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How Adults Kill Creativity.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/10/2012 10:39 AM | Add Comment

Did Any Mobile Move You During The Super Bowl?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/6/2012 10:33 AM | Add Comment

Honoring My Influences – Again.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/3/2012 11:11 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

If You Don't Truly Follow, Opportunities Get Left Behind.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/30/2012 9:31 AM | Add Comment

How Come They Can Make Super Bowl Ads?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/25/2012 11:30 AM | Add Comment

Can Any Brand Pull Off An MLK Sale?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/16/2012 12:25 PM | Add Comment

The First Thing You Should Do After CES.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/13/2012 10:27 AM | Add Comment

2012 International CES Begins Tomorrow.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/9/2012 8:03 AM | Add Comment

Smartphones Don't Create Mobile Sites.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/4/2012 10:29 AM | Add Comment

The Smart Thinking Is On Phones.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/2/2012 11:20 AM | Add Comment

I Fought The Law And The Law Won.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/30/2011 9:57 AM | Add Comment

The Best Of 2011 - Your Best.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/28/2011 10:35 AM | Add Comment

Interning Vs. Freelance

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/16/2011 3:38 PM | Add Comment

Professor Is Reviewing Portfolios

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/14/2011 12:40 PM | Add Comment

The Price of Anti-Social Media Behavior.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/12/2011 10:05 AM | Add Comment

People Repeat Themselves For A Reason.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/9/2011 10:35 AM | Add Comment

Make Holiday Cards Your Personal Campaign.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/7/2011 8:04 AM | Add Comment

Former Ad Man Blogs His Way To New Job.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/5/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Benefits Of Being An Ad Exec/Fast Food Cashier.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/28/2011 11:30 AM | Add Comment

Squeezing Out 12 Ideas.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/21/2011 3:31 PM | Add Comment

Why I Joined Another Social Network.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/18/2011 1:24 PM | Add Comment

Slapping Ads Everywhere... Really?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/16/2011 8:30 AM | Add Comment

Give A Nontraditional Makeover To A Traditional Portfolio.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/14/2011 7:45 AM | Add Comment

Carrier Classic: Your Time Has Come.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/11/2011 9:58 AM | Add Comment

How To Build A Team Of Freelance Mercenaries

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/9/2011 1:16 PM | Add Comment

Hitting the 500 Milestone.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/7/2011 11:42 AM | Add Comment

Tis The Season To Not Hire.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/4/2011 9:47 AM | Add Comment

WTH – That Was My Idea!

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/28/2011 9:23 AM | Add Comment

Recruiter Rejection And Headhunter Heartbreak.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/26/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Man-up Or Woman-Up Your Resume.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/19/2011 9:57 AM | Add Comment

ADs & CWs: Pitch A Comic Book Series

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/14/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Ways To Get More Professor Ad Man

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/10/2011 10:27 AM | Add Comment

Networking 101

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/19/2011 9:59 AM | Add Comment

Low Credit Score Costing You A Job?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/16/2011 8:48 AM | Add Comment

Wood U Higher A Acount Exeecutive?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/7/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Mobile Marketing Week Begins Sept. 5-9

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/2/2011 10:49 AM | Add Comment

Hatch Your Potential In Twitter Founders' Incubator.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/26/2011 8:30 AM | Add Comment

Well, The Idea Sounded Good In My Head.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/24/2011 9:35 AM | Add Comment

Use New Media Before It's Old.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/22/2011 10:32 AM | Add Comment

Put The Spotlight On You Like Reality Stars.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/15/2011 7:53 AM | Add Comment

Funding Your Creative Project.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/12/2011 9:33 AM | Add Comment

How To Pack Up Internship Experience.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/10/2011 9:22 AM | Add Comment

Professor Ad Man Is Now On Alltop.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/8/2011 9:03 AM | Add Comment

Where's My Pat On The Back?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/3/2011 2:40 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Want The Job? Timing Is Everything.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/1/2011 9:54 AM | Add Comment

Digital PR - Get Schooled.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/29/2011 8:59 PM | Add Comment

Learn How To Tell Your Story.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/27/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Interaction Speaks Volumes.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/25/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Bye Borders.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/22/2011 12:31 PM | Add Comment

How To Claim Another's Work As Your Own.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/18/2011 9:07 AM | Add Comment

Fall Internships. Get Movin.'

