Comments on: Interesting2008 NYC

By: peter spear

peter spear — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:22:39 +0000

grant

i’m very sorry i was unable to make the conference and enjoy your aspergers presentation. i really need to be more social.

By: Grant McCracken

Grant McCracken — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:24:15 +0000

Dear Bud, It was great to meet you. And thanks for fielding my existentialism question so artfully. I figured if anyone could I would be you. Looking forward to hearing more of your work. I think we would all like to see some of the creative materials pouring through the mail room, improved and illuminated by thoughtful marginalia. Best, Grant

David, When the brand in question is a humorless behemoth, surely funny is effective, and, as I was arguing below, this funny is really effective. Thanks for reading. I am honored. Best, Grant

By: David Ogilvy

David Ogilvy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:42:49 +0000

Grant,

It was good seeing you in New York this weekend. Enjoyed your presentation as well. On an advertising note, I just saw the second installment of the Microsoft Gates/Seinfeld campaign. The humour becomes even more absurd, and well done. While I wasn’t initially a fan of using humour in advertising, the work of people like Bill Bernbach helped to change my mind. But these Microsoft ads do have me concerned. I find them funny, but not sure how successful they are in selling the product.

By: Bud Melman

Bud Melman — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:22:05 +0000

Mr. McCracken,

Thank you so much for your question during my interview. Maybe I should reread the Stranger.

I’ve been a big fan of your work for a long time (well, as soon as I was able to communicate with the future, and so on) and your talk hit pretty close to home.

Hope we can meet again soon.

By: Gladys

Gladys — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:51:33 +0000

I will be in attendance, Grant. Can’t wait!