Comments on: IF YOU DON’T DO IT, IT WON’T HAPPEN http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/ Creative thinking and critique from Dave Trott Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:53:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: The Optimist Conspectus » Neil Perkin http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12431 The Optimist Conspectus » Neil Perkin Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:06:34 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12431 [...] I am optimistic about the curiousity and enthusiasm I see in people and it’s power to make things happen [...] [...] I am optimistic about the curiousity and enthusiasm I see in people and it’s power to make things happen [...]

]]> By: Heavyset » The Optimist Conspectus: Neil Perkin http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12430 Heavyset » The Optimist Conspectus: Neil Perkin Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:55:00 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12430 [...] I am optimistic about the curiousity and enthusiasm I see in people and it’s power to make things happen [...] [...] I am optimistic about the curiousity and enthusiasm I see in people and it’s power to make things happen [...]

]]> By: Graeme http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12429 Graeme Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:06:00 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12429 Dave - Excellent story, thanks for sharing that with us - next time an Account Handler gives me a "can't" I think I'll point him in this direction - cheers GH ;-) Dave - Excellent story, thanks for sharing that with us - next time an Account Handler gives me a “can’t” I think I’ll point him in this direction - cheers GH ;-)

]]> By: davidwatts1978 http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12428 davidwatts1978 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:25:41 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12428 'just done it' innit ‘just done it’ innit

]]> By: Anca http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12426 Anca Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:26:47 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12426 thanks, Dave. thanks, Dave.

]]> By: dave http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12425 dave Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:21:45 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12425 Okay Anca, fair point. I'll write some this weekend and see how they go down. Okay Anca, fair point.
I’ll write some this weekend and see how they go down.

]]> By: Anca http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12424 Anca Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:16:25 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12424 "I’ve got tons of great stories about my sister. But I’m not quite sure how to make them relevant to advertising." -- it's not your job to make them relevant to advertising, it's ours. If we, as "listeners", can't make ANYTHING/ EVERYTHING relevant to advertising, that's already a failure. Stop wavering between relevance and irrelevance and give us the opportunity to either get inspired or gracefully fail. “I’ve got tons of great stories about my sister.
But I’m not quite sure how to make them relevant to advertising.” — it’s not your job to make them relevant to advertising, it’s ours. If we, as “listeners”, can’t make ANYTHING/ EVERYTHING relevant to advertising, that’s already a failure.

Stop wavering between relevance and irrelevance and give us the opportunity to either get inspired or gracefully fail.

]]> By: dave http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12423 dave Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:07:03 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12423 Hi Phil and Steven. Okay, I'm taking requests. Rob. I know what you mean. Hi Phil and Steven.
Okay, I’m taking requests.
Rob.
I know what you mean.

]]> By: Rob Mortimer http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12422 Rob Mortimer Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:58:54 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12422 John W. Interestingly the original Hovis ad was harking back nostalgically in a recession. This one is harking back at harking back. John W. Interestingly the original Hovis ad was harking back nostalgically in a recession. This one is harking back at harking back.

]]> By: stephen http://www.cstadvertising.com/blog/2009/03/if-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-it-it-won%e2%80%99t-happen/#comment-12421 stephen Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:49:39 +0000 http://cstadvertising.com/blog/?p=200#comment-12421 Inspirational stuff (as ever). You know you are going to have to tell more about your sis. What was she doing in the States? Inspirational stuff (as ever). You know you are going to have to tell more about your sis. What was she doing in the States?

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