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A good list of Qs for understanding someone’s hopes and dreams

New Podcast: Richard Fine, CEO and Co-Founder, Help Remedies

Paul Woolmington, Comms Entrepreneur/Board Advisor/Investor, Previously of Naked

Tony Wright, Chairman of Lowe and Partners

What do clients think about agencies during the pitch process?

Dollar Shave Club Update

Paying Brad Pitt worth every penny for Chanel

Congrats to Rosemarie Ryan for making Ag Age's Top 100 Influential In Adv! Certainly is a ground breaker. http://t.co/7PIm5zBI

@ScottLukas on twitter. September 24, 2012 at 9:10 am

Method Shiny Suds by Droga5 - LOL funny. Well done. http://t.co/8HHP0h9p

@ScottLukas on twitter. September 18, 2012 at 11:32 am

Archetypes are stable. Contemporary expressions are not. Hollywood stars combined visually.

Nice Work Axe/Lynx leveraging Prince Harry story. Timely and on brand story.

An app that "shazams" a political ad to tell you who paid for it. Nice work Glassy. http://t.co/BD1brrH5

@ScottLukas on twitter. August 22, 2012 at 5:22 pm

The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar - @io9 http://t.co/NhBSn9iN #FromDosage

@ScottLukas on twitter. June 14, 2012 at 9:44 am

More Mary Meeker great stuff "2012 Internet Trends — Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers http://t.co/nGAZAVXG via @kpcb

@ScottLukas on twitter. May 31, 2012 at 8:58 am

Legacy of Jobs/Takeaway from his bio? "CEOs Add Creative to Their Mandates" http://t.co/77DLEqYt via @sharethis

@ScottLukas on twitter. May 30, 2012 at 3:01 pm

Love timely & newsworthy marketing like this from Ray-Ban that’s tapping the same-sex marriage story.

Fantastic Beastie/Adam Yauch tribute by Virgin America.

"Consumers have stronger relationships w/ media than they do w/ brands.The key is to harness that relationship. Oliver Cleaver, K-C

@ScottLukas on twitter. May 7, 2012 at 4:01 pm

Dosage is 12 years old today. Here’s some things we’ve learned.

Congrats to my friends at BBH and all the other winners "BBH Named Webby's Agency of the Year http://t.co/Pg43bF9F"

@ScottLukas on twitter. May 2, 2012 at 9:38 am

New podcast: Mick McCabe, CSO, kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners

New podcast: Vanessa Colella, Citi’s Head of NA Marketing, Managing Director

Simple clever household innovations.

Funny “tip us” signs show us how to tap different motivations.

Our podcast: Avi Dan of client/agency relationship firm Avidan Strategies

Our podcast: Ewan Adams, Comms Planning Lead at Disney’s agency 4D Los Angeles

E-book format removes stigma from reading erotica for women?

Brand strategists beware! Colbert comments on Wheat Thins brand guidelines.

Our podcast: Fredrik Carlström, marketing consultant, creative director and film producer.

Fascinating take on Linsanity by Chuck Klosterman on the B.S. Report

Our podcast: Kyle Acquistapace Partner, Director of Media & Data Strategy at Deutsch

A 5 yr. old’s impression witnessing logos. Fascinating.

Our podcast: Richard Schatzberger, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Experience Officer @ CO:

Steve Jobs on “Concurrent Creativity.”

Our podcast: Chris Yeh, Internet entrepreneur

Love this definition of insight from Wendy Gordon

Love how PETA uses the news and injects itself. K. Kardashian this time.

New podcast. Suzanne Powers, Global Strategy Director of Crispin Porter is my guest. “On Creative Collaboration with Scott Lukas.”

Nine Things Successful People Do Differently by Heidi Grant Halvorson

NPR’s Planet Money on why wedding dresses are so expensive

Our podcast: Mark Sherwood, Director of Integrated Planning at Saatchi & Saatchi NY

Our new podcast. Guest: Mark Wnek, creative entrepreneur and ex-Chairman/CCO of Lowe New York

Can I change my brand’s personality? Hilarious Liam Neeson scene from “Life Is Short”

Great comms speaks to a mindset: “Hey adult, it is ok to read teen stuff.”

This mom should be in marketing. Great story framing and great “prop” to use.

Congrats to our friends and clients at Lowe for this IPA Grand Prix winning idea.

Amazing tagline and jingle list from Tagline Guru.

Manhattan Mini Storage: Outfitting the love/hate relationship between NYers and space.

How do I get my people to know what to do without telling them? Add technique.

Reblog: “RSAnimate: Prof. Renata Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice.”

Great Range Rover ad.

French Connection: The Suit. Fantastic example of a brand enabling a story.

How to get better insights? Louis CK on George Carlin and how to go deeper.

Why should I budget 20% of my workshop for improvisation? The 25 greatest unscripted scenes.

Ten dinner topics that will lead to an argument.

The most interesting thing about Dos Equis: The agency says “man.” The client says “bottle.” ????

Apple University organizing for success when Steve’s gone.

Do people recognize culture? Evidence: The color of thoughts from “The Color Of.”

Ad Age’s headline “Cannes Ad Agency Wins Top PR Prize at Cannes” is all wrong. We’re all in PR.

Conan O’Brien’s 2011 Dartmouth College Commencement Address

A book that reveals the dark side of being a parent. “Go the f@*k to sleep”

Product of the week: Blocks you “drunk posting” on social networks

Realistic dinosaur walking around at school

Thelonius Monk’s creative brief for playing with him.

What are the different ways to manage a brand story for growth?

Rules create creative freedom. Great point by Mario Pricken.

