Facebook has killed advertising.

Gore Vidal once said: “Advertising is the only true art form left in the Twentieth Century.” It may have been true once, but the standard of advertising quality has plummeted dramatically in the 21st century. And one of the main reasons for that is the success of Facebook. The world of advertising was once populated […]

This idiot has made himself unemployable

Until recently, Paul Martin was a planner at advertising agency, The & Partnership, and prior to leaving the agency he has managed to besmirch their previous good (but ridiculous) name and effectively render himself unemployable with the sending of one internal email. He was leaving the company and as is (apparently) usual in the industry, […]

What happens when employers can’t be bothered to meet you

Nathan Mondrago is head psychologist at HireVue, which markets software for screening job candidates. He says finding the right employee is all about looking at the little things. Lots of little things. Mondragon is its flagship product. It is used by Unilever and Goldman Sachs and asks candidates to answer interview questions in front of […]

The future is now

Oleg dragged his bone sickle through the arid dirt and when he reached the end of the field he turned back and poked holes with a stick in the track he had made. His mother then followed behind him, dropping seeds into the holes. Oleg was five and had been doing this already for two […]