tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post934989914184158092..comments2023-12-23T21:59:20.634-08:00Comments on The Ad Contrarian: The View From NowhereBOB HOFFMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05158827977385952634noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-66112917959140267322013-08-12T20:10:11.023-07:002013-08-12T20:10:11.023-07:00I am 12 years old and I like your perspective. It ...I am 12 years old and I like your perspective. It came home to me when you recently wrote that some "new advertising techniques", like interruption video ads on YouTube ("your video will start in 4 seconds", were invented by my grandfather.Peter Levitanhttp://www.peterlevitan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-33182166763532790232013-08-12T11:29:00.403-07:002013-08-12T11:29:00.403-07:00The non-traditionalists who criticize us older fol...The non-traditionalists who criticize us older folks, in my experience, rarely know anything about "traditional" communication. They remind me of Maslow's dictum, "When all you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail." Or, perhaps, "I know what it is to be young, but you don't know what it is to be old."timorrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-65096464468309159062013-08-09T07:48:40.674-07:002013-08-09T07:48:40.674-07:00He doesn't drink the Kool-Aid often, but when ...He doesn't drink the Kool-Aid often, but when he does, he prefers it fact based.Jameshttp://hip-shots.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-24694707057924620072013-08-08T12:05:06.228-07:002013-08-08T12:05:06.228-07:00As someone whose job is to alter perspectives, my ...As someone whose job is to alter perspectives, my own included, I get where you're coming from. But you cannot force anyone to change their beliefs, no more than the Christians who "Baptized" the Gauls by herding them into a river and firing bows at the waterline to get them to submerge as a priest said the appropriate prayers.<br /><br /><br />Conversion requires will. Will requires soul. If you find someone with soul still in advertising, buy a lotto ticket. 'Tis a rare breed. Incidentally, I've two mortgages on mine. My insides are all cold, but on the bright side, I have shiny things. They fulfill me. Really they do.Cecil B. DeMillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-61942928019795748532013-08-08T07:24:23.812-07:002013-08-08T07:24:23.812-07:00You decide to go on vacation just as Yahoo unveils...You decide to go on vacation just as Yahoo unveils their 30 logos in 30 days? What about the snark, man?Mark Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-24895181154867795672013-08-08T06:59:27.154-07:002013-08-08T06:59:27.154-07:00I believe I saw that when it originally ran. Bring...I believe I saw that when it originally ran. Brings back some memories. That was such a refreshingly simpler time. I miss it, and I'm glad I got to live it. Enjoy your time off.Rob Hatfieldnoreply@blogger.com