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Friday, May 24th, 2013

Grip Ltd. presents: 101 Thoughts on Advertising: Part 3

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November 19, 2010 by Big Orange Slide

Illustration by Brian RossWelcome to the third installment in our ongoing series of reflections, snippets, and miscellaneous impressions of advertising. This week, we suspect that

Advertising is:

22) a love/hate relationship – and not just for the public.

23) where artists go to not make art.

24) one of the few places a writer can make a decent living.

25) what advertising does.

26) a force that needs to move faster than culture itself.

27) at its best when fearless.

28) about shining flashlights into corners.

29) a gene pool of people who work hard and play harder.

30) driven by deadlines more than we care to admit.

31) here to stay.

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