Book description
Gathers Gossage's essays on important issues in advertising as well as a selection of copy from some of his unconventional campaigns
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Howard Gossage was not your typical ad man. He was cut from a different cloth. His love/hate relationship with the profession led to some innovative ad campaigns. He once ran an ad that ended mid-sentence (people were dying to know what happened next). He advertised Finna Gas by offering free balloons - filled with PINK air. He was part troll, part genius. And his style and flair are things I try to emulate with my own work.
You’ll eventually get to a point in your copy career where you feel jaded. Where you’re tired of selling your soul one sentence…
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