brianwaka
@brianwaka.bsky.social
Poorly articulated opinions on ads, brands, marketing, design, strategy, startups, and other trivia.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
Prompt: Write me a clever post so I can get internet validation.
Make it left-leaning, but in a socially comfortable way.
Maybe add in a little joke for share ability. Mix in a reference to Severance or White Lotus.
Make it left-leaning, but in a socially comfortable way.
Maybe add in a little joke for share ability. Mix in a reference to Severance or White Lotus.
April 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Prompt: Write me a clever post so I can get internet validation.
Make it left-leaning, but in a socially comfortable way.
Maybe add in a little joke for share ability. Mix in a reference to Severance or White Lotus.
Make it left-leaning, but in a socially comfortable way.
Maybe add in a little joke for share ability. Mix in a reference to Severance or White Lotus.
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Supreme Court rules 6-3 that Teslas are priced to move with $0 down and no payments for 48 months
March 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Supreme Court rules 6-3 that Teslas are priced to move with $0 down and no payments for 48 months
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“Things might be bad for a little while, but we’re okay with that, because we know that in the end these policies will drive markets into a deadly tailspin and push the economy to a point of no return."
theonion.com/trump-says-r...
theonion.com/trump-says-r...
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary st...
theonion.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“Things might be bad for a little while, but we’re okay with that, because we know that in the end these policies will drive markets into a deadly tailspin and push the economy to a point of no return."
theonion.com/trump-says-r...
theonion.com/trump-says-r...
Targeting only people who are likeliest to buy your product is like handing out coupons by the register.
It's efficient in that you're not "wasting" money, but it's not effectively growing the business. Marketing isn't just buying transactions, it's building relationships.
#marketingsky #agencysky
It's efficient in that you're not "wasting" money, but it's not effectively growing the business. Marketing isn't just buying transactions, it's building relationships.
#marketingsky #agencysky
March 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Targeting only people who are likeliest to buy your product is like handing out coupons by the register.
It's efficient in that you're not "wasting" money, but it's not effectively growing the business. Marketing isn't just buying transactions, it's building relationships.
#marketingsky #agencysky
It's efficient in that you're not "wasting" money, but it's not effectively growing the business. Marketing isn't just buying transactions, it's building relationships.
#marketingsky #agencysky
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When they say "Fashion as resistance" - this is what they mean. She has a message for tech czars she's disrupting.
h/t @karissabe.bsky.social (image to include second post in thread)
h/t @karissabe.bsky.social (image to include second post in thread)
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
When they say "Fashion as resistance" - this is what they mean. She has a message for tech czars she's disrupting.
h/t @karissabe.bsky.social (image to include second post in thread)
h/t @karissabe.bsky.social (image to include second post in thread)
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💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
You can hire every single creative, producer, and account person from an agency you admire but not get the same level of work. The culture of an agency is what you are buying: their collective taste, the ability to know what is good and what is not.
February 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
You can hire every single creative, producer, and account person from an agency you admire but not get the same level of work. The culture of an agency is what you are buying: their collective taste, the ability to know what is good and what is not.
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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
The Nazi stuff is the right’s way of baiting the left into focusing on it instead of the objectively criminal actions they are taking to shred the constitution, the rule of law, and the checks and balances that made America great in the first place.
February 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Nazi stuff is the right’s way of baiting the left into focusing on it instead of the objectively criminal actions they are taking to shred the constitution, the rule of law, and the checks and balances that made America great in the first place.
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Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country
Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country
WASHINGTON—According to a new report published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, you live in a deeply embarrassing and barely functional country. “Our latest research and statistical analysis show...
theonion.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
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They want to increase the birth rates and child mortality rates simultaneously 🤬
I fear they’re coming for ALL school vaccine mandates next. Including measles, mumps and rubella.
February 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
They want to increase the birth rates and child mortality rates simultaneously 🤬
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U.S. inflation is rising as Trump pledged to bring prices down on day 1. But Trump likely won’t lose many voters. Because how they voted wasn’t about the inflation of prices. It was primarily about the perceived inflation of women and peoples of color in our society.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
CPI Report: Inflation Rose Unexpectedly in January (Gift Article)
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier as food and energy prices picked up.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
U.S. inflation is rising as Trump pledged to bring prices down on day 1. But Trump likely won’t lose many voters. Because how they voted wasn’t about the inflation of prices. It was primarily about the perceived inflation of women and peoples of color in our society.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
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Bless
"THE Philadelphia Eagles plan to snub an invitation to the White House after winning the Super Bowl, The U.S. Sun has learned."
