Vincent van Gogh understood the value of small

Thursday, 17 June, 2010

Vincent, or Vinny as we like to call him knew what he was talking about when he described how great things come about.
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent van Gogh

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We like rock ‘n’ roll

Monday, 10 May, 2010

Rock ‘n’ roll can get our hearts pumping, inspire our thoughts and sometimes even change the world. But you don’t need a classically trained voice or a degree in music to write a great song. You just need a great story, a good hook and a lot of soul.
At C2,…

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Who the heck is C2?

Friday, 23 April, 2010

Thank you for asking. We’re a small advertising group. If you hadn’t noticed, that’s relatively unique these days. After all, digital agencies are springing up like daisies. Apparently there’s something called an attention agency or three out there. And we’ve even heard stories of a seldom-seen beast called an innovation…

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Setting expectations

Tuesday, 16 February, 2010

We just had a client ask us if it’s unfair for them to expect us to be an expert at everything we do. We were thrilled they trusted us enough to engage Patrick and me on the topic. However, we admitted afterwards to being dumbfounded by the question. You have…

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Google Super Bowl Ad

Monday, 8 February, 2010

Overall the ads for Super Bowl 44 continue to be less entertaining and impactful than they were in the past. However, the Google ad was a bright spot: An American finds love in Paris.
You can view the series of Google ads that can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/searchstories

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Staying out of the gutter at SMC Chicago

Sunday, 31 January, 2010

This month SMC Chicago was even more entertaining with bowling at the Q Room lofts.

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Hello world!

Saturday, 19 December, 2009

C2’s blog is here to share, engage, and connect around creative ideas. We welcome your comments, questions and rants. You don’t have to play nice. Nobody is going to get hurt. It’s just a blog.

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