AdLandish
Tom CottonAdLandish is my brand storytelling journal. Current practice, personal history, and commentary on the marketing and ad world.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 46 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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AdLandish Is On Sabbatical!
Dear readers: After a year of weekly posts I’m hitting the pause button.
Thanks tons for your following and fellowship—I so appreciate and enjoy your company here!
A special thanks to my AdLandish collaborators this first year—you added...
Was that SuperBowl ad good, or was it crap? Was it an ego trip or smart? Will you remember it a week from now?
If you know me, you know I love the SuperBowl for the ads.
Don’t invite me to a SuperBowl party.
People want to talk while the ads are running—no can do.
What IS a good ad, anyway?
My friends in and out of the business will read and d...
AdLand Happiness, Part 2
After I published my perspectives happiness in the advertising industry last week, I heard from some friends in the business, and reached out to a few more.
The diversity of their experience, on both the client and agency sides, rhymed wit...
I had a "happiness theory" about ad agencies and their people. Then I did some homework.
I’ve long believed there are two things that create happiness in the advertising agency business:
- The happiest people work inside agencies that care deeply about doing great creative—fresh, resonant, talked-about, culturally resonant...
Got 2026 marketing resolutions? How about focusing on "the big questions" instead?
So many questions, so much change, and such a fascinating time to be in the marketing mosh.
Let’s Paddle In:
I thought AI’s first wave—content production—would be “the big deal” in AI.
I’m now thinking Agentic AI—where consumers and...
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