{"id":183,"date":"2016-07-07T21:24:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brentblack.com\/cart\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2016-07-13T00:18:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T00:18:10","slug":"making-ads-for-hats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brentblack.com\/cart\/aboutus-overview\/making-ads-for-hats\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Ads for Hats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before I made hats, I made ads. I was a writer and creative director for\u00a0nearly three decades. Some people thought I was pretty good at it. Naturally, I\u00a0agreed with them.<\/p>\n<p>I wrote for hundreds of brands and products, some of which you use at home,\u00a0some when you\u2019re hungry, some when you buy things, some when you travel,\u00a0some only when the circus comes to town.<\/p>\n<p>Now I have just one ad client. A guy who makes hats. 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