After dark in Advertising

What really goes on in an Advertising Agency after everyone but the Creative Guys have gone home for the evening?

I came across an interesting read recently.  It's called LINDSREDDING.COM.  Linds is a former Creative guy and he wrote an article on his blog a few years ago that presents a humurous take on the Advertising business. He's pretty cynical about the advertising business and that's too bad.  I've spent my working career in and around the business.  I've seen and experienced a lot...I still love 'the business'.  

That being said, If you've spent any time in the trenches of an Advertising Agency, it's a great read.  And if you haven't, you'll think we're all crazy. 

The trick to being truly creative, I’ve always maintained, is to be completely unselfconscious. To resist the urge to self-censor. To not-give-a-shit what anybody thinks. That’s why children are so good at it.  A Short Lesson In Perspective. 

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Chris M Morales

MarCommTO

chris.morales@bell.net

647 393 3855

Linkedin:  Chris M Morales 

The opinions expressed on this blog are my own and are not associated with any other group or organization

Don't raise fat kids

I was a fat kid.  Second helpings and even third helpings at dinner time were normal.  And the food...oh what marvelous food:  Fried chicken, juicy ham, bacon and eggs, fried fish, fried banana and plantain, Johnny Dakes and Festival, Patties.  Pretty much everything fried in oil.  Delicious!

And the quantity...did I mention that it was normal to have 'Seconds' and even 'Thirds'?

Combined with an almosttotally sedentary lifestyle up until my mid twenties, I had no trouble being a 'fatso'. Wore it with pride. I swam and played squash but nothing consistently enough to burn the calories from overeating and lack of activity.

The turning point came when my doctor asked me if I planned to take medication for impending High Blood Pressure like my Dad.  That did it.  Took up running; changed my diet...enough anyway to drop weight not have to take medication.  Since then I've been pretty aggressive in promoting physical activity from an early age.  I guess I've been pretty successful:  All the boys are still active in baseball, basketball and even running!

Don't raise fat kids!

Until next time...
ThatRunninGuy

How digital is revolutioinizing health care

When a symptom developes, the first thing we reach for is our smartphone to go online to see what's online.  Then after we go to our doctor, we're back online continuing deeper research and engaging in our own care.  Digital technology will really allow Doctor's to make house calls once again.

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Chris M Morales

MarCommTO

chris.morales@bell.net

647 393 3855

Linkedin:  Chris M Morales 

The opinions expressed on this blog are my own and are not associated with any other group or organization

Could you choose these 'real' foods

Could you choose these 'real foods'?  Choosing butter over margarine, whole grain flour over white flour and honey over refined sugar seem easy enough.  It's when the choice comes down to 'fermented cod liver oil' versus probiotic supplements or 'raw grass fed dairy' versus pasturized, homoginized milk that the choices become a little more challenging:

Until next time...
ThatRunninGuy