Here’s the actual Fiberglas TV commercial Steve Chase and I were presenting in the last post. Shot in Chicago by the great director Joe Sedelmaier. His casting secret was to always use non-actors. Just everyday people who had never acted before.
35 years ago, Steve Chase and I were assigned to be creative partners at my first big advertising agency job. Steve as art director, me as writer. We won over 35 awards together in our first year. Steve went on to become one of the top commercial directors in the ad biz and was just awarded a lifetime achievement award by @theadcc - Advertising & Design Club of Canada this week. I was honoured to present it to him. Amazingly, CBC sent a film crew to follow Steve and me as we created a television commercial back in 1985. Here’s a snippet of that (full video on Facebook). Congrats, Steve.
Remembering my late father-in-law Gerald today who fought for freedom in WW2, lived with shrapnel in his body and couldn’t sleep through thunderstorms. A wonderful father and a good man. #RemembranceDay
Whoa. What a difference a day makes. #MerryXmas
This week’s #TerrysBookClub selection is up - “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker. de Becker is the foremost security expert in North America. Trusted by governments and celebrities alike - including George Harrison and Jeff Bezos - to keep them safe. Head to the link in bio to see which of his top personal security tips were most eye-opening to me and to start reading. 📖
Spotted this colorful and very well-trimmed rooftop in Vancouver recently.
Woke up to a dusting of snow on the roses this morning.
A few shots from my talk earlier this week with #Calix in Las Vegas.
Speaking on a spectacular stage at the #Calix event in Las Vegas. Amazing 2,000-strong audience. Even more amazing first-class hospitality. 📷: Greg Owens
Speaking at the Calix Connexions event in Las Vegas tomorrow morning. Topic: Data in marketing. Over 2,000 people will be in this room then.
London, England. My daughter. Her tattoo. Abbey Road.
Oh sure, show up a few days after Thanksgiving. #impeccabletiming
My next read for my flight to Vancouver. Very interested to dig into this topic.
Sharing the stage at the Rain Podcast Summit with four wonderful podcasters talking about creativity.
Gathering around the table with family. Giving a little thanks. FaceTiming daughter #3 from England. All is good. 🙏
We’ve extended our sale over the Thanksgiving weekend. Buy a tee, get a mug free ends Monday at midnight. Shop @ the link in our bio. 👕☕️🦃
Took the last boat cruise of the season this weekend. Just had to take in all the glorious fall colours.
Spoke to small business owners about outsmarting, not outspending the competition at the wonderful 250 Clark Community Centre in Powassan last night. Lovely venue, lovely folks.
Our 9th season of Under The Influence starts the first week of January. Got a topic you want us to explore? 👂🏽#internationalpodcastday
This month’s Terry’s Book Club selection is posted: You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Cohen. 📖 Head to our website (link in bio) to find out why I consider this book a must-read. To catch up on previous months, visit our Bookstream section. And, as always, scroll to the bottom of the page to recommend books to me as well.📚 #TerrysBookClub
