Stephen Walker — Opinionated Ad Man, Writer, Author, Professional AI Hater, Marketer and Trader.
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Down ‘n Dirty Dollars
I was perusing Threads today over a coffee. GASP I know. “Stephen you don’t really use social media that much” True. But every now and then I come across a genuine soul who asks for advice about how they can…
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Routine things routinely
Day in and day out. I write these silly little emails… Day in and day out. Without fail, they get delivered into your inbox. Sometimes they’re good. Sometimes they’re “meh” Sometimes I’m like “I shouldn’t have sent that.” Although I…
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No April fools day shenanigans.
I mean I was going to post an elaborate tale about me quitting writing. Taking up bare knuckle boxing and crossing it with belly dancing but hey… There’s always next year.What am going to say though is this:You are loved.You…
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Why showing up (even when you doubt) is your greatest advantage
On the 24th of March a lone developer by the name of Tyler (TVGS) launched a viral hit of a game. Something he thought would’ve been a meme of a launch right off the bat… As of yesterday the peak…
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I think I’ve done it!
I’ve tweaked the audio software and now things sound crisp.(I just need to find a chair that doesn’t squeak cause you can hear it once haha)So I’ll be doing more of a structured audio rant/podcast/tape type of thing and I…
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Suck on these Ghiblits
Are the exact words I’d imagine Hayao Miyazaki would’ve used if he was super fluent in English, to shit on the tech bros who have ripped his style and took a punt at his creative legacy… I mean social media…
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Tired of Feeling Stuck? Here’s the Fastest Way to Get Unstuck…
I’ve been on an Albert Camus binge again. His philosophy centres on absurdism, the idea that life has no inherent meaning, and our search for meaning often clashes with the silent, indifferent universe and when you look at it from…
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I like Adam Nevill and I think you will too…
And as with anything. The theft-y Mctheft of artist works seem to be getting worse as the days go on… You can read the full article here, especially if you care for creative work. That being said. A chap named…
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Kick it to the curb
What’s that you may ask? Kicking what to the curb? Fear of judgement, that’s what. If you look around online or even offline in person. People are scared shitless to do anything because they’re scared of being judged by their…
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Saratoga Spring Water ‘n You?
The latest internet memesation is taking off. Jacked up ex footballer turned life coach-guru-sauce Ashton Hall has the internet losing its shit over his morning routine. The dude is out there taping his mouth shut like he’s prepping for a…
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it’s your time to shine
Not everything you do is going to be an absolute banger straight off the bat. I mean if it was then damn, you’d be rollin’ in the money and popularity and all the status you could ever dream of… The…
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Here’s the engine that drives quality
Quantity is the goddamn engine that drives quality. Michelangelo wasn’t born with the gift of perfect carving… No. He learned to do that. He cut, he hacked, he made sloppy, half baked messes until… …until he started making something worth…
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Curious idiot
but I’m considered a genius cause I always look at the smarter folks and apply what they share in my life. It doesn’t always work out. Sometimes it backfires like shit and well, you gotta roll with what happens. Well.…
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The Egg-pocalypse
So, you thought the egg prices were through the roof? Think again. The cost of a dozen eggs has plummeted from $8.05 to $4.15. Yeah, that’s a whopping 93% decrease. The media, which was once screaming about the sky high…
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Audio tapes
So I needed a new microphone cause I’ve been wanting to do some audio/video type work. And I usually find I end up talking to myself. So if I can transcribe what I’ve said it’ll speed up and amplify my word…
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Cats and Fight Club
So a friend of mine is away for a week and I’m tasked with looking after their cats. Well. I need to make sure they haven’t killed each other and have at least eaten something that is actual food and…
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Want to change the world? Stop keying Teslas and start sending daily emails
I love Twitter. Every time I open the app or the site. I see someone crying about Elon Musk and Tesla and they are telling people to stick it to “them” by destroying those weird ass looking cars. And if…
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It’s happening…
I’m on a live call with someone I respect in the coaching world. Now I’m no coach at all, but having a coach in my corner changed my life. The one thing I love about this live is the fact…
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Tom did what anyone in that position would have done
Platforms are killing themselves. Which is great news for us old fashioned creatives. I’m sure you all remember how cool MySpace was. We could make our page our own. Code it all pretty and even have our favourite tunes playing…
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Thou shalt rest
I sometimes think that the brain is a factory. Which is good and bad at the same time. Factories have to always be on to be productive and profitable but on the other side. If there’s never a break. Everything…
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Bowing down to the altar of Matt
It’s no secret that I love email and respect the dudes who pioneered the way we do things today. So I’m giving a little love to Matt Furey He is without a doubt. The Grand Poobah of email marketing. I…
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Got milk?
If you love an old outdated website with interesting information like I do… Then www.milk.com Will appeal to your nerd-y heart. It takes you back to the days where websites were fun and you weren’t hunted down by those god…
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Shiny object lemonade
Sometimes we need to squeeze those trendy bastards for all they’re worth… But let’s talk about your addiction like the marketing junkie you are. We all know that hot spicy rush when we see the next big thing. We love…
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Readers crave your bleeding, human words
The internet’s drowning in a septic tank of A.I. generated horseshit. Perfectly formatted. Perfectly vacuous. Reading it is like licking the inside of a corporate bathroom’s hand dryer. The words look like words, sure. The sentences have subjects and predicates…
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Monday Mourning – A blatant pitch
Another Monday. Another goddamn wrestling match with your email service provider… There you are, bleary-eyed, first sip of coffee barely touching your lips, and already you’re navigating through seventeen different screens just to send a simple broadcast. Click here. Scroll…
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Your writing needs to go full hulk mode and smash
Sometimes your writing needs to be nice and polite and professional and all that responsible adult horsecrap… Then sometimes it needs to transform like The Hulk and turn your restrained voice into a raging monster of hyperbole that grabs people…
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The Secret “Tomorrow Promise” Technique That Makes People Throw Money At Your Face
You know what most advertising copy does? It screams “buy this thing because it will clean your toilet right the hell now!” or “this gadget will immediately make your life 17% less awful!” That right there is amateur hour garbage.…
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his weird writing technique makes your inner critic shut up for good
I’m just gonna give a little shoutout to Jack Grapes For years he’s been teaching a thing called “Method Writing” and one of his core techniques is the literary equivalent of streaking… It’s basically you running naked through a field…
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How I learned to stop listening to douchebags…
Spoiler: We’re all douchebags within a various degree. The world runs on a special fuel made from blended confidence and bullshit. The most dangerous predator in the business ecosystem isn’t the smart person. It’s the certain person and this applies…
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163 miles away
Me being the incredibly high IQ person that I am. Who everyone adores… I’ve happened to have one of those days, where I ordered £60 worth of food From a restaurant that is over 163 miles away, tucked away neatly…