people who started the creative revolution in US advertising in the 1960s: Lee Clow, Dan Wieden, Mary Wells, Hal Riney, to name some. They changed advertising and came up with ideas that travelled all over the globe - and all the way to today. Like "Just...
Read more »
Interessanter Essay zu den Möglichkeiten persönlicher Entwicklung: Jenseits der Alternativen von Weiterkommen und im Kreis gehen – mit dem bürgerlichen Bildungsroman auf der einen und der 68er Batikromantik findet auf der anderen Seite, findet Diedrichsen ein Drittes. Den Loop. Wer sich im Loop befindet kommt nicht voran, und entwickelt seine Erfahrungsmöglichkeiten dennoch weiter. Lesenswert...
Read more »