Martin Bihl
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Are truth and honesty the same thing and if not, why? Photographer & entrepreneur #NicDamico discuss both in the context of relationships on episode 7 of YoureOnMuteThePodcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6xwo... #truth #relationships #podcast
Episode 07-Nic D'Amico
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November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Are truth and honesty the same thing and if not, why? Photographer & entrepreneur #NicDamico discuss both in the context of relationships on episode 7 of YoureOnMuteThePodcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6xwo... #truth #relationships #podcast
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The mythology that @MadMen_AMC celebrated raises a very interesting challenge for #advertisingagencies to address – and it’s probably not what you think it is. We review Andrew Cracknell’s #TheRealMadMen: the-agency-review.com/the-real-mad... #advertising
The Real Mad Men
Almost from the moment the AMC drama Mad Men premiered in July of 2007, two things happened. On the one hand, you had people who were unknown to the general public suddenly elevated to the status o…
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November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The mythology that @MadMen_AMC celebrated raises a very interesting challenge for #advertisingagencies to address – and it’s probably not what you think it is. We review Andrew Cracknell’s #TheRealMadMen: the-agency-review.com/the-real-mad... #advertising
The lovely folks at #PM360 asked me if I would like to elaborate on some incendiary remarks I’d made about cannabis marketing. My response? “Where would you like me to pour the gasoline?” www.pm360online.com/why-cannabis... #cannabis #marketing @PM360online #branding #advertising
Why Cannabis Marketing Is Fascinating—Or That Which Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Rich | PM360
Recently, I described cannabis marketing as a sort of “wild west” and received exactly the kind of blow back you would expect in 2023. “We’re not anarchists!” “We’re heavily regulated and are responsi...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The lovely folks at #PM360 asked me if I would like to elaborate on some incendiary remarks I’d made about cannabis marketing. My response? “Where would you like me to pour the gasoline?” www.pm360online.com/why-cannabis... #cannabis #marketing @PM360online #branding #advertising
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Books that movies are based on fall into two categories – “book is better than the movie” and “movie is better than the book”. And then there’s #ThePrincessBride. Our review: the-agency-review.com/the-princess... #WilliamGoldman
The Princess Bride
Life must be lived forward, the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard wrote, but it is only understood backwards. Which is to say, sure it all makes sense from the comfy confines of old age, but it’s bloo…
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November 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Books that movies are based on fall into two categories – “book is better than the movie” and “movie is better than the book”. And then there’s #ThePrincessBride. Our review: the-agency-review.com/the-princess... #WilliamGoldman
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“I’m not sure I know the answer” – if honesty like that isn’t a reason to listen, what is? Marketing Expert #CameronWeston on love, loyalty & friendship. Episode 6 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
#love #loyalty #friendship
#love #loyalty #friendship
Episode 06-Cameron Weston
Podcast Episode · You're On Mute · 02/29/2024 · 15m
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November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“I’m not sure I know the answer” – if honesty like that isn’t a reason to listen, what is? Marketing Expert #CameronWeston on love, loyalty & friendship. Episode 6 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
#love #loyalty #friendship
#love #loyalty #friendship
Lance Thomas has a great podcast about #inspiration & invites me in to muddy the waters by talking about #AI. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. shorturl.at/lwxES #ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #advertising #orginagency #influence #advertisingagency #creative
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Lance Thomas has a great podcast about #inspiration & invites me in to muddy the waters by talking about #AI. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. shorturl.at/lwxES #ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #advertising #orginagency #influence #advertisingagency #creative
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.#OliviaKenney channels psychology 101 & memories of learning the violin to talk about how the world around you influences how you become who you are. #YoureOnMuteThePodcast episode 5: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #podcast
Episode 05-Olivia Kenney
Podcast Episode · You're On Mute · 02/29/2024 · 13m
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November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
.#OliviaKenney channels psychology 101 & memories of learning the violin to talk about how the world around you influences how you become who you are. #YoureOnMuteThePodcast episode 5: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #podcast
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A thorough reworking of his very successful 2000 inquiry into the topic that brings new insight into what makes #buzz work. We review @EmanuelRosen’s #TheAnatomyofBuzzRevisited: the-agency-review.com/buzz-revisit... #marketing #wordofmouth #wordofmouthmarketing #Advertising
The Anatomy of Buzz Revisited
Back in 2000, wedged somewhere between the dotcom bubbleburst that crashed the stock market and the Bush-Gore election chaos, a book hit the shelves that had the marketing world aflutter. It purpor…
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November 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A thorough reworking of his very successful 2000 inquiry into the topic that brings new insight into what makes #buzz work. We review @EmanuelRosen’s #TheAnatomyofBuzzRevisited: the-agency-review.com/buzz-revisit... #marketing #wordofmouth #wordofmouthmarketing #Advertising
