Archive for August, 2010

Have you ever heard of Bill’s White Wall? I went there for a tire about ten years ago when I had a flat downtown. Haven’t thought about them since. Until this morning as I am driving into work and hear a radio ad for them on Lazer 103.3. Click this link to check out the [...]

Meet my nine year old daughter, Grace. She is a dynamic, energetic, athletic and extremely sharp girl, who is also extremely passionate about NFL football, and particularly, the Pittsburg Steelers.  Her room is painted gold, her bed displays the full NFL limited bedding collection and multiple posters, trading cards, super bowl and playoff caps adorn [...]

Remember Milli Vanilli? This video should bring you up to speed… During their time, Milli Vanilli rocked! They sold millions of albums. They could dance. We thought they could sing. Many will recall the news that Milli Vanilli was a sham. They were lip synching. We were all fooled. They became a punchline. They went [...]

You’ve earned your Ad Mavericks flight suit. Today is our summer intern, Ellen Held’s last day at Lessing-Flynn. We wish her luck as she goes back to Lincoln, Nebraska with her eyes on graduating in December.

I’m going to have to pick on Stivers Ford during this post. I’ve been to their locations and have always been treated well and had a pleasant experience. Unfortunately for Stivers, that experience doesn’t translate in their marketing messaging. Worse yet, Stivers has so many messages in their marketing efforts it’s hard to know what the [...]

…that is the question. We create video content and have talked about the power of online video. Some video we create for us (Lessing-Flynn), some for our clients. We use flip cams for almost everything that highlights Lessing-Flynn on this blog, or capturing guerrilla marketing tactics for an event like DSM: SUSHIBOMB. We realize there [...]

When you live in the state of Iowa, more often than not, corn is mentioned in a conversation. Whether it’s farmers talking about the corn market, women at the grocery store comparing corn casserole recipes, people listening to the Heywood Banks I-80 Corn Song or  tv commercials about cellulosic ethanol made from corn. POET Energy launched several [...]

Confessions of an Ad Agency: Part Two! Jordan Beynon answers your questions about life in the advertising fast lane. Question Crew! blueduder Doug spenceranderson Peter Tubbs See what Lessing-Flynn candidate is up next!

Today marks the 15 year anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death. Garcia was the front man, among other things, for the Grateful Dead, who were social media pioneers. Regardless of what you think of the Grateful Dead or Garcia himself, have a look at one of my favorite posts: 3 Social Media Lessons from the Grateful [...]





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