2024 Predictions
Thanks to everyone who responded to our 2024 Predictions survey last month. While the sample size wasn’t quite the size of a Pew or Nielsen,
The King is dead.
Long Live the King.
No we’re not talking about Charles VII or his father Charles VI. Instead, we’re recognizing the passing of the baton after years of shifts from
Advertising in the Great Outdoors.
In the 1920s, a company called Burma Shave — producers of brushless shaving cream — started putting signs up that delighted and educated drivers. These
Who Influenced the Influencers?
In advertising, pretty much everyone has been influenced by someone else. As we’ve been bringing you stories about ad legends like Bill Bernbach and George
Appeals Court — Common Appeals in Advertising.
The world is full of bad advertising. Sometimes it’s because the ad is tone-deaf. Other times these ads are just flat-out boring. Unappealing. Without soul
J. Walter Thompson: Father of brand advertising?
Okay, I’ll admit that I knew nothing about JWT before starting this article. I knew he was the founder of J. Walter Thompson Advertising, now