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Frenemies
by Ken Auletta • 2018
Two platforms took most ad money, then a kickback scandal exposed what agencies were hiding.
3.42
592
Frenemies Summary
Frenemies 88%
Two platforms took most ad money, then a kickback scandal exposed what agencies were hiding.
by Ken Auletta 2018
3.42
592 ratings
The Real Mad Men
by Andrew Cracknell • 2011
Why you never saw a VW ad with tail fins: the revolt that birthed modern advertising.
3.56
302
The Real Mad Men Summary
The Real Mad Men 87%
Why you never saw a VW ad with tail fins: the revolt that birthed modern advertising.
by Andrew Cracknell 2011
3.56
302 ratings
Culture Jam
by Kalle Lasn • 1999
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
3.63
2k+
Culture Jam Summary
Culture Jam 87%
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
by Kalle Lasn 1999
3.63
2k+ ratings
Ogilvy on Advertising
by David Ogilvy • 1985
Your headline is 90% of your budget. A master adman's craft rules for making every word sell.
4.15
12k+
Ogilvy on Advertising Summary
Ogilvy on Advertising 87%
Your headline is 90% of your budget. A master adman's craft rules for making every word sell.
by David Ogilvy 1985
4.15
12k+ ratings
Subprime Attention Crisis
by Tim Hwang • 2020
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
3.61
1k+
Subprime Attention Crisis Summary
Subprime Attention Crisis 87%
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
by Tim Hwang 2020
3.61
1k+ ratings
Storynomics
by Robert McKee • 2018
Your ads are blocked. The screenwriter's craft can replace them, and the results are measurable.
3.79
569
Storynomics Summary
Storynomics 87%
Your ads are blocked. The screenwriter's craft can replace them, and the results are measurable.
by Robert McKee 2018
3.79
569 ratings
Hegarty on Advertising
by John Hegarty • 2011
An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.
4.07
732
Hegarty on Advertising Summary
Hegarty on Advertising 86%
An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.
by John Hegarty 2011
4.07
732 ratings
The Unpublished David Ogilvy
by David Ogilvy • 1987
The advertising legend's private memos: how to hire, lead, write, and build brands that last.
4.14
541
The Unpublished David Ogilvy Summary
The Unpublished David Ogilvy 86%
The advertising legend's private memos: how to hire, lead, write, and build brands that last.
by David Ogilvy 1987
4.14
541 ratings
Predatory Thinking
by Dave Trott • 2013
89 percent of ads go unnoticed. The principles for being the 11 percent that actually connect.
4.24
2k+
Predatory Thinking Summary
Predatory Thinking 86%
89 percent of ads go unnoticed. The principles for being the 11 percent that actually connect.
by Dave Trott 2013
4.24
2k+ ratings
Suicide of a Superpower
by Patrick J. Buchanan • 2011
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
4.05
844
Suicide of a Superpower Summary
Suicide of a Superpower 86%
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011
4.05
844 ratings
Crash Course
by Paul Ingrassia • 2009
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
3.91
686
Crash Course Summary
Crash Course 86%
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
by Paul Ingrassia 2009
3.91
686 ratings
How The Mighty Fall
by Jim Collins • 2009
Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.
3.99
10k+
How The Mighty Fall Summary
How The Mighty Fall 86%
Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.
by Jim Collins 2009
3.99
10k+ ratings
Rebel Sell
by Joseph Heath • 2004
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
3.84
2k+
Rebel Sell Summary
Rebel Sell 86%
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
by Joseph Heath 2004
3.84
2k+ ratings
Brazil Is the New America
by James Dale Davidson • 2012
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
3.17
36
Brazil Is the New America Summary
Brazil Is the New America 86%
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
by James Dale Davidson 2012
3.17
36 ratings
Social Media Is Bullshit
by B.J. Mendelson • 2012
Viral success is mostly fake. The boring alternative costs less and actually works.
3.40
350
Social Media Is Bullshit Summary
Social Media Is Bullshit 86%
Viral success is mostly fake. The boring alternative costs less and actually works.
by B.J. Mendelson 2012
3.40
350 ratings
Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age
by Miles Young • 2019
Digital is a channel, not a discipline. The advertising laws that built Ogilvy still apply.
3.59
268
Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age Summary
Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age 86%
Digital is a channel, not a discipline. The advertising laws that built Ogilvy still apply.
by Miles Young 2019
3.59
268 ratings
The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR
by Al Ries • 2002
PR builds brands; advertising only maintains them. Why press coverage beats paid media every time.
3.72
876
The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR Summary
The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR 86%
PR builds brands; advertising only maintains them. Why press coverage beats paid media every time.
by Al Ries 2002
3.72
876 ratings
Paid Attention
by Faris Yakob • 2015
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
3.86
224
Paid Attention Summary
Paid Attention 86%
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
by Faris Yakob 2015
3.86
224 ratings
Seducing Strangers
by Josh Weltman • 2015
Advertising's real job isn't selling. It's making people happy. A Mad Man shows you how.
