I was browsing through the print edition of my old nemesis The Economist when I saw a very informative (and accurate) article that made me realize I need to follow up on my original post The Secret History of Advertising, which I know some of you enjoyed. Considering that even we here in the “hinterlands” of Romania are under sustained marketing attack due to the … Continue reading The “Secret” History of Advertising Pt 2
In October of 1922 an Italian politician held a secret meeting with an American government official. The Italian wanted to know if an upcoming action he had planned would receive the tacit support of the United States. The diplomat assured him that the American government would support his move. The Italian, a former socialist and pacifist who had actively campaigned against World War 1, organized … Continue reading The “Secret” History of Advertising
Oh man, sometimes I just want to hang my head and cry. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve gotten several messages for me to promote, support and contribute to some commercial marketing campaigns. Just so it’s clear, I will tell all of you right now that I will never, ever do such a thing. I firmly believe in exactly what Bill Hicks said. What … Continue reading That Righteous Indignation Dollar
Following up on my post about Alison Mutler insulting Romania for fun and profit, I thought it would be worthwhile to take a “meta” look at journalism in general, specifically the print media. Whether online or printed on paper, journalism in just about every newspaper works in a certain, discernible way. To begin with, there is a distinction between what’s often called “hard news” and … Continue reading The Brass Check
Over the past month or so, the entire nation of Romania got punked by a candy bar. Yes it’s true. The candy bar is a domestically made product, a little thing called ROM and usually sold for about 1 leu, so cheap and affordable. It was also one of the few candies made in Communist times (since 1964) and it still continues today so a … Continue reading How Romania Got Punk’d By A Chocolate Bar
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