When I guest curated @faris & @rosieyakob’s newsletter, Faris wrote that I was “smart and nice”. I think I sort of put that to the test in this interview with them. geniussteals.substack.com/p/1b9093a7-1... #marketing #strategy #advertising
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When I guest curated @faris & @rosieyakob’s newsletter, Faris wrote that I was “smart and nice”. I think I sort of put that to the test in this interview with them. geniussteals.substack.com/p/1b9093a7-1... #marketing #strategy #advertising
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When @JSadikKhan ran #NewYorkCity’s #DOT, she rethought the streets & that changed everything. What THAT has to do with #advertising. Our review of #STREETFIGHT: the-agency-review.com/street-fight @BloombergAssoc #urbanplanning
Street Fight
You can look at what we do as an attempt to make people pay attention to the things in their lives that they do not pay attention to. We try to get them to see the value, the quality, maybe even th…
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November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
When @JSadikKhan ran #NewYorkCity’s #DOT, she rethought the streets & that changed everything. What THAT has to do with #advertising. Our review of #STREETFIGHT: the-agency-review.com/street-fight @BloombergAssoc #urbanplanning
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“We’re artists; we live in the world of envy and jealousy” – what the hell #OriginAgency CCO #LanceThomas means by that and why it’s not quite as dastardly as it might sound. Episode 4 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #envy #jealousy #art #podcast
Episode 04-Lance Thomas
Podcast Episode · You're On Mute · 02/29/2024 · 13m
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November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“We’re artists; we live in the world of envy and jealousy” – what the hell #OriginAgency CCO #LanceThomas means by that and why it’s not quite as dastardly as it might sound. Episode 4 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #envy #jealousy #art #podcast
I said the world of cannabis marketing was “the wild west”. #SarahMahoney explained what I meant. Who knew I was so smart? mmm-online.com/home/channel... @MMMnews @LarryDobrow #advertising #cannabis #marketing #socialmedia @KyleBarich @fredkinch @griffenthorne1 @libuf21 #AmandaDaley
The Wild West of cannabis marketing
Patient and consumer interest couldn’t be higher. Here’s how marketers can meet demand.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I said the world of cannabis marketing was “the wild west”. #SarahMahoney explained what I meant. Who knew I was so smart? mmm-online.com/home/channel... @MMMnews @LarryDobrow #advertising #cannabis #marketing #socialmedia @KyleBarich @fredkinch @griffenthorne1 @libuf21 #AmandaDaley
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When you're inside a moment of change, you can't see its full shape. The entrepreneurs of 1985 didn't know they were living through a golden age because they were too busy wrestling with 300 baud modems.
(Via Kevin Kelly)
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(Via Kevin Kelly)
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You Are Not Late
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November 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
When you're inside a moment of change, you can't see its full shape. The entrepreneurs of 1985 didn't know they were living through a golden age because they were too busy wrestling with 300 baud modems.
(Via Kevin Kelly)
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/you-are-n...
(Via Kevin Kelly)
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/you-are-n...
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What Finland, coffee and #NeilDeGrasseTyson have to do with being curious and its importance. We talk with artist and entrepreneur #JimHarper on episode 3 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
#curiousity #podcast
#curiousity #podcast
Episode 03-Jim Harper
Podcast Episode · You're On Mute · 02/29/2024 · 12m
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November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
What Finland, coffee and #NeilDeGrasseTyson have to do with being curious and its importance. We talk with artist and entrepreneur #JimHarper on episode 3 of #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
#curiousity #podcast
#curiousity #podcast
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What happens when someone from @BCG and @BainAlerts takes a long hard look at the advertising industry. Pour yourself a tall one and read our review of #MadisonAvenueManslaughter: the-agency-review.com/manslaughter/ @madaveslaughter
Madison Avenue Manslaughter
A buddy of mine was general manager at an agency that was selling itself to one of the holding companies. One evening over drinks he said “Frankly, my biggest concern has to do with maintaining the…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What happens when someone from @BCG and @BainAlerts takes a long hard look at the advertising industry. Pour yourself a tall one and read our review of #MadisonAvenueManslaughter: the-agency-review.com/manslaughter/ @madaveslaughter
I freely admit that my solution may be too simple or even just what you'd expect from someone in advertising. That doesn't make it wrong, however. “Would I lie to you: Some thoughts on social media”: tinyurl.com/54eaxtud#soc... #advertising #facebook #twitter #youtube #disinformation
Would I Lie to You?: Some thoughts on social media — Martin Bihl
Everyone has an idea about what to do with social media and the problem of disinformation. Here's one that no one will like.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I freely admit that my solution may be too simple or even just what you'd expect from someone in advertising. That doesn't make it wrong, however. “Would I lie to you: Some thoughts on social media”: tinyurl.com/54eaxtud#soc... #advertising #facebook #twitter #youtube #disinformation
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Anyone who is or has been in a relationship can tell you how illogical and unpredictable people are.
Something as simple as "what do you want to eat" can turn into a situation quick, fast and in a hurry.
I get that this makes no sense but we are talking about human beings.
Something as simple as "what do you want to eat" can turn into a situation quick, fast and in a hurry.
