They say the greatest gift of all is to live with the perspective to appreciate blessings while you are still blessed. Barbara and I embrace this daily gift and never take it for granted. Regardless of what we may do, what we may earn or what we may have, our greatest asset is – and will always be – our party of five. That is, the moments we are together with our three daughters around a table – be it eating, talking, laughing or just living. It is our little nest in the world. Just like at a restaurant when the waiter asks you about dessert for the third time, we realize that our time at the table is limited. Here is a bit of “daughter math”…
I'm a half-full kind of guy. As a proud alum of "Up With People," I believe that world peace is within reach and gas at $20 a gallon is not. I think there is more right with the world than wrong and have the same perspective about my professional life. I believe the best way to fix a brand is to find what’s inherently right about it.
Perhaps the only thing that lasted longer than Colin Firth’s award winning movie was CP+B’s hold on the Burger King account. In my humble opinion, I think both went on a touch too long.
Every single day, there are blessings that appear before our eyes. My greatest wish for people is that they simply have the perspective to realize they are blessed while they still are – and that no measure of this precious life is taken for granted.
How can so many retailers be so blinded by their own paranoia that they fail to see the better model right under their nose? If you look at the most successful retail brands, not one of them drop their pants. Instead, they build undeniable and unwavering value in their brands, in their store experiences and in their trust. Think about it…
They say the big game is now the big show. More eyeballs watching the tube, more clicks on websites, more pizzas being ordered, more chips being dipped. To this Broadway loving ad guy, the Super Bowl has also become the Great White Way of advertising. Just like the game being played on the field, there are winners and losers off the field as well. Here is my take on some of the ads and some lessons they each provide…















