Comments on: The Future Of Advertising Is On Main Street, Not Wall Street http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/ A Blog For Aspiring Entrepreneurs and the Recently Unemployed Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:38:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hiring Company Of The Week: Big Spaceship | Please Feed The Animals http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-10466 Hiring Company Of The Week: Big Spaceship | Please Feed The Animals Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:48:50 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-10466 [...] I’m a firm believer in the post-employment economy, and because they have about the coolest agency name in the world, and because in this one instance [...] [...] I’m a firm believer in the post-employment economy, and because they have about the coolest agency name in the world, and because in this one instance [...]

]]> By: Please Feed The Animals › In Defense Of Arnold http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Please Feed The Animals › In Defense Of Arnold Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:05:46 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-631 [...] said it before and I’ll say it again, the larger issue goes well beyond what happens at 101 Huntington. As anyone who has seen the [...] [...] said it before and I’ll say it again, the larger issue goes well beyond what happens at 101 Huntington. As anyone who has seen the [...]

]]> By: Jonathan Field http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Jonathan Field Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:03:39 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-408 Looks like interesting book. Thing that could make the local-economic generation thing work are technologies like public wi-fi and location based mobile services. To me that's the real promise of real time applications like Twitter and mobile computing. Real basic stuff like instant couponing and promotions offered at the local level. A place to watch. Looks like interesting book. Thing that could make the local-economic generation thing work are technologies like public wi-fi and location based mobile services. To me that’s the real promise of real time applications like Twitter and mobile computing. Real basic stuff like instant couponing and promotions offered at the local level. A place to watch.

]]> By: Calgary Photographer Dan Bannister discusses ways to grow your business | One Word Photography http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Calgary Photographer Dan Bannister discusses ways to grow your business | One Word Photography Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:28:02 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-379 [...] passed along a link to this blog HERE that contains a quick review of a book that talks about just this concept. I have not yet read the [...] [...] passed along a link to this blog HERE that contains a quick review of a book that talks about just this concept. I have not yet read the [...]

]]> By: adchick http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-378 adchick Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:13:39 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-378 Mom and Pop business is what has kept us alive for 26 1/2 years. If you're creative i one way, then find people who are creative in the ways you lack. Find yourself a good strategy/salesperson who knows how to get a client to understand what it is they need, then put everyone to work making the products. I sell the business, write the copy, we shoot the TV/video, design the web sites and all make a nice living. And we have fun doing it with a very loyal client base...all here in Hooterville. You can do this! Mom and Pop business is what has kept us alive for 26 1/2 years. If you’re creative i one way, then find people who are creative in the ways you lack. Find yourself a good strategy/salesperson who knows how to get a client to understand what it is they need, then put everyone to work making the products. I sell the business, write the copy, we shoot the TV/video, design the web sites and all make a nice living. And we have fun doing it with a very loyal client base…all here in Hooterville. You can do this!

]]> By: Giulio Sciorio http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Giulio Sciorio Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:59:21 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-377 @Admin. You got it. I already have been meeting with laid off creatives that I worked with on campaigns in the past and we're working on some gorilla marketing with small businesses. Also turned my studio into a co-op so that I can lower my operating expenses and am able to take big risks while at the same time offer space up for emerging pros that can't swing the cost of a studio. I've also partnered up with a production company that makes short viral films and that has been producing some work too. Check them out at http://synthetichuman.com/ I've found facebook a great resource for meeting other artists. Find me on the FB. If we all work together. It will happen. @Admin. You got it. I already have been meeting with laid off creatives that I worked with on campaigns in the past and we’re working on some gorilla marketing with small businesses.

Also turned my studio into a co-op so that I can lower my operating expenses and am able to take big risks while at the same time offer space up for emerging pros that can’t swing the cost of a studio.

I’ve also partnered up with a production company that makes short viral films and that has been producing some work too. Check them out at http://synthetichuman.com/

I’ve found facebook a great resource for meeting other artists. Find me on the FB.

If we all work together. It will happen.

]]> By: admin http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-376 admin Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:50:27 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-376 Giulio...lead the way. Become a pioneer in what's next. Because, clearly, the current system ain't working. Everyone, follow Giulio's lead. Giulio…lead the way. Become a pioneer in what’s next. Because, clearly, the current system ain’t working. Everyone, follow Giulio’s lead.

]]> By: Mark Trueblood http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Mark Trueblood Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:21:50 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-375 I think local economies and decentralized control are going to get more important in a big way in the future. The idea of enormous nation-states and international economies run from on high by some grand poo-bah is really holding back progress for most of us. But it certainly has helped the ruling classes maintain power and continue to enrich themselves on our backs. How absurd is it that we're still ruled by political ideas that were already hundreds of years old when the U.S. was founded? I know this is an advertising blog, but everything is connected... I think local economies and decentralized control are going to get more important in a big way in the future.

The idea of enormous nation-states and international economies run from on high by some grand poo-bah is really holding back progress for most of us. But it certainly has helped the ruling classes maintain power and continue to enrich themselves on our backs.

How absurd is it that we’re still ruled by political ideas that were already hundreds of years old when the U.S. was founded?

I know this is an advertising blog, but everything is connected…

]]> By: Giulio Sciorio http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Giulio Sciorio Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:15:25 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-374 David is right on the money. I've been meeting with out of work creatives to start our own thing, by our own rules and its not going to be safe work. When was the last time you really remembered an ad? Watch any consumer read through a magazine and they just flip from page to page. Nothing stops them until they reach the end and toss the rag. We have to be creative and not safe. We need to be aggressive in our work. Not mundane. I hated the mundane shit so many photographers put out. Sadly all of this shit(shit ad, shit photography, shit design, shit copy) reminds me of that South Park episode where people shit out of their mouth. The worst thing the agencies did for their survival was lay off so many creatives. The best thing to happen to creatives was to be laid off. Now we can get together start something new with out all the bull shit and make something groundbreaking happen. Everyone involved, client included, will profit with better ads, lower prices and better results. We need each other we DONT need an agency to keep us down. David is right on the money. I’ve been meeting with out of work creatives to start our own thing, by our own rules and its not going to be safe work.

When was the last time you really remembered an ad? Watch any consumer read through a magazine and they just flip from page to page. Nothing stops them until they reach the end and toss the rag.

We have to be creative and not safe. We need to be aggressive in our work. Not mundane. I hated the mundane shit so many photographers put out.

Sadly all of this shit(shit ad, shit photography, shit design, shit copy) reminds me of that South Park episode where people shit out of their mouth.

The worst thing the agencies did for their survival was lay off so many creatives. The best thing to happen to creatives was to be laid off. Now we can get together start something new with out all the bull shit and make something groundbreaking happen. Everyone involved, client included, will profit with better ads, lower prices and better results.

We need each other we DONT need an agency to keep us down.

]]> By: admin http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/2009/02/12/the-future-of-advertising-is-on-main-street-no-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-373 admin Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:28:08 +0000 http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/?p=668#comment-373 Carl, you misunderstood my point. I was saying that for every 100 assignments, 50 die altogether. The other 50 that actually see the light of day are ALL terrible. (At least, nearly all. Hyperbole is a writer's license.) Only half of the money spent gets spent to produce something. And 100% of that (or very close to it) is crap. Carl, you misunderstood my point. I was saying that for every 100 assignments, 50 die altogether. The other 50 that actually see the light of day are ALL terrible. (At least, nearly all. Hyperbole is a writer’s license.)

Only half of the money spent gets spent to produce something. And 100% of that (or very close to it) is crap.

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