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Absolutely Not the Ultimate Guide to Mad Men

Published on March 23, 2012 By Jack Goldenberg

Everybody’s favorite ad man, present company excluded, suave and eloquent Don Draper, returns to TV this Sunday night (March 25) on AMC for the 5th season of Mad Men, the four-time Emmy winning, politically incorrect drama about advertising in the 1960s. Forty-two times we’ve watched the inhabitants of mythical ad agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce [...]

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Pillsbury Dough Boy Dead Again A Role Model for Millions

Published on February 7, 2012 By Jack Goldenberg

Because of the sad and untimely death of the Pillsbury Dough Boy (again), our regular blog that usually covers social media, marketing and Lady Gaga’s outlandish outfits will not be run today. HARRIETT: You see what I see? STAN: No! I don’t see anything! HARRIETT: That’s just it. There’s nothing. Nothing as far as the [...]

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Freelance Creative Director’s Blog Stolen. Round up Stan!

Published on January 2, 2011 By Jack Goldenberg

Stan: So instead, I’m going to cancel the blog he had planned and run someone else’s blog instead! Right here!
Harriett: You’re going to run someone else’s blog right here on 10 Minutes of Brilliance? You wouldn’t!

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The Lone Ranger

Published on November 21, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

So, I wanted my readers to know that if YOU promise not to change horses midstream, I’ll keep mixing up metaphors like pigs in a haystack.

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Hope this Short Blog Flies with my Readers

Published on October 31, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

Have you ever seen the commercial where Sally Fields says that since she been taking Boniva, her osteoporosis is under control and now she’s back to normal. So is she’s back to normal, why can’t she fly.

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Published on October 20, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

The dumbest student ever? Oops, it was my Uncle Donald.

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Goldenberg Makes Up Totally Fake FAQs

Published on October 19, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

Would you like to explain to your loyal readers why you’ve been away from the blog for so long? I know I’ve been AWOL from the blog for a while. I hate it when that happens, but LIFE (not the magazine) sometimes takes precedence. Sorry for the absence of brilliance. Hopefully, you were supplying your [...]

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10 Rules for Being Human

Published on September 24, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

With suicide, murder, illness and yes, having to listen to Newt Gingrich again for another political season, it’s hard to imagine that you’re living in a Perfect World.

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Guess who’s coming to dinner besides Paul McCartney, The Mad Hatter, Houdini, God and Ben Franklin? Give up? It’s you!

Published on July 29, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

“Oh, I suppose you know everything, “ said Stan. “What are you, some kind of Einstein?”

“No, actually, I’m some kind of da Vinci,” said Leonardo. “He’s some kind of Einstein,” pointing to a man who bore a remarkable resemblance to Albert Einstein.

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More Secret things hidden in Logos There goes the Secret

Published on July 23, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

Leonardo da Vinci: Non penso c’è una probabilità della palla di neve in Inferno di quell’avvenimento.
Albert Einstein: In English, Leo, in English,
Leonardo da Vinci: Oh, sorry, Al. I said I don’t think there’s a snowball’s chance in Hell of that happening.

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Lady Gaga, Santa Claus, Mr. Ed, Elvis and Tony the Tiger and can you stuff any more celebrities in the title?

Published on July 21, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

In fact, in the 1500′s, Facebook only had 12 people. And Twitter was just a tiny blue egg.

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I don’t mention Twitter, Facebook or Lady Gaga at all in this blog about advertising logos

Published on July 16, 2010 By Jack Goldenberg

“Hey, wait. Where’d Goldenberg go?” asked Stan.
“I think he went online to look for a new job,” said Harriett. “What did you want him for?”
“Nothin’. I just wanted to razz him about publishing this blog before it was ready. No problem. I’ll catch him next time.”

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