Advertising Age - Garfield The Blog
Bob Garfield offers his thoughts (and criticism) on advertising, media, conversational marketing and what he calls Listenomics.

Why McCain Lost
What's so striking about this election is that we've seen it before, in 1992, when George H.W. Bush ran for re-election against a young Democrat named Bill Clinton. Here's a column I wrote back then. Tell me if it doesn't sound awfully familiar.

'Paging Dr. Mengele. Paging Dr. Mengele...'
Crispin Porter & Bogusky is not trying to elicit the most grotesque echoes of the Holocaust in its latest effort for VW. But, either due to an institutional tin ear or vast histroical ignorance, they've somehow managed to do it anyway.

Victory!

The blog Comcastmustdie.com was started 11 months ago as a way for disgruntled customers of the cable giant to vent grievances and possibly get Comcast to listen. While Bob Garfield, whose rants against Comcast started the "jihad," says the company still sucks, it is investing a lot of money to build better customer-relations management and has turned a corner in its corporate culture.

The Republican National Committee Is a Bunch of Oxycontin-Gulping Pedophiles
Ha Ha. It's a Parody!

'You a Disgrace to the Man Race'
So let me shoot you with Snickers bars. Or, better yet...

Dude! Dude! Dude! Dude! Dude!
One Problem with Repetition

Lost Souls?
I didn't know Paul Tilley, the DDB creative executive who committed suicide a week ago, and I would never presume to divine what was going on in his life, much less his head, when he jumped from a Chicago hotel room to his death. But I do know this: In his last days, whatever else was tormenting him, he was also under professional and personal attack from persons unknown -- most of them, presumably, subordinates -- who used the shield of internet anonymity to mercilessly disparage him.

Clinton's a Lying Liar Who Lies
No Stars for Radio Spot

Jingle This
In Search of a "Comcast Must Die" Theme Song

The Hammer? Mona Shaw. The Anvil? Comcastmustdie.com
The Comcast Jihad Is in Full Swing

Gore-Obama 2008
It's all about understanding the marketplace.

Welcome to Denialworld
Comcast Must Die: Part 10

Let He Who Is Without Com Cast the First Stone
The site, comcastmustdie.com, finally went up Friday. Since then there have been more than 100 posts, mainly from frustrated Comcustomers, but also from Comcast employees and generally disgusted consumers of cable-telecom services far and wide.

"Pushing" Your Luck
The ABCs of Makegoods

And AT&T Must Be Publicly Humiliated
Comcast Must Die: Part 8

The Smoking Gun
Comcast Must Die: Part 7

Jihad to Be There
Comcast Must Die: Part 6

Comcast Must Die: Part 5
Am I a Whore? Funny You Should Ask.

Comcast Must Die: Chapter 4
Was traveling for the past few days, as one does in September, in Bulgaria. It was nice. The telephones worked. No such luck at home, where my wife has been haunted by the Ghost of Comcast.

Comcast Must Die: Part 3
The Fix Is In

You'll Remember Which is Which: True or False?
For Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap."

Blueprint for Jihad
My customer-disservice experience with Qualmcast, unsurprisingly enough, turns out to be tragically commonplace. Carelessness. Indifference. Dishonesty. Highhandedness. These are chapters in the corporate playbook -- at least, if the responses to my last post are any indication.

People are Talking About You! You are So Screwed!
For Chapter 4. "Talk is Cheap"

Engineering a Phenomenon? Like...uh... How?
Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap"

Comcast Must Die
Seeking Ideas for a Consumer Jihad

Tear, Unfold and Use
For Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap"

W.O.M. for J.O.N.
For Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap"

Word of Mouth Works. Duh.
For Chapter 4: "Talk is Cheap"

(Selected, Rarified)-Consumer Generated Ads
For Chapter 6: "Spot On"

Priming the Pump
For Chapter 6: "Spot On"