New Art & Copy Documentary

Doug Pray’s a documentary film maker who’s made the movies Scratch, Surfwise and Hype! among others. He has a new movie out called Art & Copy which I’m excited about. Check out the trailer. I was happy to see George Louis in it… he’s the ad giant who created the slogan “I [...]

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Reality in Advertising and why it’s great to have an uncle who sells rare books

So my copy of “Reality in Advertising” by Rosser Reeves arrived today. Which I’m very excited about btw. Not only is it out of print but copies of it currently sell for hundreds of dollars on Amazon. It’s from 1961, still in good condition and from the first Borzoi edition.
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Giants of Advertising

The giants of advertising you can watch right now over at Yahoo.

Bill Bernbach
Doyle Dane & Bernbach (DDB)
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Burt Manning
Chairman Emeritus of J. Walter Thompson Worldwide
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Alan Pottasch
Pepsi Creative Consultant
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Leo Burnett
Leo Burnett Agency
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Bill Marsteller
Former CEO of Marsteller Advertising
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David Ogilvy
Founder and CEO of Ogilvy & Mather
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George Gallup
Founder Gallup Organization
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Tom Messner
MVBMS Euro RSCG
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