Society’s expectations are kind of misaligned. There are millions of people who have been laid off in the last few weeks. The job market they’re entering is even more uncertain than the one I faced when I was let go in the middle of 2016, with far fewer options available. If they had retail/service industry … Continue reading Do What You Must Without Shame
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Employees Working From Home? Time to Invade Their Privacy
Employees can’t be trusted to be productive without monitoring. With vast swaths of the country in lockdown as a protective measure to fight the Covid-19 outbreak, a much higher percentage of employees working from home, at least those who aren’t in the retail/manufacturing/gig/service industries who are unable to do so. That increase has also led … Continue reading Employees Working From Home? Time to Invade Their Privacy
What’s Become Clear
A brief list of realizations over the last couple weeks. That any claims by conservatives to fiscal responsibility on a national level were never in earnest. That criticisms of individuals who find themselves in hard financial times apparently don’t apply to corporations. That apparently the entire U.S. economy is so precarious it’s subject to complete … Continue reading What’s Become Clear
Selling The Invisible Man
My latest post for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of Universal’s marketing campaign for The Invisible Man. The marketing campaign Universal is running has downplayed the “monster” elements and instead is selling the movie as a story of an abused woman who reclaims the power taken from her. Early reviews have been largely positive, … Continue reading Selling The Invisible Man
Vertigo, MAD and the Power of Weird Brands
There needs to be a place for material outside the mainstream. [Note: I wrote the below back in August but obviously never published it. In the wake of the news that Dan DiDio has seemingly been pushed out of DC Comics and that DC Collectibles is reclaiming the DC Direct name it was founded under … Continue reading Vertigo, MAD and the Power of Weird Brands
Selling The Call of The Wild
My latest post for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of the marketing campaign for The Call of The Wild. To sell the movie Disney has created a campaign that emphasizes both the heartfelt nature of the story and the life-or-death nature of the wilderness over a century ago, putting Ford at the center of … Continue reading Selling The Call of The Wild
Selling Sonic The Hedgehog
My latest post at The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of the marketing campaign for Sonic The Hedgehog. ...the promo campaign for the film stumbled almost immediately out of the gate, as fans were disappointed in the first looks Paramount offered of the title character. That lead to delays to make changes and a marketing … Continue reading Selling Sonic The Hedgehog
Selling Birds of Prey
My latest post for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of Warner Bros.’ marketing campaign for Birds of Prey. The campaign has created and reinforced a bright, colorful brand identity since it kicked off in September of last year. Those first few posters and the first first trailer seek to extend the neon-infused elements that … Continue reading Selling Birds of Prey
Selling The Assistant
My latest post for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of the marketing campaign for The Assistant. It’s hard to overstate how timely Bleecker Street’s new drama, The Assistant, is as it hits limited release in four theaters this weekend. You can read the whole thing here.
Repeat It Enough and It Happens
As the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump enters the “defense” phase, a thought occurred to me about how the proceedings are playing to the American people. Right now the main issue seems to be whether or not enough Republicans, who have so far been steadfast in their quest to become the new Know Nothing … Continue reading Repeat It Enough and It Happens