They gave it to an outsider—some Banana Republic-looking marketing geek who happened to be tight with one of the higher higher-ups. He was awful. And though he was their boss, that guy still saw Jay’s crew as “them.� He helped the company milk those boys dry. He had ‘em chasing their tales...

Nobody liked Carter. Not women. Not men. Not nuns. Not priests. Nobody. Even if you started out liking him, as I did, eventually he made you want to beat him until all his meals had to be eaten thru a straw. No one liked Carter. Actually, I take that back—there was this one guy “Kurt� who like...

========KNOCK THE HUSTLE EXCERPTS=========++++++++++RETURNS WINTER 2008++++++++++++ Support Your Support Staff. I love my posse and it ain’t no joke! —Disco Dave The most undervalued and overworked people in business are support staffers: IT workers, secretaries, administrative assistants, execu...

================KNOCK THE HUSTLE 2 EXCERPTS================= ++++++++++++++COMING WINTER 2008+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Rationales When abused, it’s the greatest CYA tool in the marketing game. A rationale is a document that explains why certain creative directions are being explored and why ...

===KNOCK THE HUSTLE EXCERPTS=== +++COMING WINTER 2008+++ Caste Warfare, pt. 2 For the love of money,some people will kill their own brother. For the love of money,some people will rob their own mother.—The O’Jays Bosses, listen up: All the divisiveness, backstabbing, and secret alliances… knoc...

==============KNOCK THE HUSTLE 2 EXCERPTS======================= ++++++++++++++COMING WINTER 2008++++++++++++++++++++++++ Some people are A#*@%?!'s—just thinking about them makes you curse a blue streak. And some days, it takes everything inside you not to beat them into a coma. “Get Carter� W...

Sometimes, people want advice on stuff, so here goes. Plus it's funny. still. ========KNOCK THE HUSTLE EXCERPTS================ COMPANY CANCERS, pt 1 Everybody has a job with somebody that’s this close to you whoopin’ they a**! —DL Hughley In sports, they’re called “cancers�—athletes w...