Badvertising - by Jim Morris (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"How can the ad industry even exist when almost all of the products that it produces fall on a continuum from flawed to failed? What is it about this industry and the process of creating, selling, and producing ads that causes so much advertising to be so bad? These are the questions answered in this book, a provocative, truth-to-power exposâe of ad agencies' flaws, foibles, and failings-and why they matter to the consumer and to those in the business. Here is a candid, never-before-seen accumulation of real world don'ts and more don'ts, providing myriad valuable cautionary tales of advertising's stupid side"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Jim Morris has been responsible for some of the most memorable ad campaigns in history. He knows best that bad ads don't just create themselves. Part indictment on the advertising industry, part cautionary tale on what not to do with your ads, Jim pulls no punches to better ad people everywhere. <p/> "How many ads have you seen that made you question the intelligence of whomever designed it? Probably too many. If every ad person read <i>Badvertising</i>, the world would be a more intelligent and prosperous place." --<b>Jonah Berger</b>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Contagious</i> and <i>The Catalyst</i><p>"Incisive and daring, <i>Badvertising</i> is the only book you need to truly understand both the inner workings of America's ad agencies, and the minds of those who never cease to astound us with both their creative genius and profound stupidity. After just one reading, you'll never see advertising the same way again." --<b>Drew Eric Whitman</b>, bestselling author of <i>Cashvertising</i></p><p>How can the ad industry even exist when almost all of the products that it produces fall on a continuum from flawed to failed? What is it about this industry and the process of creating, selling, and producing ads that causes so much advertising to be so bad?</p><p>These are the questions answered in <i>Badvertising</i>. A provocative, truth-to-power exposé of ad agencies' flaws, foibles, and failings--and why they matter to the consumer and to those in the business. Morris, an advertising legend known as "Tagline Jim," surveys myriad advertising "agents of stupidity." Hilarious, horrifying, and insightful, each chapter is a grenade lobbed into America's ad bunkers.</p><p><i>Badvertising</i> is a candid, never-seen-before accumulation of real-world don'ts and more don'ts, providing valuable cautionary tales of advertising's stupid side.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"How many ads have you seen that made you question the intelligence of whomever designed it? Probably too many. If every ad person read <i>Badvertising</i> the world would be a more intelligent and prosperous place." <br> --Jonah Berger, New York Times bestselling author of Contagious and The Catalyst<br><br>"Plentiful research is incorporated, both from within, and from outside of, the advertising sphere, including about how the brain functions. Morris shows how ads contribute to culture, and proclaims a desire to see better ones." -- "Foreword Reviews"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jim Morris</b> is an award-winning advertising copywriter and strategist. For 20 years, he has run a thriving freelance business, specializing in taglines and other short-form brand articulations. A former instructor at Columbia College, Jim speaks at MENSA, colleges, and ad agencies, and has been an occasional columnist for <i>Adweek, Brandweek</i>, and <i>Screen</i>. Learn more at www.taglinejim.com.
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