George Parker
Circuit City blows it, George Parker Still Pissed at Advertising and Billy Mays' Reality Show.
Adrants (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
- Dear HR, please help Jetpacks. - Danny G. says Circuit City ignores what might have helped them.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about George Parker!!!
AdScam/The Horror! (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Well, not quite everything. For that you'll have to wait for my next book to be published after The Ubiquitous Persuaders. This will be a true epic about an epic life... Adventures in Advertising . The reason for this post is to briefly answer some of the questions posed in comments on my George Lois post. "Moi" is correct, I have worked for everyone, therefore I am getting kickbacks from every...
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Car Thief Leads Police Right To Chief's Doorstep
CBS 3 (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
... a call about the stolen car, and he and another officer were following it at the time.The driver, George Parker of Bridgeton, got out of the car and was immediately confronted by police. He's been charged with auto theft.Toms River has about 34,000 homes.(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
AdScam takes the high ground!
AdScam/The Horror! (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... a few stiff ones before reading it. You'll need them! After a night out in London last week with George Parker, who the fuck needs Agency Spy?
The deeper the crisis, the higher the 'Brown bounce'
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Labour MPs furtively discuss the idea of a dash to the polls in spring 2009 – a year earlier than necessary, writes George Parker
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School Chief Takes on Tenure, and Stirs a Fight
New York Times (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
“Fire all incompetent teachers — that makes a good sound bite,” said George Parker, the president of the Washington Teachers’ Union. “But remember that not only teachers are to blame for the problems in this district.” Mr. Parker cited a chaotic administration that has had seven superintendents in a decade and has paid little attention to problems like truancy and student discipline....
Save your career; start a blog
Jaffe Juice (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Do it now. Thank me later. My latest Adweek column talks about why now - more than ever - ad professionals might want to start blogging. The fact remains: your blog is your resume. It's as simple as that. Read more more here . PS The full article (which was a little too long initially) mentions George Parker and Alan Wolk , along with David Armano , Greg Verdino and Adam Broitman (the...
Using It at PSFK Conference San Francisco 2008
PSFK Trend: PSFK (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
At the PSFK Conference San Francisco 2008, bootstrapping expert George Parker (AdScam) moderates a discussion with leading marketing innovators Rohit Bhargava (Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence), Lynn Casey (Team Noesis), Adrian Ho (Zeus Jones), and Mark Lewis (DDB) on how companies and organizations can leverage social media to enhance consumer dialogue, evolve product offering and improve...
This Can NEVER Happen in the UFT
Ednotes Online - The Blog (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
WTU Board of Trustee Candi Peterson reports on The Washington Teacher blog : Washington Teachers Union Executive Board members in a statement of disapproval passed a motion to censure the Washington Teachers' Union President George Parker yesterday. The motion passed overwhelmingly 9 to 4. Board members expressed their disapproval of President Parker's failure to adhere to regularly...
Yet Another Greyhound Dies From the Track
PETA Europe's Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Spectators at Yarmouth greyhound stadium were horrified to see a dog ‘break down’ and be taken off the track yelping in pain, last week. In a telling comment made by the trainer George Parker co-owner Anne Cossey, the value of the young greyhound’s life became clear, he said, “If there had been anyway, I would [...]
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6096: JWT CEO Adds “Idea Racism” To Mad Ave.
MultiCultClassics (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
Danny G at AdPulp pointed out that JWT CEO Bob Jeffrey appeared at The Huffington Post to ramble on about “Idea Racism.” Jeffrey has used this phrase before —mostly to criticize the advertising industry—and he really needs to stop already. Now, George Parker has gone on record to say Jeffrey is a decent bloke, so it’s probably true, as Parker rarely offers false praise. But Jeffrey...
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Another Greyhound Dies in Race Action
Dog News (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Spectators at Yarmouth greyhound stadium were horrified when, in the ninth race of the evening meeting on Wednesday 22 October, Bluestone Lane ‘brokedown’ and was carried off the track yelping in agony. The beautiful blue male had suffered a hind leg fracture, with eye witness accounts suggesting a femur having snapped. Anne Cossey, who shared ownership of the greyhound with trainer George Parker,...
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Draft/FCB Shake Up Coming, DirecTV Gets Ideas, Enfatico'd Ethics
Adrants (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
George Parker's spies have informed him there may be a "major shake up" coming soon to a Draft/FCB office near you.
















