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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

Is It Guerrilla Or Promotional Terrorism?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/14/2011 9:39 AM | Add Comment

Get A Great Crew. Get Great Results.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/11/2011 6:10 AM | Add Comment

See The Best Of Mobile In A Day.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/9/2011 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Playing On Your Competive Spirit.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 2/7/2011 10:02 AM | Add Comment

Follow the Business.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/26/2011 9:53 AM | Add Comment

Who's Schooling Me Now.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/24/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

See If You're On Track With The On-Demand Brand.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/21/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Market With Your Weenie.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/19/2011 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Learn From The Big Names In Games.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/17/2011 6:01 AM | Add Comment

Caught In A Storm.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/12/2011 1:00 PM | Add Comment

New Year. New Media. Old Thinking.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 1/3/2011 11:08 AM | Add Comment

Take The (Little) Money And Run.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/29/2010 10:16 AM | Add Comment

Learn Social Media From The Profs.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/27/2010 11:15 AM | Add Comment

I'm In Advertising. Hate Me.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/22/2010 10:06 AM | Add Comment

Broken Promises To December Grad.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/20/2010 11:16 AM | Add Comment

Tis The Season For Intern Hazing.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/17/2010 6:37 AM | Add Comment

Recommended Job Sites For Creatives.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/13/2010 8:58 AM | Add Comment

For X-Mas, Buy Your Identity.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/10/2010 6:38 AM | Add Comment

Don't Self-Destruct. Deconstruct.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/8/2010 8:47 AM | Add Comment

I Thought Of It First.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/6/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

I Could Not Justify An iPad.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 12/3/2010 1:16 PM | Add Comment

Trim The Fat Off Your Portfolio.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/29/2010 9:29 AM | Add Comment

Why There May Be No New Job This Year.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/24/2010 8:39 AM | Add Comment

Interview Prep - Do Your Homework.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/19/2010 9:56 AM | Add Comment

Can Creatives Be Both AD And CW?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 11/1/2010 7:30 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

For Halloween: Interview Horror Stories

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/29/2010 7:03 AM | Add Comment

Art & Copy On PBS

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/25/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Sometimes We Just Have To Laugh At Ourselves

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/22/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

High Ideas. There Can't Only Be One.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/20/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Getting Augmented Reality To Up Its Game And Yours.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/18/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Breakthrough Creative Breaks Into Your Home

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/15/2010 11:35 AM | Add Comment

Money Grows On Trees In Chicago

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/13/2010 9:07 AM | Add Comment

The Professor Is A Year Old.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/11/2010 8:58 AM | Add Comment

Designers' Secret Society

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/8/2010 8:12 AM | Add Comment

Standing At The Crossroads

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 10/1/2010 7:54 AM | Add Comment

Cost Hurting Your Creativity?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/27/2010 9:14 AM | Add Comment

My 4-1-1 On Detroit 1-8-7

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/21/2010 10:02 PM | Add Comment

Half-Naked Networking

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/17/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Video Games Live: Music To My Ears

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/13/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Sign Up For Social Media Strategies

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/8/2010 8:06 AM | Add Comment

Modular. A Look You Can Wear After Labor Day

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/6/2010 9:07 AM | Add Comment

Don't Make "Goodbye" Sound So Final.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/3/2010 8:01 AM | Add Comment

Did You Schedule For Your Internship?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 9/1/2010 7:30 AM | Add Comment

Chill. Don't Start The Fire.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/27/2010 10:00 AM | Add Comment

For Internships, Learn From The Queen.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/11/2010 10:00 AM | Add Comment

Lead By Example.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/9/2010 9:00 AM | Add Comment

Here Are The Pros Of Promotion

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/6/2010 8:30 AM | Add Comment

Web 2.0 Expo: Get There And Grow.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 8/2/2010 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Quote Me: Don't Sell Your Work. Sell Your Passion.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/30/2010 7:51 AM | Add Comment

Terms Of The Agreement - Uh, Relationship.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/26/2010 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Mashable's U.S. Summer Tour 2010: Squeeze It In.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/19/2010 8:30 AM | Add Comment

Taking The Social Media High Road

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/14/2010 11:16 AM | Add Comment

The Thank You Letter 2010. Part 2: Take Out The Competition.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/12/2010 10:00 AM | Add Comment

The Thank You Letter 2010. Part 1: Put It On Paper.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/9/2010 10:00 AM | Add Comment

Being Forced Into Unoriginality.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/7/2010 12:21 PM | Add Comment

You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 7/2/2010 9:45 AM | Add Comment

Hate The Player. Don't Hate The Game

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/28/2010 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Cannes Week: Bring Me A Lion.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/21/2010 8:15 AM | Add Comment

What To Take Away From E3.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/18/2010 9:30 AM | Add Comment

Launch Your Company With A Pepsi.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/7/2010 7:25 AM | Add Comment

Hey, Whatever Happened To...?

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/4/2010 9:00 AM | Add Comment

I'm Not Taking This Ego Trip.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 6/2/2010 9:30 AM | Add Comment

How Bar Games Provide Job Training.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/28/2010 9:33 AM | Add Comment

I Got Old School Skills

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/26/2010 10:15 AM | Add Comment

Link Yourself To Like Minds

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/24/2010 9:00 AM | Add Comment

Book Shows How Life Is A Game

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/21/2010 7:32 AM | Add Comment

Hazing The Juniors And The Interns

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/19/2010 8:28 AM | Add Comment

I'll Take Teamwork Over Ego Anyday.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/14/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Ad Grad Project 2010: What Agencies Look For In Your Portfolio

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/12/2010 6:52 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Bringing Literacy To Art Directors.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/5/2010 8:18 AM | Add Comment

Art Director Skills Every Copywriter Should Have.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 5/3/2010 8:33 AM | Add Comment

The Internship With A Master Plan

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/30/2010 8:11 AM | Add Comment

The Sign Spinner Underground Fan Club

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/26/2010 9:26 AM | Add Comment

Email Didn't Make The Grade.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/21/2010 10:43 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

I Miss "Liberal" and "Conservative."

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/19/2010 8:50 AM | Add Comment

Consider Extreme Volunteerism.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/16/2010 9:30 AM | Add Comment

Look To The Future.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/14/2010 9:20 AM | Add Comment

Hate The Name. Like The Potential.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 4/12/2010 8:03 AM | Add Comment

Analytics: Why It's Good To Know Who's Checking You Out.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/31/2010 7:28 AM | Add Comment

Mad Women Who Inspire.

Posted by Clifton Simmons at 3/26/2010 9:05 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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