A Zoom Cartoon About A Zoom Pitch Problem
To help illustrate the “mistakes” that often accompany the act of an advertising agency’s new business pitch, I included 12 pitch mistake cartoons in my book “The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches.”
I love the fact that cartoons are a fast way to reach overloaded brains and evoke emotion. A cartoon can be remembered well past fleeting podcast interviews and blog posts like this.
Possibly the most memorable Internet meme is the 1993 (!) cartoon “On the Internet, nobody knows you are a dog,” by Peter Steiner in the New Yorker. To help my GenX readers, it’s at the bottom.
My Zoom Pitch Cartoon Just For You
Here is a Zoom cartoon I commissioned from master cartoonist and brilliant Creative Director Steve Klinetobe. Steve was a CD at my Portland agency Citrus.
Steve’s nostril cartoon illustrates one of the worst uses of Zoom. It’s about where people put their camera in relation to their face. In this case, it is the camera that sits below a face and looks into your buddy’s (or future agency client’s nose. YUCK!
When Zooming, pay attention to camera placement + lighting + sound quality + your background. You know this right?
That said, I too often look up way too many nostrils.
Here is the most famous Internet cartoon. No Nostrils.
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This is a pretty interesting cartoon.
I once tried to brighten up a dull online class by doodling funny sketches in the margins of my notes, and it surprisingly kept me focused. Sharing this has a Slither io vibe, where small creative moves keep you engaged in the long run.
This cartoon is spot on! Zoom calls can quickly turn into Creepy Dates with awkward camera angles—thanks for the reminder to keep things professional and fun.
As someone who works remotely, this nostril view is way too relatable – it’s like when I’m deep into my Incredibox Unforgiven sessions and forget my camera placement during impromptu video calls
This article brilliantly highlights how visual simplicity cuts through noise. Your point about memorable cartoons resonates deeply. For engaging, strategic fun that also trains tactical thinking, your readers might enjoy PokemonTD, a Pokémon-themed tower defense game. It’s a clever parallel to mastering pitch fundamentals through practice.
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Great post, Peter! The cartoon perfectly captures those all-too-common pitch pitfalls. Visualizing mistakes is such a powerful way to drive the lesson home. It reminds me of how we use visuals in our own field. For instance, at https://www.graffitigenerators.com, we help people visualize creative concepts by transforming text into photorealistic graffiti art. A strong, clear visual can make or break a pitch, whether it’s for an ad campaign or a new brand identity. Thanks for the insightful and entertaining read!
Peter Steiner’s 1993 New Yorker piece, can effectively communicate ideas and evoke emotion due to their memorable nature, often surpassing fleeting blog posts. drift hunters pitch cartoon commissioned from Steve Klinetobe highlights a common mistake: positioning the camera below the face, resulting in an unflattering view into the speaker’s nostrils during a call.