where have all the good ad guys gone?
Into the greeting card business, apparently.
It makes sense. It’s the fun part of making a great print ad — stop ‘em with the visual, knock off their socks with a clever line. And as an added bonus, you don’t have to worry about whether your client will buy your brilliance.
Here are three birthday cards from three different high-caliber ex-agency creative types who have gone into business for themselves.
1) Bald Guy Greetings (via Jane)
2) Seltzer Goods (I used to work with the founder, Brian, and think he’s a stand up guy.)
3) Someecards (The founders, Brook and Duncan, get around, I guess: Nancy knows them, Jane knows them, and I used to work with them when they were at TribalDDB.)



that totally makes sense! i had been seeing a lot of ads that used a greeting card concept, so this seems like a natural next step.
here’s one that i saw - it’s an “i’m sorry” card to BMW owners from Volkswagon. and it has a cat.
oops forgot the link. der!
http://bigsecretpizzaparty.typepad.com/shhhh/2007/05/hang_in_there.html
Thanks Naked.
I’d write something funny here, but I have to save my funny stuff for the greeting cards.
The competition is getting stiff.
By the way, Someecards, I’m a fan.
Bald, but fully dressed,
Ian Kalman
Bald Guy Greetings