I’m a writer who’s been working since 1995.
No joke, they were still cutting type at my first agency job.
Back then, there was just print, radio, TV, billboards, and mail.
Sure, the Internet existed, but there were only three websites.
TBH, I’ve done a lot over the decades.
So much so I’ve forgotten most of it.
Project Graveyard
1996 - 2012
R.I.P. to the hard drive that held most of my work from my ad agency days.
Below is what I was able to download from my Yahoo Mail account.
SAMSUNG MOBILE | BRAND GUIDE
2012
I was part of the team that created the company’s first-ever brand guidelines. My role was writing the ethos and pathos, as well as all of the directives. VIEW
AT&T | PRODUCT STRATEGY
2012
I drafted the pitch and vision video script meant to sell AT&T executives on a web-based TV service a la Sling or Roku (which didn’t yet exist). VIEW WATCH
AT&T | BANNER AD
2011
I always tried to squeeze as much interactivity out of Flash ads as I could, hence this choose-your-own-adventure approach complete with mouseovers. VIEW
ADT | BANNER AD
2010
I devised this interactive ad unit that provided free crime reports to website visitors. It departed from their standard “price” ads that provided zero motivation to click. VIEW
HOME DEPOT | BANNER AD
2008
I had the idea for an entire XML-fed campaign that counted down to weekend projects in real time. It provided a nice sense of urgency. VIEW
VARIOUS CLIENTS | DIRECT MAIL
2000 - 2003
Mail was email before email was cool, and my copy almost always beat the control mailings. VIEW
AT&T Broadband | TV
2002
My client wanted a basic promo, but I was able to pitch them something more narrative. WATCH
VARIOUS CLIENTS | RADIO
2001
Radio is a bit passé, but I’ve always loved its “theater of the mind.” Here are four telecom ads I wrote. LISTEN
DELCHAMPS SUPERMARKET | TV
1997
This spot introduced an expanded customer savings program, which was a relatively new thing at the time. WATCH
STATE FAIR OF VA | TV
1996
To coincide with the ‘96 Olympics, I came up with this “Chariots of Fire” parody/homage to sell tickets. WATCH