Creative Advertising

The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion—a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold—now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications. In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller...

A recovering Mad Man throws down the ultimate challenge to his profession: Innovate or die. The ad apocalypse is upon us. Today millions are downloading ad-blocking software, and still more are paying subscription premiums to avoid ads. This $600 billion industry is now careening toward outright...

IT WASN’T GERMAN ENGINEERING ONLY THAT MADE THE VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE AN ICON. IT WAS A MANHATTAN ADVERTISING AGENCY, TOO. Created in 1959 by Doyle Dane Bernbach and continued through the ’60s and early ’70s, the campaign for the Volkswagen Beetle is considered the best of all time. More than just promoting a car, it promoted a new kind of advertising: simple, charming, intelligent and, most of all, honest. In “Ugly Is Only Skin-Deep,” Dominik Imseng retraces the creation of Doyle Dane Bernbach, sneered at by the big players on Madison Avenue because of the “ethnic” background of ...

HOW DOES MAGIC HAPPEN? The Ogilvy advertising legend—“one of the leading minds in the world of branding” (NPR)—explores the art and science of conjuring irresistible products and ideas. ""A breakthrough book. Wonderfully applicable to about everything in life."" —Nassim Nicholas...

Here it is: the spell book with all the secrets of advertising, laid at your feet. Pick them up! Use them! Make your fortune. In this Library of Congress Facsimile Edition, you get word-for-word exactly what Claude Hopkins wrote in 1923. No one has ever articulated the laws of advertising more clearly or compellingly. Hopkins understood the principle better than anyone. If you're looking to make money online, this book must be the first one you listen to.

What you hold in your hands is the inside secrets that only a few practicing copywriters and marketers really know—for they have not bothered to study the great copywriters. David Ogilvy, one of the most successful advertising men in the history of advertising, said that no one should be in the business of advertising without reading Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins at least seven times. Scientific Advertising was a book published in 1927! Better yet, read A Century of Marketing Genius and get a wealth of marketing genius from David Ogilvy, Claude Hopkins, John E. Kennedy, John ...

The ultimate guide to digital marketing and advertising from one of the most influential digital marketers in the world, Alex Schultz, Chief Marketing Officer of Meta. “Alex is one of a small handful of people that I can say without his work, our community would not have connected more than 2...

The sixth edition of Hey Whipple, Squeeze This offers a new take on the rapidly evolving industry of creative advertising. Creativity—while critical—is no longer enough to succeed. Updating all the classic creativity training from the first five editions, this updated version now provides the necessary tools to navigate the field’s changing technical and social media landscapes. From learning how to tell brand stories to creating content for Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, Whipple will help sharpen your writing chops, enhance your creativity, and raise the level of your work.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The instant classic about why some ideas thrive, why others die, and how to make your ideas stick. “Anyone interested in influencing others—to buy, to vote, to learn, to diet, to give to charity or to start a revolution—can learn from this book.”—The...

A brass-tacks guide to delivering and successfully executing one groundbreaking idea after another, without interrupting business as usual. How can organizations prioritize innovation and execute new ideas, while also continuing to do what they do best? We want BMW to be careful, methodical, and...

The founders of a respected Silicon Valley advisory firm study legendary category-creating companies and reveal a groundbreaking discipline called category design. Winning today isn’t about beating the competition at the old game. It’s about inventing a whole new game—defining a new market...

There are laws of nature, so why shouldn't there be laws of marketing? As Al Ries and Jack Trout—the world-renowned marketing consultants and bestselling authors of Positioning—note, you can build an impressive airplane, but it will never leave the ground if you ignore the laws of physics...

More and more makers, designers, writers, and artists are in demand as we enter the Age of Creatives. By understanding the new strategies and mindset required to succeed, you can manage other creatives successfully. For creators, getting that promotion to management is exciting but can also be...

This is the complete and unabridged Scientific Advertising, written by the advertising genius Claude C. Hopkins in 1923. It is cited by many advertising and Internet marketing personalities such as David Ogilvy, Gary Halbert, and Jay Abraham as a "must-read" book. Hopkins used the techniques of testing and measuring the effectiveness of his ads by understanding and using the principles of psychology. After listening to this audiobook you'll never waste money on ineffective advertising again.

It’s no secret that the right type of webinar can easily double or triple your business profits. In fact, many companies today would be bankrupt if it wasn’t for having a single, solid webinar. A strong webinar allows you to get more new customers into your business—and allows you to serve and make more profit from your existing customers and clients. Most of your so-called competitors don’t use webinars. Or, if they do, they use them poorly. A powerful webinar in an industry where none exists can catapult your company immediately to the top of that market. Jason Fladlien has helped...

An astonishing—and astonishingly entertaining—behind-the-curtain history of Hollywood’s transformation over the past five decades as seen through the agency at the heart of it all, from the #1 bestselling co-author of Live from New York and Those Guys Have All the Fun. In 1975, five young...

Popular speaker, multimillionaire, and author of the all-time bestselling real-estate book Nothing Down, Robert G. Allen knows how to bring you financial success. With his seminars sweeping the nation, Allen is at the cutting edge of strategic wealth creation now more than ever. And in this...

Do you want to try out Facebook Advertising but have no clue where to start? Learn how to amplify your marketing strategies with the power of social media marketing with this step-by-step guide. Advertising on Facebook is so much more than just boosting a post. Don't lose out on sales from "abandoned cart" customers! Capture potential customers who visit your website but don't complete the sale in your spider web with a Facebook Pixel and remarket to them in the coming days. Conduct lead generation campaigns on Facebook by having people fill out a form with their contact information. ...

In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant–better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future...

What is it that made Starbucks an overnight sensation and separated it from other coffee house companies? Why do many products with great product innovation, perfect locations, terrific customer experiences, even breakthrough advertising, fail to get the same visceral traction in the marketplace as brands like Apple and Nike?