Brand Noise

A Micro Podcast on Topics of Interest and Curiosity

    The world is drowning in marketing jargon, pointless rebrands, and content so forgettable it might as well be written in invisible ink. Brand Noise is here to cut through the nonsense.

    This is the podcast for marketers, brand strategists, and creative professionals who are tired of the same tired buzzwords and overhyped trends. Every episode dives into what actually works in branding, marketing, and content creation—without the fluff, the filler, or the empty promises of “disruptive innovation” (whatever that even means).

    Expect sharp takes, strong opinions, and a little bit of fun at the expense of bad branding. Whether it is why every brand suddenly sounds like a 25-year-old influencer, how nostalgia marketing became a cheat code, or why most rebrands are just expensive ways to confuse customers, Brand Noise is here to make sense of it all.

    Thoughts and Ramblings

    The Unplugged Movie
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    The Most Embarrassing Creative Project I ever Completed   I was organizing old hard drives tonight and came across the Adobe Premiere Pro project file…

    It’s Official – The Bishop+Rook Family Continues To Grow
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    Over a year and a half ago I stepped away from advertising and branding to to pursue something I had always wanted to do: grow…

    Lessons From A Year Spent Outside The World of Advertising
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    A year ago, I stepped away from the world of advertising and marketing (with the exception of a few projects here and there) to focus…

    The Friends We Meet, The Lives We Touch
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    My travels have taken me far from home; across oceans, continents, mountain ranges and to distant lands. I am the outsider in these voyages. I…

    The Near-Death Railway of Burma (Revisited)
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    This is a post from the archives of my former travel blog, UnrealTravels.com.  It was published in a variety of places, including the PilotGuides website…

    For The Love of Marketing Prose
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    I believe in the power of the written word to inspire an audience and to lead them on a visceral journey of self-discovery. I am…