Death by blog

In a rebuttal interview with Ad Age, departed/resigned WPP Creative Afficianado Neil French refers to "Death by Blog" as one of the reasons for his firing...er, sorry resignation. I wonder to what extent he embraced blogs before they ultimately consumed him.

On an ongoing related note, perhaps this is why there is an acute lack of leadership in our business. Whether French was quoted in or out of context, sticking one's neck out should not be a precursor to a noose being placed over it.

That said...French was anywhere on the continuum of idiot to idiot, and there really is no excuse for rabble rousing for the sake of showing off or shit-stirring. And by the way, I flat out reject French's statement about advertising being all about hyperbole...that's why it's in the mess its in right now. It's the meaningless exaggeration that has led to such a sharp decline in credibility and authenticity.