Category Archives: Branding Thoughts

Don Draper and potted plants

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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When I worked at a major retailer many, many, many years ago we would get regular deliveries of potted plants in the spring. They would come in on trailers from some place south and everyone would gather at the dock … Continue reading →

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Visiting London on a Sunday morning

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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“Do you drink coffee?” he asked me eagerly as soon as we shook hands. With a broad smile and cheerful flourish, he was already digging into his bag, giving me a pound of coffee from The UnseenBean. Gerry (Gerard) Leary … Continue reading →

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Awesome business videos

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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My BFF Chris Celek started up this really cool service for small businesses to get started using video for their web sites, social media presence, etc. So he calls me up and asks if I wanted to be a guinea … Continue reading →

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You really want the US Postal Service to go away?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I received this letter in the mail yesterday. I noticed the return address had two things; a PO Box and the ZIP Code.* That’s it. A few days ago, I read some tweets in my stream where a few people … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing bridges

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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In the past week, I’ve stumbled onto two major brands that launched crowdsourcing design projects they probably should not have. The first is the Barack Obama Reelection Campaign (MY poster submission is posted to the right) and the other is … Continue reading →

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You ain’t no Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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One of the things I keep hearing from media and some of my friends is how Steve Jobs thought different, did things differently and failed a lot. College dropout Got fired Unsuccessful businessman LSD user “Look, dad! Steve Jobs was … Continue reading →

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99% does not mean 99 things #OccupyWallStreet

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I read the #OccupyWallStreet story in the New York Times this morning and kinda just shook my head slowly. They reported this as if it were a 2011 version of Woodstock, complete with hippy-chicks and guitar-slinging beatniks. Yay. Or should … Continue reading →

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