by The Chicago Egotist / June 10, 2021 /
Chicago: America’s Hidden War is a revealing documentary from CineLife Entertainment® that dives into the history of Chicago’s street violence and its effect on the community. The 120 minute film--directed and produced by Dimas and Tiffany[Read More]
by The Chicago Egotist / February 21, 2020 /
By Ozzie Godinez, CEO and Co-Founder PACO Collective
It’s a new year, which means it’s time for a fresh look at The State of Things. In the realm of cross-cultural marketing, it’s not exactly news that Americans of diverse background make up a larger proportion of every succeeding generation – but these days Americans’ diverse identities are increasingly shaped by more than our ethnic heritage. To do cross-cultural marketing right in this new decade we have to consider all a[Read More]
by The Denver Egotist / January 11, 2019 /
Coming out of school as newly minted designers, we often aspire to the heights of master craftsmanship. We envision ourselves creating expertly designed, meticulously implemented products that inspire awe with their beauty, artistry, and execution.
Then the real world promptly smacks us in the face.
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by The Chicago Egotist / February 28, 2018 / Just Daab, President of Magnani, a Chicago Experience design and Strategy agency writes about the need for agencies to evolve their models. We all know that disruption is the new normal. In fact, it is predicted that only half of companies listed on the S&P 500 today will remain there ten years from now*. But it’s not just the big guys in the S&P who should worry. Agencies need to take a look at their business models and begin to prepare for the w[Read More]
by Egotist / August 3, 2017 / Originally published in the St. Louis Egotist: Thoughts on agency convergence, data-driven decisions, and the role of creativity in a world-gone-quant. In March 2017, Barkley, an independent advertising agency in Kansas City, acquired a small human-centered design & management consultancy called XperienceLab. This is the reverse of a trend you may have noticed over recent years, that of giant strategic consultancies like Deloitte and Accenture, and even McKinsey, acquiring various typ[Read More]
by The Chicago Egotist / January 17, 2017 / Rahul Roy, Head of Client Business at hot Chicago agency O'Keefe Reinhard & Paul talks about the importance of working well with partners. His insight reflects OKRP's agility to bring clients ideas that are not always advertising-centric but still build brands. His thoughts on 2016 and insight for success in 2017 are below: My one word for the year = Collaboration. In today’s ever-changing and dynamic communications world, constant collaboration with specialists beyond the traditiona[Read More]
by The Chicago Egotist / December 21, 2016 / In the first of a series, The Chicago Egotist connected with Azher Ahmed, EVP and Director of Digital at DDB Chicago to find out what big trends, ideas and challenges he sees ahead for 2017. He has a lot of interesting and inspiring thoughts. Read below: Q: When you look back at 2016, what marketing initiative most impressed you - most made you think, "I wish I did that." And why? Ahmed: I was really impressed by BBDO’s “Evan” work for Sandy Hook Promise: They pulled off a very S[Read More]
by Egotist / March 6, 2014 / *Originally posted on the Need/Want blog.*
The below painting of a cat as Napoleon Bonaparte helped me get my startup team acquired, become a partner at MetaLab, and meet Jon to start Need/Want together (which produces SmartBedding, Mod Notebooks<[Read More]
