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I started interviewing people when I was 18 years old and a freshman at Franklin & Marshall College. One thing I know about myself—I have a journalist's temperament, which I bring to the ad business, sometimes successfully. In this new collection of 18 interviews with 19 advertising professionals, there's a series of successful moments where people I admire and respect get a chance to wax poetic about life, …
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Ad makers are mirror makers but our mirrors are made to reflect the dreamy you. And the dreamy you looks great in jeans. Here, do you see yourself in this new 'American portrait' from Wrangler? Do you see yourself looking good and living free in the brand's denim? Wrangler is counting on it. “We continue to draw inspiration from the resilience of those around us, and our new campaign showcases people from all …
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People who work in marketing communications spend a significant amount of energy and time making presentations. A great presentation is often the difference between failure and success, whether it's a new business presentation or an internal creative review. Making remarkable presentations—just like making remarkable work—is a learned skill and there are smart people and companies in the business of helping us …
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Food advertising is best when it serves up a healthy dish of appetite appeal. What does this mean? It means the ad ought to make a hungry person want to drop what they're doing and eat. This ad for Wendy's new Hot & Crispy Fries is a good example of the appetite appeal approach at work. https://youtu.be/IgQbhJEaWtA In this ad, Wendy's also directly challenges the top fries dog—McDonald's—in a …
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Most of us know what we want from Facebook. Family updates and sensational fake news! No, what we want is reform from within and regulation from the federal government. Have we properly considered what the company that owns Facebook wants? The company that owns Facebook wants "updated internet regulations to set clear guidelines for addressing today’s toughest challenges." Facebook also "supports a safe and secure …
One of the best things about Adpulp.com is the people we meet. The site opens many doors and behind many of these doors are amazingly unique people with fascinating stories. My new ebook—Ad Brains: Conversations with Advertising's Icons, Rebels, and Rulers—captures some of these stories. Ad Brains is now available for $10 from Amazon.com, Kobo.com, Barnes & Noble, and Apple Books, and Google Play. All …
I am a writer. I write ad copy, journalism, poetry, fiction, and essays—not necessarily in that order. Because I am a writer, I want to laugh at the idea that a machine can do what I, or what any writer does for a living. Sure, a machine can spit out words, I get that part. But is that good enough today? Can machine-generated words move customer automatons to respond favorably? Can an AI copywriting platform (that …
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This episode of Ad Chatter features a revealing conversation with Sean Looney of Looney Advertising in Montclair, New Jersey. Sean and his wife Debbie Looney started the agency more than 20 years ago. Today, Looney is one of the industry's fastest-growing agencies in the industry and we ask Sean what his secret is. The short answer is Looney believes in a healthy work-life balance. They also believe in …
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