Dan Goldgeier
@dangoldgeier.bsky.social
Sr. Copywriter @ GTB. Seatteite. Author of two books about the idiosyncrasies of the advertising business. Former ad blogger at AdPulp and columnist at Talent Zoo.
Alaska Airlines at the golden hour at JFK.
November 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Alaska Airlines at the golden hour at JFK.
Mergers like this only benefit the accountants, lawyers and other execs who pushed it. Clients, employees and vendors will get screwed. Bet on it. #advertising www.businessinsider.com/omnicom-ipg-...
A Madison Avenue makeover: Omnicom's $9 billion merger with IPG is complete
The deal reflects the changing fortunes of Madison Avenue, an ad industry upended by new technologies, emerging competitors, and strained ad budgets.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Mergers like this only benefit the accountants, lawyers and other execs who pushed it. Clients, employees and vendors will get screwed. Bet on it. #advertising www.businessinsider.com/omnicom-ipg-...
Maybe for one year, we could have a moratorium on commercials featuring songs with rewritten lyrics to holiday & Christmas songs. One can dream... #advertising
November 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Maybe for one year, we could have a moratorium on commercials featuring songs with rewritten lyrics to holiday & Christmas songs. One can dream... #advertising
Can we pay for these with Enron stock certificates???
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Can we pay for these with Enron stock certificates???
Very few Super Bowl commercials air much after the big game.
But the Lay's one with the girl growing her own potato to add to the pile has aired incessantly since. Go figure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmzk... #advertising
But the Lay's one with the girl growing her own potato to add to the pile has aired incessantly since. Go figure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmzk... #advertising
LAY'S® | The Little Farmer | :60
YouTube video by Lay's
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Very few Super Bowl commercials air much after the big game.
But the Lay's one with the girl growing her own potato to add to the pile has aired incessantly since. Go figure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmzk... #advertising
But the Lay's one with the girl growing her own potato to add to the pile has aired incessantly since. Go figure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmzk... #advertising
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WHERE. THE. FUCK. ARE. THE. PROTESTS????
Rebels Post Videos of Mass Killings in Darfur as the World Watches — The New Yorker
After the fall of El Fasher to the R.S.F., observers fear for the next target in the war.
apple.news
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
WHERE. THE. FUCK. ARE. THE. PROTESTS????
This is fun.
A Cannes Lions cheater pays the price in Zulu Alpha Kilo’s latest industry roast
A Cannes Lions cheater pays the price in Zulu Alpha Kilo’s latest industry roast
ebx.sh
November 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is fun.
This would come as no surprise. #advertising #marketing
Omnicom has responded to reports it will retire the DDB agency brand after its $13.5 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group closes in November. While not confirming or denying the reports, the company said it is evaluating its agencies ahead of the deal's completion.
Omnicom Responds To Rumors That It Will Sunset DDB
Omnicom has responded to reports that it may retire the DDB brand following its $13.5 billion acquisition of IPG.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This would come as no surprise. #advertising #marketing
More people are loyal to Apple products than GM vehicles. If a vehicle doesn't have CarPlay capability, I won't even rent it. www.macworld.com/article/2953...
GM shifts into stupidity with its CarPlay strategy
U.S. car maker invokes Steve Jobs to defend dropping the thing everyone loves.
www.macworld.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
More people are loyal to Apple products than GM vehicles. If a vehicle doesn't have CarPlay capability, I won't even rent it. www.macworld.com/article/2953...
Interesting list here, but there's only one ad here created before 1980 so clearly a recency bias. I suspect you can substitute "caused a ruckus on social media" for "controversial." www.thedrum.com/news/the-25-... #advertising #marketing
The 25 most controversial ads ever made
www.thedrum.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Interesting list here, but there's only one ad here created before 1980 so clearly a recency bias. I suspect you can substitute "caused a ruckus on social media" for "controversial." www.thedrum.com/news/the-25-... #advertising #marketing
Just saw an email from someone who calls himself the "Chief Burnout Officer" at his company and yeah, we had a few of those in my college fraternity.
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Just saw an email from someone who calls himself the "Chief Burnout Officer" at his company and yeah, we had a few of those in my college fraternity.
If this weekend’s games are any indication, this year’s Super Bowl will be filled with commercials for AI-related services. #advertising
October 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If this weekend’s games are any indication, this year’s Super Bowl will be filled with commercials for AI-related services. #advertising
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It's been two years since the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. 48 hostages still remain in Hamas custody. Hamas must release them now.