Hoover organizes soap fans to save soaps. Good community/FB tactic.

Just a fantastic “old school” TV ad. You’ll never guess who it is for.

How do you feel about your favorite company now that you know its politics?

“Agency of the Future” vision docs from Chiat/Day, circa early 90s

Four recurring myths we apparently really want to believe. Thanks Cracked.

What are my team’s different learning personas?

The Bud Flag Can and Patriotic marketing.

What if I attacked my opponent on their strengths?

From one-eyed stray cat to “Pirate” — now this is marketing.

From the Dosage archive: APG-US agendas, attendees, speeches.

Astounding numbers about Facebook. Perhaps part of a story to pump the brand for an IPO?

The new Beetle. VW’s hippie story is now over.

From the archives: How to plan advertising UK style? Old BBH, BMP and other docs.

How can we filter ideas from a media POV? A criteria list based on what both marketers and people care about.

The IT guy who hacks the computer of a potential employer to demo his skills.

How do we create a local movement? – A “one-letter-that-looks-like-lots-of-letters-to-lots-of-editors” campaign

Great hanging with Gerry Graf of BFG 9000 for a bit yesterday afternoon again. He's always smart, an inspiration and a good laugh.

@ScottLukas on twitter. April 13, 2011 at 9:31 am

Always great to revisit the very best cases. IPA winning papers BMW Films, Lynx (Axe) and Effie winner for Anti-Tobacco “Truth”

A “spectacular” cultural idea: Hyundai wall projection in KL

From the archive: Jane Newman’s collection of early account planning documents, speeches and memos.

From the archives: How to do ads for Apple. Old Chiat/Day document.

Like this extension of the DirecTV Russian guy - Watch petite lap giraffes LIVE on premium giraffe cam http://www.PetiteLapGiraffe.com/

@ScottLukas on twitter. April 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm

A shift in cultural frame makes all the difference: The Tempest Freerunning Academy’s cool video

Would a branded system benefit my company?

Advertising quotes. Pithy stories to live by if you are in advertising.

Tiger Moms. Parenting with tough love.

Why should we get stimulus and response right? RSA Animate and Steven Pinker. Fantastic.

Reality Media: The Coca-Cola Happiness Machine

How to plan advertising (old school edition). Attendee list and speaking notes from the 1992 Account Planning Conference

Wired founder Kevin Kelly's The 6 Verbs For The Next 20 Years Of The Connected World http://t.co/wcFYdVa via @techcrunch

@ScottLukas on twitter. March 31, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Survey Says Everyone Trusts Apple, Hates Bankers http://su.pr/19DItn (@GOOD stuff)

@ScottLukas on twitter. March 31, 2011 at 7:25 pm

Corning’s future with glass.

What are different ways of looking at competitive sets?

How should we visualize our ideas? Use this periodic table of visualizations.

Finally remembered to post Edward Boches' nice post "10 rules for modern collaboration." Thanks for this #EdwardBoches http://t.co/0Aqu2JH

@ScottLukas on twitter. March 30, 2011 at 8:10 pm

Nice reality media idea for Brazil. http://bit.ly/fixgGR Helps people feel it for real like we said http://bit.ly/i7TP6u

@ScottLukas on twitter. March 30, 2011 at 4:56 pm

How important is it that we feel it works?

Facebook Breakup Notifier

Great collaborating with CO: on Spike's new brand story. Read about it and thanks to CO:. http://nyti.ms/f86tik

@ScottLukas on twitter. March 29, 2011 at 2:46 pm

Brands that outfit the “drugs that make you smarter” story.

More continued good work from Manhattan Mini Storage. http://t.co/ESIHkSm

@ScottLukas on twitter. March 26, 2011 at 8:16 pm

USA Inc. A basic summary of America’s Financial Statements by Mark Meeker/KPCB

Why do we tell stories? Because we want to be immersed.

Helping now: Google and the Japanese Earthquake

Winners from TED’s Ads Worth Spreading

Is there a better way to think about the people on briefs than “targets?”

Exactly which prices are rising via WSJ infographic.

John Stewart describes why corporations don’t need Americans anymore.

You May Never Fail on the Scale I Did

Bugles Claws: When a story to live by reveals itself

Logos that fit Lowe’s story: The global network with deep local expertise.

Genius edit: Everything you need to know has been told to you in the movies.

Is there a better way to direct creative craftspeople than giving them “the proposition?”

Our new site is Live! A great resource of insights, cases and practical ways for strategist to collaborate. http://tinyurl.com/4eb3uk6

@ScottLukas on twitter. February 16, 2011 at 9:53 pm

Photosniper. How a design decision evokes a whole other story.

Why it will be hard to resent the super-rich when they reject the rest of us.

Not just a fame artist. How Lady Gaga has turned a meat dress into a costume of hope.

“How to werk. Tips from expert collaborators.” Free Dosage download.

What’s the right mix of creativity types?

How employees who work at the most loved companies describe the brands they work for.

What role should my brand/company play in the stories of people’s lives?

How can we look at competitors differently?

Why a 36″ waist at Old Navy is really 41″?

Did we like Seinfeld because we loved Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy first?

How Google helps prevent suicide (and other tales of changing the story).

Should marketers follow what’s working for someone else?

A Vatican approved confession app? Yes. Only $1.99

Is living backwards really that bad of an idea?

Should facebook be called fakebook?

Portlandia: How satire can kill a story to live by.

Great week in Singapore training Y&R's best in the region. Thanks again to Matt Godfrey and Jonny Lang. http://post.ly/1X2NN

@ScottLukas on twitter. January 25, 2011 at 5:18 pm