3.84
317
Seducing Strangers Summary
Seducing Strangers 86%
Advertising's real job isn't selling. It's making people happy. A Mad Man shows you how.
by Josh Weltman 2015
3.84
317 ratings
The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen • 1997
The practices that make a company excellent are the same ones that make it obsolete.
4.04
61k+
The Innovator's Dilemma Summary
The Innovator's Dilemma 86%
The practices that make a company excellent are the same ones that make it obsolete.
by Clayton M. Christensen 1997
4.04
61k+ ratings
Captains Of Consciousness
by Stuart Ewen • 1977
Your desires were not your own. They were manufactured to pacify a restless industrial workforce.
4.10
229
Captains Of Consciousness Summary
Captains Of Consciousness 86%
Your desires were not your own. They were manufactured to pacify a restless industrial workforce.
by Stuart Ewen 1977
4.10
229 ratings
Scientific Advertising
by Claude C. Hopkins • 1923
Why the best ads are not creative gambles but salesmanship measured to the penny.
4.06
4k+
Scientific Advertising Summary
Scientific Advertising 86%
Why the best ads are not creative gambles but salesmanship measured to the penny.
by Claude C. Hopkins 1923
4.06
4k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Humbug
by Paul Feldwick • 2015
Advertising's founding fathers built a science of rational persuasion. They were half right at best.
4.21
376
The Anatomy of Humbug Summary
The Anatomy of Humbug 86%
Advertising's founding fathers built a science of rational persuasion. They were half right at best.
by Paul Feldwick 2015
4.21
376 ratings
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles
by Ambi Parameswaran • 2016
India's last 50 years, told not through politics but through the ads that sold it to itself.
3.92
688
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles Summary
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles 86%
India's last 50 years, told not through politics but through the ads that sold it to itself.
by Ambi Parameswaran 2016
3.92
688 ratings
Day of Reckoning
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 1989
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
3.38
13
Day of Reckoning Summary
Day of Reckoning 86%
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 1989
3.38
13 ratings
Seducing the Subconscious
by Robert Heath • 2012
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
3.98
181
Seducing the Subconscious Summary
Seducing the Subconscious 85%
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
by Robert Heath 2012
3.98
181 ratings
Cheaponomics
by Michael S. Carolan • 2014
Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.
3.65
20
Cheaponomics Summary
Cheaponomics 85%
Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.
by Michael S. Carolan 2014
3.65
20 ratings
Lights Out
by Thomas Gryta • 2020
GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.
3.92
5k+
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out 85%
GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.
by Thomas Gryta 2020
3.92
5k+ ratings
The Attention Merchants
by Tim Wu • 2016
Your attention has been for sale since 1833. The hidden industry that trades in it.
4.07
5k+
The Attention Merchants Summary
The Attention Merchants 85%
Your attention has been for sale since 1833. The hidden industry that trades in it.
by Tim Wu 2016
4.07
5k+ ratings
Tested Advertising Methods
by John Caples • 1980
Half your ad is the headline. The direct-mail pioneer's test-proven formula.
4.23
1k+
Tested Advertising Methods Summary
Tested Advertising Methods 85%
Half your ad is the headline. The direct-mail pioneer's test-proven formula.
by John Caples 1980
4.23
1k+ ratings
Losing the Signal
by Jacquie McNish • 2015
BlackBerry owned the smartphone. Then two CEOs, a buggy Storm, and the iPhone took everything.
3.98
5k+
Losing the Signal Summary
Losing the Signal 85%
BlackBerry owned the smartphone. Then two CEOs, a buggy Storm, and the iPhone took everything.
by Jacquie McNish 2015
3.98
5k+ ratings
Brand Failures
by Matt Haig • 2003
From Harley perfume to breakfast cola: 100 brand disasters, same few mistakes.
3.58
595
Brand Failures Summary
Brand Failures 85%
From Harley perfume to breakfast cola: 100 brand disasters, same few mistakes.
by Matt Haig 2003
3.58
595 ratings
Breakthrough Advertising
by Eugene M. Schwartz • 1966
Tap a mass desire and ad dollars multiply fifty-fold. Try to create one and break even.
4.54
1k+
Breakthrough Advertising Summary
Breakthrough Advertising 85%
Tap a mass desire and ad dollars multiply fifty-fold. Try to create one and break even.
by Eugene M. Schwartz 1966
4.54
1k+ ratings
Cashvertising
by Drew Eric Whitman • 2008
Most ads fail because they sell features. Your customers are already wired to buy something else.
