For Those Who Say "It Can't Be Done"

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Over the course of your career, you'll have several people tell you something can't be done. It might be an account exec. Or the cli...

Freytag's Pyramid

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This week kicks off the summer quarter at Miami Ad School. I'll be teaching a scriptwriting class on Thursday nights, and I've be...

Rick Rubin's Creative Process

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There's a great interview with Rick Rubin that came out the other day. Some is about him producing Kanye's new albu...

Four Words That Will Kill Your Job Interview

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A really smart co-worker recently wrote a post about four words that will end a job interview. Can you guess what they are? I've done ...

Are Award Shows for Losers?

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This piece was penned by Prentice Mathew , a senior art director. In the current annual fervor of Cannes, he claims "advertising award...

What NOT To Put In Your Portfolio

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In this article , Cannes jury members share what they're sick of seeing. If they're sick of seeing it at Cannes, they'll be sick...

The Lipton Millionaire

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Not every project you're asked to produce will be as sexy as a 60-second spot or an interactive microsite. You'll work on table tent...

Q&A with Cecilia Gorman

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Cecilia Gorman is Director of Creative Services for Oakley in Orange County, and Creative Career Management...

2013 Radio Mercury Award Winners

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The Radio Mercury Awards have just been announced. Click here to listen to the winners . Radio is still a writer's medium. It's...

It's hard to promote books on Vine.

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Jim and I compiled our most popular posts and a comprehensive review of portfolio schools into  The Best of Makin' Ads,  now  available...