Terry O'Reilly's Blog http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/rss/ en-us THE AGE OF PERSUASION http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/aop.html Now Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant take you on a wild and fun ride through the history and hallways of advertising in their new book. 2009-10-19 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/6 Adjectives Are the Kryptonite of Advertising. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/adjectives.html Adjectives make disbelievers out of believers. 2009-10-22 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/16 Five Tips for Presenting Ideas. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/presenting.html Five easy-to-remember tips for presenting ideas in a boardroom. 2009-11-08 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/24 What I Learned from Judging Award Shows. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/awards.html After judging award shows for years, I've come to realize you can increase your odds of winning. 2009-11-11 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/25 MY FAVOURITE BOOKS http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/readthis.html Here is a list of the best advertising and business books I’ve read, and why I recommend them. 2009-09-01 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/26 Focus on the relationship, not the transaction. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/relationship.html When a company only has eyes on the cash register, it's only a matter of time before it stops ringing. 2009-11-16 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/27 Marketing Uses the Language of War. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/languageofwar.html Marketing is war, and the language reflects it. 2009-11-18 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/29 In a Time of Transformation, a Lot is Up For Grabs. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/transformation.html Change brings a lot of opportunity for the brave. 2009-11-25 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/30 Ideas Have To Be All-Terrain Vehicles. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/all-terrain.html Great ideas must have traction in all mediums. 2009-11-26 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/31 Why Advertising Should Be Like A Shish Kabob. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/shishkabob.html Great advertising shouldn't worship at the altar of consistency. 2009-12-01 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/32 FAVOURITE LINKS http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/links.html 2009-11-01 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/33 Objectivity is The Priceless Ingredient in Advertising. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/objectivity.html How you view a product is everything. 2009-12-05 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/34 Marketing Lessons From The Beatles. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/beatles.html More than just a band, they were a brand. 2009-12-09 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/35 This Is Not A Recession, It’s A Re-set. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/recession-reset.html People acquire new habits in a time of crisis. 2009-12-13 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/36 The Clock Ticks For Tiger. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/tigerwoods.html When you earn a living based on your image, what the public thinks, matters. 2009-12-22 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/37 The Death Of Best. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/best.html And the rise of Positively Good. 2010-01-09 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/38 Why The Creative Department Needs a Relationship With The Client. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/client.html The secret ingredient in a leap-of-faith. 2010-02-03 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/40 8 Tips For Writing A Humorous Commercial. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/humour.html A few tricks of the trade from a funny (looking) copywriter. 2010-03-13 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/41 Why A Copywriter's Personality Is a Brand's Best Friend. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/personality.html When a client eliminates a writer's personality, she eliminates the magic in an ad. 2010-04-12 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/46 How To Market to Men In 2010. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/men.html Surprising insights from Yahoo's 'Marketing to Men' Event. 2010-04-17 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/49 The Limitations of An Advertising Category Shouldn't Hold You Back. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/Fence.html Those limitations are artificial. 2010-06-15 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/51 Don't Forget To Leave A Gap In Your Storytelling. http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/Gap.html The "Aha" moment creates impact. 2010-07-26 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/53 Spend Creativity, Not Money http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/creativity.html A big idea doesn't have to cost a lot of money to have impact. 2010-08-14 http://www.terryoreilly.ca/blog/show/id/54