Author's posts
Jul 24
Promoting the Pioneers of Promotion
My second book was published in 2018 – 33 years after I started researching it. Publishers Weekly said “Dobrow is a rollickingly entertaining writer with a gift for making history vivid, and he breathes life into the Gilded Age on every page.” Check out the book website.
Jul 24
20,000 Miles
In July of 2020 I surpassed the 20,000-mile mark on my bicycle – and promptly created this video to celebrate the occasion.
Apr 15
Fun New Videos
Check out the Videos page for some of my favorite productions – including a 90th birthday tribute to my Dad, a piece that shows my breathless efforts to keep up with the ocicats Cona and Brina, and a variety of others spanning more than 30 years.
Apr 15
Vintage Videos of Carl Yastrzemski Sculpture
I have managed to find (the hard part) and digitize (the easy part) some great videos I produced 30 years ago. Forgive the quality, but the content – showing the creation of Armand LaMontagne’s amazing life-size wooden sculpture of Carl Yastrzemski, as well as highlights from Yaz’s career – are well worth your time. Click …
Apr 15
Oak Creek Canyon Hike
Hiking the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon in early September a few years ago was fun… but making this video allows me to relive that glorious day over and over.
Apr 15
Natural Prophets
My first book, Natural Prophets, was released on February 18, 2014, and is now available to order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere.
Apr 15
Cache of Creativity
This site contains more than 150 of my favorite photographs, electronic recordings, videos and written works — including some new ones. Enjoy!
Apr 15
My Strangest Project: John M. Burke Gravestone Ceremony
To kick off the marketing of my new book, Pioneers of Promotion, which is about the early visionaries of the marketing industry, I gathered 30 people in a Washington, DC cemetery and live-streamed it to 1,000 people around the world. It was a promotional stunt to celebrate the man who essentially invented the promotional stunt: …
Apr 13