Journal


Thoughts, ideas, sketches & essays.

What’s surprising, then, is how often and how well humor is used in both B2C and increasingly B2B marketing communications. With more sophisticated measurements and ROI calculations available, laughter has proved itself a bankable tool in the marketing arsenal.

‘For God’s sake, don’t make anyone think.’ For some marketing communications, that’s a reliable recipe for success. Like a McDonald’s burger, a company’s basic pieces are best served fast, cheap and packaged in a familiar wrapper.

For probably the 29th year in a row (and we’re 30 this year!), Pennebaker sent out a humorous holiday card for 2013.