Category Archives: Ad Hustle Chronicles

Needle in a Haystack

Written by Brandon. Posted on January 26, 2011. 1 Comment.
I found this fun article on the front page of the LA Times today to be especially relevant.  Apparently, it’s getting tougher for “reality” shows to cast “real” and “authentic” people who will play the desired part/role in the show, but are doing so genuinely.    At UC, we all have docu/non-fiction backgrounds when it comes [...]

Year of the URG-ELEPHANT

Written by Brandon. Posted on January 5, 2011. No comments.
My partner in advergrinding, Hank G wrote a lovely post on what he/we have learned in our almost 2 years now running UC. Since he took the New Year op to look back in time, I thought I’d do my due and look forward to the future of UC. While we’re no consumer [...]

Ad Hustle #1: Ad Age’s Small Agency Awards (and Conference)

Written by Brandon. Posted on July 20, 2010. No comments.
New Orleans = off the hook Partially inspired by, Jerry Solomon, a producer and production/agency honcho I admire, I’m going to be writing a series of blog posts from the perspective of the “boutique” agency founder.  Hopefully my ruminations on the state of the industry, of which, I am essentially a n00b in, and the trials [...]