The Daily Beard with Lee Clow’s Beard

By Jason Fox

Since 2009, @leeclowsbeard has tweeted a daily crumb of wisdom about creativity in general and/or life in advertising in particular. The Daily Beard takes one of LCB's past 2,700+ tweets and briefly e... more

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The podcast currently has 336 episodes available.

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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 166 – Pants on Fire
Today we discuss the groundbreaking insight that people don’t appreciate being lied to. Based on the tweet: The easiest way to get folks to trust a brand is to always tell the truth. Which is, apparently, less obvious than you'd think.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 165 – The Big Small
Today we remind all involved to not fall into the trap of thinking simple things are automatically second-rate. Based on the tweet: Big thinkers don't mistake simple ideas for small ones.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 164 – Flee the Fearful
Today we recall how the only thing really worth fretting over in advertising is a client who freaks out over everything. Based on the tweet: We have nothing to fear but fearful clients.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 163 – Gimme Shelter
Today we discuss the unnatural disaster that is the forced brainstorming session. Based on the tweet: Scheduled brainstorm sessions too often end up as ignorant drizzling.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 162 – Critical Focus
Today we discuss a practical principle that applies to advertising and life in general, but especially to creative briefs and pitch decks. Based on the tweet: Focus on what matters. The more you split hairs, the farther behind you fall.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 161 – Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Today we discuss the strategery of acting less smart than your agency’s about page claims you are. Based on the tweet: I'll gladly play the dumbest person in the meeting if it helps
sell the smartest idea on the table.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 160 – Creeping Apathy
Today we discuss the deleterious effects of ennui among the agency ranks. Based on the tweet: Work that is merely endured inside the agency is rarely embraced outside it.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 159 – So Close Yet So Far Away
Today we discuss why the ability to fire off snappy comebacks may lead to a life of copywriting, but is not sufficient to sustain one. Based on the tweet: Congrats on your ability to fire off witty headlines. You're .01% of the way to being a great copywriter.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 158 – Channeling FDR
Today we discuss the dual plagues of chicken-heartedness and faux bravery across the advertising landscape. Based on the tweet: It's not caution we're throwing to the wind. It's fear.
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April 07, 2021 The Daily Beard No. 157 – The Nays Have It
Today we discuss why achieving universal agreement about the work is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad thing. Based on the tweet: An ad is only all things to all people when we all agree it's all bad.
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FAQs about The Daily Beard with Lee Clow’s Beard:

How many episodes does The Daily Beard with Lee Clow’s Beard have?

The podcast currently has 336 episodes available.