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Little Red – Big Bad Wolf

Posted by danjohnston on Apr 19, 2012 in ads, Advertising

For me, kids are the best part of commercials. Their worlds are imagined and tangible places they visit whenever and wherever they want. I think as we get older, some of us lose that part of ourselves while others (artists and great thinkers) just keep on fighting dragons. Not that I would buy a VW [...]

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When advertising men were as tough as the bourbon they drank.

Posted by danjohnston on Mar 26, 2012 in ads, Volvo heritage, Volvo History

This New York Times article, “Real ‘Mad Men’ Pitched Safety to Sell Volvos,” is a really good piece about an advertising legend: Mr. McCabe. I never met him, but growing up within Volvo I got to see his creative work and it was like opening a Christmas present – always a surprise and always wonderfully [...]

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