October 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's been two years since the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. 48 hostages still remain in Hamas custody. Hamas must release them now.
Interesting timing. This will be quite a...headache for the agencies pitching this. #advertising #Marketing
adage.com/agencies/acc...
adage.com/agencies/acc...
Tylenol marketer Kenvue launches global creative and media review
Kenvue, which markets Tylenol and other health products, has launched a comprehensive global agency review, including media.
adage.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Interesting timing. This will be quite a...headache for the agencies pitching this. #advertising #Marketing
adage.com/agencies/acc...
adage.com/agencies/acc...
"Except for its relatively hands-off operation of Whole Foods, Amazon does not have a competence for the high street or for grocery."
www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025...
www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025...
The Amazon Fresh model NEVER checked out. I was wrong in 2021
Mark Ritson crowdsourced and delivered one of his weekly columns as part of The Drum Live. Whittling down several suggestions, he explored the closure of Amazon Fresh, a quick-checkout retail business...
www.thedrum.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Except for its relatively hands-off operation of Whole Foods, Amazon does not have a competence for the high street or for grocery."
www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025...
www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025...
"Television commercials might soon look a lot like the ads in your Instagram and TikTok feeds: scrappy, niche and often obscure." www.wsj.com/articles/tv-...
TV Industry Bets AI Can Peel Ad Dollars Away From Big Tech
Streaming viewers may find their binge-watches filled with ads for brands that have never run on TV before.
www.wsj.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Television commercials might soon look a lot like the ads in your Instagram and TikTok feeds: scrappy, niche and often obscure." www.wsj.com/articles/tv-...
From the line of questioning here, it appears Ad Age wanted the backlash to tank this campaign and AE’s sales. They don’t ask these types of questions to other CMOs.
American Eagle CMO on lessons from the Sydney Sweeney campaign controversy
American Eagle CMO on lessons from the Sydney Sweeney campaign controversy
ebx.sh
September 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
From the line of questioning here, it appears Ad Age wanted the backlash to tank this campaign and AE’s sales. They don’t ask these types of questions to other CMOs.
The last thing J. Crew oughta be doing is replacing humans with AI imagery to sell quality clothes. The whole thing feels cheap. adage.com/brand-market...
What J.Crew’s AI ad controversy reveals about brand authenticity and transparency
J.Crew used AI in Instagram images and attracted criticism.
adage.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The last thing J. Crew oughta be doing is replacing humans with AI imagery to sell quality clothes. The whole thing feels cheap. adage.com/brand-market...
Was brushing really all that complicated before?
August 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Was brushing really all that complicated before?
How to get right-wingers and graphic artists together in harmony? Show them the new Cracker Barrel logo.
August 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How to get right-wingers and graphic artists together in harmony? Show them the new Cracker Barrel logo.
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And here's another valid perspective. I think you know the author. 😉
medium.com/@DanGoldgeie... #advertising
medium.com/@DanGoldgeie... #advertising
There Is No Ad Industry ‘War For Talent’ And There Never Has Been
Don’t believe what you read — because you’re not hearing from job seekers
medium.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
And here's another valid perspective. I think you know the author. 😉
medium.com/@DanGoldgeie... #advertising
medium.com/@DanGoldgeie... #advertising
Just saw a LinkedIn post where a recruiter is looking for creatives to move to NYC. Agency says: "They have "scoured" all of NYC already." In this market, how the hell can't an ad agency find decent talent?
August 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Just saw a LinkedIn post where a recruiter is looking for creatives to move to NYC. Agency says: "They have "scoured" all of NYC already." In this market, how the hell can't an ad agency find decent talent?
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It’s been 663 days since October 7. Hamas must accept the ceasefire, free the hostages and bring an end to the war.
July 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s been 663 days since October 7. Hamas must accept the ceasefire, free the hostages and bring an end to the war.
Lots of senior #advertising pros spend too much time lamenting the death of the "good old days" — even if they weren't that good.
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For All the Ad Folks Still Preoccupied with 1995
A Bowling For Soup ditty updated for today’s senior ad pros lamenting days gone by
medium.com
July 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Lots of senior #advertising pros spend too much time lamenting the death of the "good old days" — even if they weren't that good.
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medium.com/@DanGoldgeie...