Advertising Age - Garfield The Blog

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:47 -0500

Being an Author is Humbling, and Sometimes Degrading, but it Has its Moments

The Mob Forms Here

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:15:52 -0500

Wanna See How Fast Social Media Can Work? On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Be Part of a Teeming, Throbbing, Surging Crowd of Do-Gooders

Why McCain Lost

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:34:45 -0500

What's so striking about this election is that we've seen it before, in 1992, when George H.W. Bush ran for re-election against a young Democrat named Bill Clinton. Here's a column I wrote back then. Tell me if it doesn't sound awfully familiar.

'Paging Dr. Mengele. Paging Dr. Mengele...'

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:56:50 -0400

Crispin Porter & Bogusky is not trying to elicit the most grotesque echoes of the Holocaust in its latest effort for VW. But, either due to an institutional tin ear or vast histroical ignorance, they've somehow managed to do it anyway.

Victory!

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:34:42 -0400

The blog Comcastmustdie.com was started 11 months ago as a way for disgruntled customers of the cable giant to vent grievances and possibly get Comcast to listen. While Bob Garfield, whose rants against Comcast started the "jihad," says the company still sucks, it is investing a lot of money to build better customer-relations management and has turned a corner in its corporate culture.

The Republican National Committee Is a Bunch of Oxycontin-Gulping Pedophiles

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:01:55 -0400

Ha Ha. It's a Parody!

'You a Disgrace to the Man Race'

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:20:56 -0400

So let me shoot you with Snickers bars. Or, better yet...

Dude! Dude! Dude! Dude! Dude!

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:14:09 -0400

One Problem with Repetition

Lost Souls?

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:50:33 -0500

I didn't know Paul Tilley, the DDB creative executive who committed suicide a week ago, and I would never presume to divine what was going on in his life, much less his head, when he jumped from a Chicago hotel room to his death. But I do know this: In his last days, whatever else was tormenting him, he was also under professional and personal attack from persons unknown -- most of them, presumably, subordinates -- who used the shield of internet anonymity to mercilessly disparage him.

Clinton's a Lying Liar Who Lies

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:32:36 -0500

No Stars for Radio Spot

Jingle This

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:46:47 -0500

In Search of a "Comcast Must Die" Theme Song

The Hammer? Mona Shaw. The Anvil? Comcastmustdie.com

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:45:49 -0400

The Comcast Jihad Is in Full Swing

Gore-Obama 2008

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:24:50 -0400

It's all about understanding the marketplace.

Welcome to Denialworld

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:35:25 -0400

Comcast Must Die: Part 10

Let He Who Is Without Com Cast the First Stone

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:01:47 -0400

The site, comcastmustdie.com, finally went up Friday. Since then there have been more than 100 posts, mainly from frustrated Comcustomers, but also from Comcast employees and generally disgusted consumers of cable-telecom services far and wide.

"Pushing" Your Luck

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:37:35 -0400

The ABCs of Makegoods

And AT&T Must Be Publicly Humiliated

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:54:10 -0400

Comcast Must Die: Part 8

The Smoking Gun

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:34:48 -0400

Comcast Must Die: Part 7

Jihad to Be There

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:44:44 -0400

Comcast Must Die: Part 6

Comcast Must Die: Part 5

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:53:06 -0400

Am I a Whore? Funny You Should Ask.

Comcast Must Die: Chapter 4

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:19:06 -0400

Was traveling for the past few days, as one does in September, in Bulgaria. It was nice. The telephones worked. No such luck at home, where my wife has been haunted by the Ghost of Comcast.

Comcast Must Die: Part 3

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:20:52 -0400

The Fix Is In

You'll Remember Which is Which: True or False?

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:15:07 -0400

For Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap."

Blueprint for Jihad

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:01:39 -0400

My customer-disservice experience with Qualmcast, unsurprisingly enough, turns out to be tragically commonplace. Carelessness. Indifference. Dishonesty. Highhandedness. These are chapters in the corporate playbook -- at least, if the responses to my last post are any indication.

People are Talking About You! You are So Screwed!

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:09:20 -0400

For Chapter 4. "Talk is Cheap"

Engineering a Phenomenon? Like...uh... How?

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:46:33 -0400

Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap"

Comcast Must Die

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:22:40 -0400

Seeking Ideas for a Consumer Jihad

Tear, Unfold and Use

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:36:20 -0400

For Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap"

W.O.M. for J.O.N.

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:31:40 -0400

For Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap"

Word of Mouth Works. Duh.

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:19:16 -0400

For Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap"