Author Archives: planboy
March 10, 2010 – On traveling without travel.
I’ve never been to India. And that makes me like most Americans. I was so impressed by this film, because it gave me a powerful narrative to start to explain this part of the world. Today, I RID it in … Continue reading
March 9, 2011 – The thing about opinions is…
Today I RID a Bob Garfield book about advertising. The truth is, I didn’t really like this book. I can’t really think of one good reason I’ve been holding on to it this long. There are very few items in … Continue reading
March 8, 2011 – On symbols.
I bought this book prior to my trip to Cuba. It’s a book not about Che per se — but about his most famous image…as a brand. The symbol of rebellion — why this particular image was chosen, what it … Continue reading
March 7, 2011 – Norm!
This is a book written by Norm Stamper, the former chief of police in Seattle. It details the life of a cop (at least one cop) in detail — and I found it a fascinating read…I had never taken the … Continue reading
March 6, 2011 – And then there was one.
Today, I RID the classic David Ogilvy book on advertising. For some reason, (I assume multiple jobs, multiple offices) I found myself with two copies of this. So, off one goes. I love this book. Many of its lessons are … Continue reading
March 5, 2011 – Random bunch o’ books.
Nope, there’s no theme in the books themselves. Nor is there a theme about my interaction with them. Some were read, some were not. Some beloved, some meh. It was just time, for all of them…and so there isn’t really … Continue reading
March 4, 2011 – Life and what you make of it.
TED is ending today, so it seemed appropriate to RID something I got at the conference last year. This set of DVDs, which I’m sure are really cool…just haven’t made it onto my “to be watched” list in over a … Continue reading
March 3, 2011 – Calling up a RID.
I finally got around a couple of months ago to getting myself an iPhone. Acute readers will say,”Hey, Dave gave away his Blackberry months ago.” Yep. You’re right…THIS phone was the one replaced BY the Blackberry. Uh huh. This phone … Continue reading
March 2, 2011 – Marketing books.
Not really a lot to say about today’s RID collection – a bunch of marketing books I just don’t have a lot of use for anymore. The people who work with me can tell you, I’ve got a lot of … Continue reading
March 1, 2011 – On building something great.
Today, I RID this book detailing the building and motivation of the Richards Group, one of my advertising agency competitors in the Dallas market. I RID it today…not because it wasn’t a good read, but because I have a lot … Continue reading
What I got rid of today. 