The good ad man

A remembrance of Paul Arden, advertising guru who struggled with the moral culpability of advertising and advertisers, and wrote self-help books on how to deal with the impact of commercialism. “A good ad man might be something of a contradiction in terms, but today, in tribute to Arden, let’s think the opposite of what we think.”

I am reminded of one of my culture-jamming heroes, former ad executive Jerry Mander, author of the brilliant 1977 book I promote every chance I can, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television.

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