How To Make Better Advertising And Advertising Better - The Manifesto For A New Creative Revolution

**Now available as an eBook - you can find it on Amazon, here: https://amzn.to/2I5bsYG  **

*If you're a business owner, chief executive, marketer or brand director interested in getting more out of your advertising, you can request a copy directly by emailing andy@sellsell.co.uk or vic@sellsell.co.uk 
“The ad industry is in an unprecedented state of confusion. While the assertions and pomposity grow majestically, the advertising itself diminishes rapidly. Sadly there is no button we can push that will erase all the arrogance and self-delusion. Fortunately we have this book. It might be just the reset button we all need.” Bob Hoffman
Something is rotten in the state of advertising. CEOs and marketers tell us that working with agencies is painful and laborious. Agency people tell us they feel undervalued, overworked and stifled by poor processes. And the poor old punter is left faced with advertising that is at best forgettable, and at worst insulting to the intelligence. Surely there’s a better way?


“This book is full of common sense. Which is rare, so it’s actually full of uncommon sense.” Dave Trott 
We were having a cup of tea and a chat one morning when we had the idea for this book. In our opinion, the quality and effectiveness of advertising in general is not good enough. We think the way businesses work with agencies and the way that agencies organise themselves and develop advertising needs to be improved. It’s time the advertising industry had a much-needed kick up the proverbial. So we thought it would be helpful to collect the ideas and approaches that have helped us to make better advertising for our clients over the last ten years. Whether you’re a business owner, chief executive, marketer or brand director who works with ad agencies, or an agency chief, ad exec or creative, we hope you find this book thought-provoking and challenging. Most of all, we hope it helps you make better advertising. Put the kettle on...
“Vic and Andy have come up with a foolproof way to help you discover if you are a good agency. Ask yourself: ‘Dare I give this book to all my clients?’” Steve Harrison
“Get it, read it. You’ll feel better for it. More importantly you’ll do better as a result of it.” Brian Jacobs, The Cog Blog
“Just the sort of book you would expect from these guys. If you want advertising with cut-through, that is challenging and with a bit of irreverence thrown in, this is for you.” Chris Jessop CEO Expert24

8 comments:

  1. I can't wait to read this as we're both in agreement advertising is broken but I think our solutions will be different!
    https://brandconsultantasia.com/2016/04/12/stop-advertising-start-branding-is-in-all-good-bookshops-now/

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  2. Thanks for your interest, I hope you find that the book challenges your thinking. I think it's important to point out that we're not advocating some 'one-size-fits-all' solution that's right for everyone – and that is in fact one of the things we warn against in the book. That kind of approach has led the ad industry to appear a bit stupid in the past.

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  3. Hi! Do you ship to the US? And do you plan to make it available through other vendors in the future? Thanks!

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  4. Hello Anonymous. I believe that the Design Museum ships to the US. At the moment there are no plans to sell through other places.

    We're working on a Kindle edition at the moment, but we don't have a launch date yet.

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  5. Hi,
    I am trying to find your book but the link has expired and a search within the Design Museum comes up nill.
    Can you help?
    kind regards,

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    1. Hello e, it's sold out I'm afraid. We're organising a new run as we speak. If you email vic [at] sellsell dot co dot uk and we'll try our best to find you one or let you know when they're available.

      Cheers for your interest!

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  6. Any news on when the print run might happen? I would love to buy the book when it's available. - Gari Cruze

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    1. Not yet, sorry Gari. Please keep your eye out on our twitter...

      Cheers!

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