by Jessica | Aug 10, 2016 | What's making me happy
This second edition of What’s Making Me Happy This Week is brought to you by John Mulaney, new emojis, e-giving platforms for artists, and a hilarious New Yorker article about what it means to dress Texan. John Mulaney’s Guest Spots John Mulaney is one of...
by Jessica | Jul 28, 2016 | Products & Reviews, Web Sites
Disclosure: I am a Bluehost affiliate, which means I get a little something every time someone signs up through my links. But here’s my rule: I’m only an affiliate for things I really, really like, so I give genuine recommendations. You’re the Captain Now...
by Jessica | Jul 15, 2016 | What's making me happy
Pop Culture Happy Hour’s ‘What’s Making Us Happy’ Pop Culture Happy Hour is one of my favorite podcasts. I love the topics. It’s well directed and produced, and there’s always a fun conversation. At the end of each podcast, they go...
by Jessica | Jul 14, 2016 | Advertising & Marketing
You’ve seen them. Blank billboards and poster boards with varieties of “Advertising Works” slogans. They’re the billboard version of a used car salesman, pushing a product —outdoor advertising—with a half truth, luring in ad sales with fingers...
by Jessica | Jul 6, 2016 | Advertising & Marketing
Editorial Calendars Are a Pain Working on your content marketing editorial calendar can be a pain in the ass. But you need to keep publishing solid content day after day and week after week. Because churning out good stuff takes inspiration from all over, I loved...
by Jessica | Mar 29, 2016 | Tea Thoughts
It’s the comeback edition of Tea Thoughts! If, like the main character of Netflix’s Flaked, you’ve got a platitude problem, I have the remedy: Tea Thoughts. Tea Thoughts is my take on Yogi Tea’s tea tag inspirational quotes. If you know me, I...
by Jessica | Dec 17, 2015 | Products & Reviews
via GIPHY Here’s a list of ideas for holiday gifts for comedy fans. For a more comprehensive gift guide for comedians (including gifts for the craft), check out this post. Experiences are the best gifts, say people who aren’t sure what to get their...
by Jessica | Nov 19, 2015 | Advertising & Marketing
Company culture content often seems to be a BS-based magic show. Here’s the typical 10 second creative brief I get: “Make us sound like the subject of a TED Talk or Inc. Profile or Nobel Laureate. Here are two links and three facts. Work your magic.” [Makes sarcastic...
by Jessica | Sep 24, 2015 | Portfolio
Writing jokes for Twitter is hard. Here’s some of my funniest tweets–a showcase of short form copy, if you will–alongside the landslide of idiocy that is Twitter. [<a href=”//storify.com/fiatlux/tweets-short-form-copy-gems”...
by Jessica | Sep 23, 2015 | Portfolio
This landing page for Lextech’s work at EchoPark dealership (including another private version) was one of the most successful campaigns by Lextech’s marketing team to date. The email campaigns associated with it had up to a 50% open rate and 28% click...
