Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
The Stories Hypothesis
My theory about how culture is created.
Follow
“It does seem like the America that we know and love doesn’t exist anymore,” — Laura Ingraham.
“It does seem like the America that we know and love doesn’t exist anymore,” — Laura Ingraham.
kcatfish
Aug 9, 2018
They say “It’s Not The Destination, It’s The Journey.” Well, Not If You’re Marketing A Destination.
I have been lucky to have worked for the agencies that created I Love New York, Texas, It’s Like A Whole Other Country, Virginia is For…
kcatfish
Jun 16, 2018
Start The Year Like This.
Start The Year Like This.
Don’t laugh when you read this. It isn’t meant to be funny. Just factual. You know in a way, we are all winners of an amazingly difficult…
kcatfish
Dec 31, 2017
WORK FROM MARTIN
kcatfish
Oct 29, 2017
Truth Be Told, Harvey Is a Blessing.
Truth Be Told, Harvey Is a Blessing.
Living here in Austin it’s amazing to watch not just the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, but to see how random nature is. This house is…
kcatfish
Aug 31, 2017
ISSUE ADVERTISING EXAMPLES FOR NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP
kcatfish
Aug 31, 2017
No One Is Going To Save Us.
No One Is Going To Save Us.
The first title to this rant was Trump Will Get Away With Everything. There is much ado about when Trump will face the music about…
kcatfish
Mar 9, 2017
Whether This Election Was A Win Or Loss For You, This Is Why.
Whether This Election Was A Win Or Loss For You, This Is Why.
It’s Sunday, November 6th, 2016 and today I can’t help but think that I am right about something I have felt for a long time, and the…
kcatfish
Nov 9, 2016
Work From The Age Of Print
Work From The Age Of Print
These are print ads I worked on in the 80s and 90s when print was still king. And queen.
kcatfish
Sep 4, 2016
Dear Millennials. People All Over Are Fighting For The Right To Vote. Now Get Off Your Asses.
Dear Millennials. People All Over Are Fighting For The Right To Vote. Now Get Off Your Asses.
“Millennials don’t vote,” a political strategist told me here in Austin, a town that could be described as a Millennial Sanctuary if there…
kcatfish
Feb 16, 2016
Once We All Watched Super Bowl Spots Together.
Once We All Watched Super Bowl Spots Together.
I grew up watching NFL. In my youth it was an inglorious task, watching tiny little figures scramble across the screen, mediocre camera…
kcatfish
Feb 7, 2016
Top Ten Most Wonderfully Awful B Science Fiction Movies Of All Times
Top Ten Most Wonderfully Awful B Science Fiction Movies Of All Times
Over the last ten years, I have taken it upon myself to watch every excruciatingly bad B Sci-Fi or Horror movie ever made…just so you won’t…
kcatfish
Nov 29, 2015
Authenticity Counts. The Power of Marge From Idaho.
There are companies that ask people to “Like” their Facebook page when they don’t even know if the people they are asking have ever bought…
kcatfish
Jan 23, 2015
How Far Away Are We?
How Far Away Are We?
Just Askin?
kcatfish
Jul 3, 2014
The Slums Of Rome, Jesus, and Occupy Wall Street.
The Slums Of Rome, Jesus, and Occupy Wall Street.
kcatfish
May 21, 2014
Whenever You Design A Digital Strategy, Remember The Message Always Outlives The Medium. It Must.
Whenever You Design A Digital Strategy, Remember The Message Always Outlives The Medium. It Must.
kcatfish
Feb 1, 2014
Do Not Confuse The Finger For The Moon.
Do Not Confuse The Finger For The Moon.
The Medium Is NOT The Message
kcatfish
Jan 28, 2014
The Stories Hypothesis Part VII.
The Stories Hypothesis Part VII.
Interlocking Stories Are Impervious To Denial.
kcatfish
Jan 14, 2014
Stories Hypothesis Part VI.
Stories Hypothesis Part VI.
Stories Are More Powerful Than Facts. But They Work Better When They Exist In The Matrix Of Other Supporting Stories.
kcatfish
Jan 2, 2014
The Stories Hypothesis, Part V.
The Stories Hypothesis, Part V.
Stories, Like Armies, Also Fight For Our Hearts And Minds
kcatfish
Dec 30, 2013
About The Stories Hypothesis
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy
Teams