The AdHole

I’ve watched, and admired, Target Store’s advertising for years. Not just because it’s good advertising, which it is. And not just because it has managed to maintain a consistent design ethic and tonal quality in a world where marketers hop between brand identities like coked-up frogs with ADD. I dig it because Target made their […]

So yeah. This happened:

I blame Texas. We’ll see if it grows back.
Later,
Fox

I was feeling uppity this morning, so I penned an even shorter creative philosophy. This is not groundbreaking, but often ignored:
Advertising that works entertains and informs. In that order.
Later,
Fox

I penned this creative philosophy last week. It was summarily rejected without discussion by someone who shall remain, hopefully, ignorant of this blog. Feel free to tell me why this sucks (aside from still being too long):
Here we are now, infotain us.
People want to be entertained. Advertisers want to inform. Great advertising - the stuff […]

It took them almost a week, but McSweeneys.net has rejected my list from a couple of blogs ago.
I shall not be defeated.
But I shall be, in about 10 seconds, too sleepy to compose a new list.
Later,
Fox

…so was the birth of my agency’s website. And by “my agency,” I mean, “one owned by someone not named Jason Fox.” Anyway, Firehouse finally has a website that makes us look like we know what we’re doing. Go. Be amazed. Or confused. And thanks to my AD partner James over at Yonder Ponder for […]

Only scant hours after submitting my list, McSweeneys.net has declared my comedic gold nothing more than borscht belt pyrite. Such is life. However, they did make the fatal mistake of inviting me to submit more lists.
And so it begins.
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
• Bowling
• To see a guy about, you know, some stuff. So […]

I’m compiling a list for McSweeney’s Big Honkin’ Page o’ Lists That You Waste An Entire Fortnight Reading (my title).
As I have no idea what my chances of actually getting posted on McSweeneys.net are, I’ll post my list here for your amusement and possible discomfort.
The Ways In Which I, Jason Fox, Rock
Hard.
Like a hurricane.
All […]

Time to get your shorts in a wad, hippies:

Later,
Fox

Yes, I’ve been slacking off of late. I should’ve done something about the whole Lindsay “I’m a professional actress/Tara Reid impersonator” Lohan studio head smackdown. I could’ve proferred indepth analysis of the Israeli/Hezbollah fracas. I would’ve linked to this sweet clip of an insane Britney, but I was too sleepy. Or was I?
Anyway, here’s an […]