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The Year in Review

It’s not easy being a Genius; posting articles throughout the year, thinking ALL the time, worrying, obsessing… over Television and Marketing of all things (and also the fate of humankind). I am here to refute all inaccuracies in the world of marketing and...

Top 10 Holiday Ad Soundtracks

  10) Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano. Do you know what Jose Feliciano wants more than anything? …for you to have a Merry Christmas. In 3 minutes and 2 seconds he hammered home that one simple message no less than 39 times. He didn’t beat around the bush. He...

A Christmas Miracle

Many years ago, I was befriended by a chatbot. I had been using my messaging apps to chat with some friends when I came across a brand that I could interact with in the same way. Pretty soon, the chatbot became a trusted adviser and guide. I can also say that it...

All I want for Christmas …

  …is to never hear the song “All I Want For Christmas Is You” ever again. What is it with this song? There has to be some sort of conspiracy to ruin my Holiday every year. Why does 1 song deserve so much airplay? I mean, there are plenty of others that deserve...

Ancient Apocalypse and Apocalyptic Journalism

  Never let an opportunity to freak out go to waste… I guess. You wouldn’t believe all the controversy surrounding a little show that explores human history. Just google “Ancient Apocalypse” and see for yourself. You’ll come in to this one: “Ancient Apocalypse is...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Charade

  It is perhaps the oddest amalgamation of culture and consumerism… or is it of the corporate and the confused? Although it pains me to say, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, once the yardstick for which all other Holiday Season kickoff events were measured by,...