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/15/2011 9:30 AM | Add Comment

Employment Blues Take The Stage

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/13/2011 10:28 AM | Add Comment

Exercise Your Mind.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/11/2011 8:35 AM | Add Comment

Why Won't Anyone Listen To Me?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/8/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Take The Contact Quiz.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/1/2011 9:24 AM | Add Comment

Stop Treating LinkedIn Like Facebook.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/29/2011 9:24 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Good Idea. Bad Fit.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/27/2011 8:06 AM | Add Comment

You Cannes Do It.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/24/2011 9:01 AM | Add Comment

Attack This Shark Week Competition.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/22/2011 8:05 AM | Add Comment

A Win Is A Win.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/17/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

A Lesson In Advertising From... Barry Manilow?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/15/2011 2:00 AM | Add Comment

Don't Create Reward Programs Without Real Rewards.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/13/2011 8:30 AM | Add Comment

Is It A Good Idea Or Are You Starstruck?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/10/2011 1:12 PM | Add Comment

Celebrate GE3K Christmas.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/8/2011 9:51 AM | Add Comment

Normally, I Don't Act This Way.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/3/2011 8:57 AM | Add Comment

Your Personal Brand: Get Your Swag On.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/25/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

I Predict The End Of The Internet.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/23/2011 9:31 AM | Add Comment

Keeping Up With Information Overload.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/16/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Meet Me At The Event Marketing Summit.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/13/2011 8:47 AM | Add Comment

Professor Ad Man Wins Hermes Creative Award.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/11/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Know Who's Who And What They Do.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/9/2011 8:44 AM | Add Comment

Sell This? Are You Serious?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/6/2011 8:20 AM | Add Comment

Kill the Cliché Couples.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/4/2011 8:57 AM | Add Comment

Creative Week Coming Up.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/2/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Complex Gets Creative With Art Careers.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/29/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Can't Keep Talent? Keep 'Em In Town.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/27/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Donate Your Creative Talents To The Red Cross.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/25/2011 8:23 AM | Add Comment

The Social Portfolio.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/22/2011 6:48 AM | Add Comment

What Creative Directors Want From You - In Their Words.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/18/2011 8:53 AM | Add Comment

Words Of Wisdom: Market Outrageously.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/15/2011 11:13 AM | Add Comment

K.I.S. Me.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/13/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Your Audience: Don't Assume You Know Me.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/11/2011 8:48 AM | Add Comment

Borrow Marketing Books On Lendle.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/8/2011 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Internships: Sometimes You've Got To Walk Away.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/6/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

A Crummy Commercial?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/4/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Rebrand Violinist Miri Ben-Ari.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/1/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Finding Social Media Success Online

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/30/2011 9:55 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Two Ways To Play In A Shark Tank.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/28/2011 8:53 AM | Add Comment

Aflac Needs A New Quack.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/25/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

The World Is My Stage.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/21/2011 8:53 AM | Add Comment

Your Closet: Spring Cleaning Pt. 2

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/18/2011 9:06 AM | Add Comment

Pax East: Wanna Play?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/11/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Looking For Jobs In Weird Places-And Finding Them.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/9/2011 9:25 AM | Add Comment

Make Plans For Austin.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/6/2011 10:32 PM | Add Comment

Become A Movie Producer

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/4/2011 7:47 AM | Add Comment

Wanna Be The Voice Of The Chicago Cubs?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/2/2011 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Don't Be Scared Of Being Too Creative.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/28/2011 10:24 AM | Add Comment

When Guerrillas Attack.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/21/2011 12:12 PM | Add Comment

She Might Change The World With A Game.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/18/2011 10:49 AM | Add Comment

What Advertising In India Can Teach You.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/16/2011 9:00 AM | Add Comment
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Clifton Simmons, Senior Copywriter for The Marketing Store, Chicago, IL. Currently creating promotional goodness for McDonald's and Coke. Worked on Chevy, Chrysler, USAA, and Michelin in my former life. Also heavily involved in experiential marketing and new trends. The fine print: This is my blog, so these are my opinions - not my agency and not our clients.

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