Balloon Advertising

Summary: We remember faintly that there is an advertising school in New York (we think it’s this one) that survives by having advertising courses taught by actual advertising professionals, and the courses include material needed by actual clients. The grades are based solely on the work you perform. We think this is the way creatives should be nurtured, and how current creatives could fine-tune their craft.

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Summary: “The consumer isn’t a moron; she’s your wife.”
-David Ogilvy

Ogilvy, and many others, understood that good advertising came from those who knew who their audience was. Not only the facts about the audience, but how Adfolks perceived them to be. For example, if we were to target U.S. teenage males, and Ad Sample 1 had a reference to Aristotle while Ad Sample 2 had a fart joke…

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Summary: This week the world lost fashion and hairstyle icon Vidal Sassoon. Not only did he bring a new style in fashion and hair to the scene, but his business acumen and marketing techniques made it possible for him to rise from owning a single shop in London to becoming an international sensation. Vidal pushed his name and his ideals constantly. He understood how business worked.

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