"THE Philadelphia Eagles plan to snub an invitation to the White House after winning the Super Bowl, The U.S. Sun has learned."
February 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Bless
"THE Philadelphia Eagles plan to snub an invitation to the White House after winning the Super Bowl, The U.S. Sun has learned."
"THE Philadelphia Eagles plan to snub an invitation to the White House after winning the Super Bowl, The U.S. Sun has learned."
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The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.
A lot of emotional, funny, and memorable #Superbowl ads this year. Nike So Win. MTNDEW Seal. Bud Light Cul-De-Sac. NFL Flag Football. DunKings (extended cut is way funnier). Pfizer Mama Said Knock You Out. Tubi Cowboy Hat Head. Uber Football Conspiracy. Liquid Death Drink on the job. #plannerbowl
February 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A lot of emotional, funny, and memorable #Superbowl ads this year. Nike So Win. MTNDEW Seal. Bud Light Cul-De-Sac. NFL Flag Football. DunKings (extended cut is way funnier). Pfizer Mama Said Knock You Out. Tubi Cowboy Hat Head. Uber Football Conspiracy. Liquid Death Drink on the job. #plannerbowl
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And that’s a wrap on #PlannerBowl X (10th year) - I love that it’s X, btw 😏🐦
Thanks to everyone who participated with their takes! See you on Bluesky next year.
Thanks to everyone who participated with their takes! See you on Bluesky next year.
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Thanks to everyone who joined #plannerbowl. I missed all of the #adnerd insight and love. Happy to be on bluesky -- it feels like the good days of the internet.
Big ups to @brianwaka.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social and @grantawalters.bsky.social for planning it all!
See you in year 11!
Big ups to @brianwaka.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social and @grantawalters.bsky.social for planning it all!
See you in year 11!
February 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
And that’s a wrap on #PlannerBowl X (10th year) - I love that it’s X, btw 😏🐦
Thanks to everyone who participated with their takes! See you on Bluesky next year.
Thanks to everyone who participated with their takes! See you on Bluesky next year.
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Thanks to all the brands and agencies that put in the work so we could have some good natured fun with #plannerbowl. And thanks for the good times all y’all!
February 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Thanks to all the brands and agencies that put in the work so we could have some good natured fun with #plannerbowl. And thanks for the good times all y’all!
Thanks to everyone for playing in #Plannerbowl X (I think this is the tenth year?). See all you ad weirdos around #marketingsky!
February 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Thanks to everyone for playing in #Plannerbowl X (I think this is the tenth year?). See all you ad weirdos around #marketingsky!
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Good to see all of the ad community here on BlueSky. My favorite thing to be apart of every year.
Thank you @grantawalters.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social , @brianwaka.bsky.social and @himmelsblog.bsky.social for rallying us togethert
Till next year #PlannerBowl
Thank you @grantawalters.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social , @brianwaka.bsky.social and @himmelsblog.bsky.social for rallying us togethert
Till next year #PlannerBowl
February 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Good to see all of the ad community here on BlueSky. My favorite thing to be apart of every year.
Thank you @grantawalters.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social , @brianwaka.bsky.social and @himmelsblog.bsky.social for rallying us togethert
Till next year #PlannerBowl
Thank you @grantawalters.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social , @brianwaka.bsky.social and @himmelsblog.bsky.social for rallying us togethert
Till next year #PlannerBowl
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A round of applause for all who came out to play today and the hard work that went into the work. #plannerbowl
February 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A round of applause for all who came out to play today and the hard work that went into the work. #plannerbowl
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You guys, you made the internet actually bearable again tonight. Thanks for playing, #Plannerbowl folks-- it felt like the absolute early 2000s again. Wholesome snark with a side of community. 🥹🥹🥹
February 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
You guys, you made the internet actually bearable again tonight. Thanks for playing, #Plannerbowl folks-- it felt like the absolute early 2000s again. Wholesome snark with a side of community. 🥹🥹🥹
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Thanks to everyone who joined #plannerbowl. I missed all of the #adnerd insight and love. Happy to be on bluesky -- it feels like the good days of the internet.
Big ups to @brianwaka.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social and @grantawalters.bsky.social for planning it all!
See you in year 11!
Big ups to @brianwaka.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social and @grantawalters.bsky.social for planning it all!
See you in year 11!
February 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined #plannerbowl. I missed all of the #adnerd insight and love. Happy to be on bluesky -- it feels like the good days of the internet.
Big ups to @brianwaka.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social and @grantawalters.bsky.social for planning it all!
See you in year 11!
Big ups to @brianwaka.bsky.social, @meggatron.bsky.social and @grantawalters.bsky.social for planning it all!
See you in year 11!