4.35
3k+
Cashvertising Summary
Cashvertising 85%
Most ads fail because they sell features. Your customers are already wired to buy something else.
by Drew Eric Whitman 2008
4.35
3k+ ratings
Adrift
by Scott Galloway • 2022
Middle class collapsed, billionaires multiplied, young men stopped dating. Charts that explain why.
3.89
2k+
Adrift Summary
Adrift 85%
Middle class collapsed, billionaires multiplied, young men stopped dating. Charts that explain why.
by Scott Galloway 2022
3.89
2k+ ratings
Confessions of an Advertising Man
by David Ogilvy • 2004
Entertaining ads rarely sell. Great ones make a concrete promise, then repeat it for decades.
4
6k+
Confessions of an Advertising Man Summary
Confessions of an Advertising Man 85%
Entertaining ads rarely sell. Great ones make a concrete promise, then repeat it for decades.
by David Ogilvy 2004
4
6k+ ratings
The Long Tail
by Chris Anderson • 2006
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
3.82
30k+
The Long Tail Summary
The Long Tail 85%
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
by Chris Anderson 2006
3.82
30k+ ratings
How to Write a Good Advertisement
by Victor O. Schwab • 1980
Desires that open wallets, proof that seals trust, and the ask that closes the sale.
4.21
521
How to Write a Good Advertisement Summary
How to Write a Good Advertisement 85%
Desires that open wallets, proof that seals trust, and the ask that closes the sale.
by Victor O. Schwab 1980
4.21
521 ratings
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It)
by Dave Trott • 2019
Why the obvious answers hide in plain sight: a copywriter's field guide to creative vision.
4.27
549
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It) Summary
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It) 85%
Why the obvious answers hide in plain sight: a copywriter's field guide to creative vision.
by Dave Trott 2019
4.27
549 ratings
One Plus One Equals Three
by Dave Trott • 2015
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
4.19
2k+
One Plus One Equals Three Summary
One Plus One Equals Three 85%
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
by Dave Trott 2015
4.19
2k+ ratings
Killer Facebook Ads
by Marty Weintraub • 2011
Turn Facebook's social data into a precision ad pipeline that costs less and converts more.
3.63
65
Killer Facebook Ads Summary
Killer Facebook Ads 85%
Turn Facebook's social data into a precision ad pipeline that costs less and converts more.
by Marty Weintraub 2011
3.63
65 ratings
Pandeymonium
by Piyush Pandey • 2015
India's most famous ads were born on train seats and cricket fields, not in focus groups.
3.82
1k+
Pandeymonium Summary
Pandeymonium 85%
India's most famous ads were born on train seats and cricket fields, not in focus groups.
by Piyush Pandey 2015
3.82
1k+ ratings
Hey Whipple, Squeeze This
by Luke Sullivan • 1998
Why a simple visual beats a clever headline every time, and how to sell it.
4.21
5k+
Hey Whipple, Squeeze This Summary
Hey Whipple, Squeeze This 85%
Why a simple visual beats a clever headline every time, and how to sell it.
by Luke Sullivan 1998
4.21
5k+ ratings
Glass House
by Brian Alexander • 2017
Private equity bought a glass factory. By the time they were done, a town was destroyed.
3.91
2k+
Glass House Summary
Glass House 85%
Private equity bought a glass factory. By the time they were done, a town was destroyed.
by Brian Alexander 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
Buy Now
by Rick Cesari • 2011
Solve a customer's problem on screen, close the sale, track every dollar. Direct response playbook.
4.00
25
Buy Now Summary
Buy Now 85%
Solve a customer's problem on screen, close the sale, track every dollar. Direct response playbook.
by Rick Cesari 2011
4.00
25 ratings
The New Great Depression
by James Rickards • 2021
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
3.52
1k+
The New Great Depression Summary
The New Great Depression 85%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ ratings
Disruptive Marketing
by Geoffrey Colon • 2016
The old playbook is dead. What growth hackers and data punks know about navigating the new normal.
3.49
110
Disruptive Marketing Summary
Disruptive Marketing 85%
The old playbook is dead. What growth hackers and data punks know about navigating the new normal.
by Geoffrey Colon 2016
3.49
110 ratings
The Next Civil War
by Stephen Marche • 2022
One in four Americans support secession. A journalist models the scenarios that could tip the rest.
3.68
2k+
The Next Civil War Summary
The Next Civil War 85%
One in four Americans support secession. A journalist models the scenarios that could tip the rest.
by Stephen Marche 2022
3.68
2k+ ratings
The Image
by Daniel J. Boorstin • 1961
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
4.07
1k+
The Image Summary
The Image 85%
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
by Daniel J. Boorstin 1961
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Price of Civilization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2010
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
3.84
2k+
The Price of Civilization Summary
The Price of Civilization 85%
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2010
3.84
2k+ ratings
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