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Herding Cats



Late last century, when the dot.com bubble was still inflating, a new cliche entered the vernacular. Herding cats. It conjures up a powerful mental picture. But this commercial from the late 90s (by the ad agency Fallon McEllicot - now called Fallon) goes one step further in bringing the idea to life. I was just reminded of it as I watched a group of colleagues trying to get in the same room to have a meeting. The economy may have moved on from those wild-west days, but coordinating advertising people doesn't get any easier.

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