There Will Be No Further Reductions In The Ranks
Fri, Nov 11, 2009
by Drew McManus
Amidst all the buzz this week about new business models sparked by an article from Michael Kaiser for the 11/9/2009 edition of The Huffington Post (no worries, we’ll be examining that in more detail after Mad Men week) I thought it would be fun to look at one of the major plot points from this
Don Draper’s Guide To Being A Music Director
Thu, Nov 11, 2009
by Drew McManus
Sometimes, the best things you can learn from Mad Men don’t actually come from the show. Case in point, Jon Hamm channeled his Mad Men character, Don Draper, to create a wildly entertaining spoof for his hosting appearance on Season 34, Episode 6 of Saturday Night Live. In a skit called Don Draper’s Guide To
This Is Not A Spaceship, It’s A Time Machine
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
by Drew McManus
Yesterday’s offering examined the value of forward thinking in crafting an operational vision and then using that to guide marketing and development efforts. At the same time, you simply can’t disconnect classical music from its past without expecting disastrous results. Consequently, we’re going to look at some of the challenges related to how tradition and
There Is No Such Thing As History, Only A Frontier
Tue, Nov 11, 2009
by Drew McManus
One of my favorite Mad Men episodes is Season 2, Episode 4: Three Sundays. The episode incorporates the very real crash of an American Airlines jet shortly after takeoff from what is now JFK airport into the story line. In this episode, the fictional advertising agency of Sterling Cooper is preparing to pitch American Airline
Mad Men Week
Mon, Nov 11, 2009
by Drew McManus
Are you already developing a Mad Men jones following the show’s season finale last night? Then good news because from November 9-13 it’s Mad Men week here at Adaptistration where all week long, content is inspired by or related to Mad Men, the award winning television series at AMC. You don’t have to follow Mad
