“There’s no bigger sucker than a gullible marketer convinced he’s missing a trend.” Strong words from a guy who runs an ad agency. But for those familiar with Bob Hoffman, it’s par for the course—and a refreshing dose of reality in an industry that can, shall we say, overcomplicate matters at times.

Okay, a lot of the time.

So, who better to inaugurate the Straight Talk Speaker Series hosted by
Hoffman | Lewis than the ‘H’ in H|L?

No one was the answer we came up with. And on August 18th, Bob entertained and engaged the audience of more than thirty people with his speech entitled “The Three Most Annoying Trends in Advertising.”

For a sample of what Bob—author of the book The Ad Contrarian and his blog by the same title—had to say, click below.

The Straight Talk Speaker’s Series will be a quarterly event held at Maryland House in the Central West End. According to the invitation, it’s a “gathering of top marketing leaders to listen, learn, discuss and debate the most talked-about trends taking place in advertising today, and what it means for tomorrow.”
Stay tuned for an announcement about the next speaker.

And, yes, there were drinks.