The small Denver agency pure Brand Communications has started an agency blog called pure thinking. Ken Barber over at pure let me know about it. He looks to be off to a good start with this post about an ad he spotted on a pack of meat handed over to him by a butcher.
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Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Margaret Mark: The Hero and the Outlaw
The leading book on using archetypes in brand strategy, this blends motivational theory into the mix in a very readable way. It also segues nicely into storytelling.Phil Dusenberry: One Great Insight Is Worth a Thousand Good Ideas
- David Ogilvy: The Unpublished Ogilvy
A gem of internal memos and notes not meant for public view. Insight into his day-to-day agency management. Daniel Pink: A Whole New Mind
I saw Daniel Pink speak at Future Trends a year ago. Compelling speaker and a reluctant creative; a left-brain telling a right-brain story.Cheri Huber: How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything
This handwritten self-help workbook asks the simplest of questions, meant to reveal your inner priorities and motivations. Excellent as a spark for creating consumer workbooks.Adam Morgan: The Pirate Inside
As a follow-up to Eating the Big Fish this is a solid handbook for anyone advocating a challenger position in their organization.Scott McCloud: Understanding Comics
This is a comic book about comic books, but it completely goes to school on visual communications. A good aid for demistifying layouts and visual ideas.Wendy Gordon: Good Thinking
This well known British researcher gives a grounding for planners on how to think about qualitative research.