The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Columbia College Media Production Center

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:53:08 -0500

Columbia College Media Production Center

“One day, someone will walk into your life and make you...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:05 -0500

“One day, someone will walk into your life and make you realize why it never worked out with anyone else.” A #regram from @ahmedbraimah!

"When I was at Leo Burnett, Bob Welke ran the creative department for a time. Bob is a smart guy and..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:23:05 -0500

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When I was at Leo Burnett, Bob Welke ran the creative department for a time. Bob is a smart guy and taught me a lot, but one of the smartest notions he had was the Welke Wheel of Shit. (As opposed to the Wheel of Fortune.) Bob’s theory was that every day in advertising is another spin of the wheel. One day it comes up gold; the next day it comes up shit. (Sorry for my language, Doyle children).

It may not sound all that profound, but it’s kind of true about the business. And in a strange way, it’s kept me going a lot of times. Because one really bad day tends to be followed by a good one. That’s the capital T truth.

Yesterday we found out we retained Porsche. Later this week we hear about another big pitch. And the wheel spins on.

”

- My friend Gary is a head creative of the Chicago ad agency which just kept the Porsche account (they found out yesterday). And yesterday, he wrote this on his personal blog, 100wordsorless.blogspot.com. The Welke Wheel of Shit. I like that.

Lots of free parking in downtown Chicago! If you’re...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:17:41 -0500

Lots of free parking in downtown Chicago! If you’re Peruvian. Buenos Dias. (at Consulado General del Peru)

"Speaker Gingrich… Happy President’s Day!"

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:58:00 -0500

“Speaker Gingrich… Happy President’s Day!”

- Friend to Newt Gingrich two days after President’s Day 2013, outside Le Colonial

Good morning, “world” (at Chicago O’Hare...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:55:52 -0500

Good morning, “world” (at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD))

“The Most Powerful Name in News.” #Newsroom (at Fox...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:16:39 -0500

“The Most Powerful Name in News.” #Newsroom (at Fox Chicago News - WFLD)

My first post for Medium.com: “High Quality People Are...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:52:00 -0500

My first post for Medium.com: “High Quality People Are Always Worth Betting On”

Oh I can’t wait to get my paws on Medium. I’ve been...

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:27:26 -0500

Oh I can’t wait to get my paws on Medium. I’ve been waiting some time for this.

Breakfast for the go: Get Down Buster on @GooGooClusters and...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:35:28 -0500

Breakfast for the go: Get Down Buster on @GooGooClusters and sing the #Nashville #GooGooGospel

#campari #aperitif #werqdrank #cfan

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:34:39 -0500

#campari #aperitif #werqdrank #cfan

Weekend favorites: Eggs Benedict; this time from @TheBongoRoom!...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:05:54 -0500

Weekend favorites: Eggs Benedict; this time from @TheBongoRoom! (at Bongo Room)

A reminder spring is here. Almost. #daffodils (at The Peggy...

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:50:00 -0500

A reminder spring is here. Almost. #daffodils (at The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum)

cfancfan: Name: Philip Chang Job title and description: I’m...

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:08:39 -0500

cfancfan:

Name: Philip Chang

Job title and description: I’m co-founder of Carbon, a publicity and strategic communications firm for Talent. If Winston Wolf was a publicist, that’d describe much of what we do. We work one-on-one with people, products, and services that we believe in to promote and protect their reputations. Who we’ve worked with includes large and small companies - publicly and privately held - as well as high-profile individuals.

You can get to know more about us at strongerbonds.com. My personal site is havephonewilltravel.com.

Why do you love C/FAN?

C/FAN has, each season, become more specific at describing what it means to live in our time. There’s an experience of living well, within C/FAN Designs; the enthusiasm of discovery, by allowing yourself to enjoy where life can take you.

I see C/FAN as a mirror for the style narratives of a person wearing the uniform of their world, at a time when their future is unpaved and open. The opportunity structure for our generation is so different from those before us. We should all be as encouraged by curiosity.

How do you use your envelope sleeve?

In this sleeve is a Macbook Pro, the digital snow globe of my world, so I look for accessories which reflect the way I want the world to view who I am. When I moved to Chicago, I carried a vintage Louis Vuitton folio. People would look across Michigan Avenue, spot the folio, and know who was carrying it. That’s when I learned a great accessory is its own pitch. It makes people curious enough to want to check you out more.

Electric Lava is a personal color. It signals people to look for a spark. Electric Lava, to me, is really about showing I dare to do daring work, and that I dig what excites people and how they imagine their role in the world. A person’s passions will govern their boundaries, and that, is also when it all goes to hell, so anything I can do to bring out their best is a way of informing me what they are capable of.

Favorite things to do in your spare time (when you have any!):

A large mint chocolate milk shake is the only socially acceptable way of ordering 8 scoops of ice cream in public.

To say the Indiana Hoosiers blew it against Syracuse in last year’s NCAA tournament would be a disservice to Nintendo cartridges.

Being a guardian angel to my 6-year-old friend Jack Jack. He’s a city kid who loves his dog Brennan, Oz Park, Star Wars, LEGOs, Star Wars LEGOs, and above all else, he adores his momma. I love exploring his world.

Where do you like to get work done outside of the office?

Who isn’t enchanted by the smell of a coffee shop (my props to Chicago’s Bow Truss), although for me, it doesn’t get better than the museum. Art, science, and history teach me to see things in ways I hadn’t thought of before, through the ways other people see them.

Being able to do this is critical in any relationship business, especially PR. Tommy Mottola, the former CEO of Sony Music, said it better, though. “You have to understand what’s in other people’s minds. At the end of the day, that’s all they care about.” True story.

Celebrating #CokeBday with a case of “Hecho en Mexico.” Happy...

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:04:00 -0500

Celebrating #CokeBday with a case of “Hecho en Mexico.” Happy 127th! True story, my grandfather was born the same year Coke was invented. Although in his case, he was “Made in Taiwan.”

Suits and Juleps on #DerbyDay (at Fred’s at Barneys New York)

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Suits and Juleps on #DerbyDay (at Fred’s at Barneys New York)

Derby Day at Public Hotel today for Bright Pink! Come say hello.

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:04:39 -0500

Derby Day at Public Hotel today for Bright Pink! Come say hello.

Dose Market in last night’s IMC471 final presentations at...

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:30:06 -0500

Dose Market in last night’s IMC471 final presentations at Roosevelt University!

"Ahhh. This is great. The time of year where every girl on the bus starts staring at other girls. The..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:17:48 -0500

“Ahhh. This is great. The time of year where every girl on the bus starts staring at other girls. The judging begins! Outfits, styles, handbags, sunglasses (which I’m basically the only one that doesn’t wear them so it kind of creeps me out and I feel like I’m sitting with 80 zombies without any sort of facial expressions). Go to it ladies. Time to outdo each other!”

- Clayton

Random text. The entire lyrics of Seal’s ‘Kiss from a Rose.’ Von...

Wed, 01 May 2013 07:59:00 -0500

Random text. The entire lyrics of Seal’s ‘Kiss from a Rose.’ Von Dudenstein.