Circling Back: Twinkies Gaining Traction as Dude Food…

It’s been just about a month since we wrote about the return of Twinkies (They’re B-a-a-c-c-k: Twinkies Make Early Appearance at Wal-Mart). According to AdWeek, $3 million was spent on the campaign to reintroduce Twinkies to the market and the company can barely keep up with demand. They shipped 85… more »

AWSI: Farmers 15-Seconds of Smart is Awesome!

We think Farmers Insurance, and their agency of record RPA, are really on a roll from a creativity and breaking through standpoint.  Back in January, they unveiled a series of 30-second , “It’s Smarter to Have a Plan” spots that were shown during college football bowl games.  A nice break… more »

Today’s Ponderable… The Wright Thing – Part 1

Let me throw something out there for you to mull over.  It is something I stumbled upon as I was connecting the dots after learning that the son of Frank Lloyd Wright (“elevating American society through architecture”), John Lloyd Wright invented Lincoln Logs. I was thinking about the environment John… more »

Bose & Insatiable Curiosity…

Up until this week, whenever I encountered the word Bose I immediately thought “expensive” — high end audio equipment that never goes on sale, even at the outlets. To invest in Bose speakers was a splurge purchase, and splurge I did. I am quite pleased with the sound coming from… more »

Circling Back: Let’s Go Exploring!

In the beginning of June, I did a post about Will Leitch‘s excellent adventure (Leitch Across America). Today, I’m reminded (thanks, guys!) of what he put in the closing paragraph of his tour’s kick-off post. To quote the final “Calvin & Hobbes,” it’s a magical world out there. Let’s go… more »