I get that this makes no sense but we are talking about human beings.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Anyone who is or has been in a relationship can tell you how illogical and unpredictable people are.
Something as simple as "what do you want to eat" can turn into a situation quick, fast and in a hurry.
I get that this makes no sense but we are talking about human beings.
Something as simple as "what do you want to eat" can turn into a situation quick, fast and in a hurry.
I get that this makes no sense but we are talking about human beings.
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“Simplicity is an all-or-none proposition. No picking and choosing allowed. If you can only muster up the energy to buy into part of it, you’re just going to hurt yourself trying.” We review Ken Segall’s “Insanely Simple”: wp.me/P23AlC-fM @apple @ksegall.bsky.social
Insanely Simple
There is a peculiar form of Stockholm Syndrome that is unique to advertising, where agencies not only become inured to the nasty, brutish and short outbursts of their clients, but they actually dev…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“Simplicity is an all-or-none proposition. No picking and choosing allowed. If you can only muster up the energy to buy into part of it, you’re just going to hurt yourself trying.” We review Ken Segall’s “Insanely Simple”: wp.me/P23AlC-fM @apple @ksegall.bsky.social
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“You can’t let these things get to you. You have to push that frustration back so you can see more clearly.” Thoughts on whether regrets are good or bad with artist #GaryHudson. #YoureOnMuteThePodcast episode 2: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #podcasts #regrets #mistakes
Episode 02-Gary Hudson
Podcast Episode · You're On Mute · 02/29/2024 · 12m
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November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“You can’t let these things get to you. You have to push that frustration back so you can see more clearly.” Thoughts on whether regrets are good or bad with artist #GaryHudson. #YoureOnMuteThePodcast episode 2: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #podcasts #regrets #mistakes
What #AppleMacintosh ads from before you were born have to do with how #AI is impacting #advertising & design today. I look at #FlairAI: www.martinbihl.com/business-thi... @Apple @FlairAI_ #ArtificialIntelligence #GraphicDesign #Creativity
The Past and Pending: Looking at Flair.ai — Martin Bihl
What happens when a copywriter starts messing with an AI-powered graphics platform? Words, mostly. But also some insight about advertising.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What #AppleMacintosh ads from before you were born have to do with how #AI is impacting #advertising & design today. I look at #FlairAI: www.martinbihl.com/business-thi... @Apple @FlairAI_ #ArtificialIntelligence #GraphicDesign #Creativity
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How the idea of legacy relates to art and why it does. Or at least, why the artist #BobHawthorne thinks so. #YoureOnMuteThePodcast Episode 1: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #podcasts #legacy #whatyouleavebehind #BobHawthorne
Episode 01-Bob Hawthorne
Podcast Episode · You're On Mute · 02/29/2024 · 15m
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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
How the idea of legacy relates to art and why it does. Or at least, why the artist #BobHawthorne thinks so. #YoureOnMuteThePodcast Episode 1: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #podcasts #legacy #whatyouleavebehind #BobHawthorne
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Garry Wills looks at leadership from the perspective and depth of a classics scholar and reveals insights that will change the way you think about leaders AND followers. We review #CertainTrumpets: wp.me/P23AlC-fX #leadership #business
Certain Trumpets: The Call of Leaders
This is a book on leadership unlike any other you’ve read, and for that reason alone it is worth reading. For those unfamiliar with the author, Garry Wills, an emeritus professor at Northwestern Un…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Garry Wills looks at leadership from the perspective and depth of a classics scholar and reveals insights that will change the way you think about leaders AND followers. We review #CertainTrumpets: wp.me/P23AlC-fX #leadership #business
As @OfficialBerra said “if you don’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there www.martinbihl.com/business-thi...
The Madness of the Method: Why process matters — Martin Bihl
You walk into a meeting with a new client or a new agency, and you’re in that honeymoon phase when everyone is attentive and polite and laughs at each other’s stupid stupid jokes. And you’re there so ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
As @OfficialBerra said “if you don’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there www.martinbihl.com/business-thi...
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Subject yourself to 2 minutes and 11 seconds of the intro episode to decide if you want to endure the next thirtyfour or not. #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 00-Introduction to the Podcast
Podcast Episode · You're On Mute · 02/29/2024 · 2m
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November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Subject yourself to 2 minutes and 11 seconds of the intro episode to decide if you want to endure the next thirtyfour or not. #YoureOnMuteThePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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.@simonmainwaring describes a future where the line between companies and consumers – between buyers and sellers – is much grayer. And I don’t have to tell you what the implications for #advertisers would be, do I? We review #WeFirst: wp.me/P23AlC-g8
We First
It is a curious book indeed that posits the need for a change to the world’s dominant economic system from someone who readily and repeatedly concedes he is not an economist. But former Ogilvy Worl…
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November 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
.@simonmainwaring describes a future where the line between companies and consumers – between buyers and sellers – is much grayer. And I don’t have to tell you what the implications for #advertisers would be, do I? We review #WeFirst: wp.me/P23AlC-g8