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  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Roberts: The Big Rewards of Thinking Small

    Photo by Harry Wilonsky​Back in April of last year some Oak Cliff-dwellers introduced that "Think Small" slogan, which was and is intended to counter Dallas's "Live Large, Think Big" motto coughed up by The Richards Group in '04 after six months' worth of focus-grouping. A Friend of Unfair Park po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Ron Natinsky Wants "Full Inquiry" to See If Laws Were Broken When Mike Rawlings's Pal Got Trail Safety Campaign Contract

    Photo by Patrick MichelsJake Schroepfer at last week's debut of the Happy Trails campaign at Dallas City Hall​Speaking of ethics at City Hall...So happens that Patrick stopped by Dallas City Hall Thursday, just as ad man Jake Schroepfer was giving his Happy Trails Dallas safety campaign presentati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Why Downtown Dallas Inc.'s Fine With Ad Agency Moving Its Digs to Victory Park

    ​I called John Crawford, president of Downtown Dallas Inc., on Monday morning, about something -- can't remember, not important. But in between my leaving a message and his calling back, I received a press release: TM Advertising, which moved from Irving into the Comerica Bank Tower at 1717 Main S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    "An Expression of Life": The Dallas Symphony Orchestra Just Launched a New Ad Campaign

    Looking for something entirely unrelated on YouTube moments ago, I came across three videos just posted by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra -- and by "just posted," I mean "20 minutes ago," says DSO manager of publications Chris Shull. They're part of the DSO's "new branding campaign," he says, which w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    The DSO's Looking to Raise $50 Million. Turns Out, It's Already Almost Halfway There.

    ​It's been no secret that the Dallas Symphony Orchestra could use a little classical gas right now, following a season that left the DSO with what some guesstimated to be a seven-figure deficit, a few high-profile last-minute cancellations and chief operating officer Paul Stewart taking the presid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    If You've Ever Considered Getting Into the Spanish-Language Radio Business, Well ...

    It's doubtful you've ever heard of Border Media Partners: It's a miniature radio conglomerate founded in 2002 in McAllen but now HQ'd in the same shiny N. Central Expressway office tower as Richards Group, and it owns and operate more than two dozen Hispanic-centric stations from Waco down to Austin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    This Sandwich Smells Like the '60s

    The Richards Group's Hoagie Man, who looks awfully familiarThe Richards Group gets a shout-out in The New York Times this morning for its Hoagiefest promotion, which takes a big ol' bite outta the Yellow Submarine in order to sell sandwiches to folks living up north. Turns out, Richards is just ridi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Poster Of The Week: Eastwood, Elkhart and The Atoms Friday at Club Dada

    Kiran Koshy designed this week's featured poster. A Google search of the artist's name tuns up advertising Koshy has worked on for the Richards Group, including this great ad series for Asel Art Supply. The poster, on the same brown-paper background as that Asel campaign, advertises Friday night's E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    For the Big Fan of the AFI Dallas Film Fest, Some Movie News, Notes and Day Six Picks

    Patrick MichelsHenry Selick, and friend Coraline, will receive the Texas Avery Award tonight at 7 at the Nasher Sculpture Center.So, before getting to today's AFI Dallas International Film Festival quick picks, this locally related film note: Former Dallas Observer film critic and all-round good egg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Who Doesn't Have Something at Arts Magnet With Their Name On It?

    During today's closed-door meeting of the Dallas Independent School District board, the trustees will tell superintendent Michael Hinojosa whether or not they, ya know, trust the dude. As in: The board will "deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008

    If Stan Richards Hates Your "Piece of Crap," You'd Best Duck

    During today's closed-door meeting of the Dallas Independent School District board, the trustees will tell superintendent Michael Hinojosa whether or not they, ya know, trust the dude. As in: The board will "deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    SMU Has Had Its Phil

    During today's closed-door meeting of the Dallas Independent School District board, the trustees will tell superintendent Michael Hinojosa whether or not they, ya know, trust the dude. As in: The board will "deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    SMU Football: It's Ad-tastic!

    During today's closed-door meeting of the Dallas Independent School District board, the trustees will tell superintendent Michael Hinojosa whether or not they, ya know, trust the dude. As in: The board will "deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or di ... More >>

  • News

    May 24, 2007

    Going for Broke

    NASCAR team owner Jeff Milburn might never win a race, but there's more to life than a checkered flag

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2007

    Hyundai Drives from Dallas to S.F.

    NASCAR team owner Jeff Milburn might never win a race, but there's more to life than a checkered flag

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2006

    Children's Museum Gets a Do-Over

    NASCAR team owner Jeff Milburn might never win a race, but there's more to life than a checkered flag

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2006

    Advertising Age

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  • Blogs

    March 7, 2006

    Bales Musicians Out of Trouble

    NASCAR team owner Jeff Milburn might never win a race, but there's more to life than a checkered flag

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    August 11, 2005

    Where there's a Will

    Will Clarke has a deal with a New York publisher and a Hollywood studio, and it only took him eight years to become an overnight success

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