Newborn brands are like babies, you can be very proud of it and feel great love for it. They can also take up all your time and give you sleepless nights. This doesn’t matter, if they grow up to be big (and strong), it was all worth it. To prepare children for the big world, you have to help them develop their personalities, let them get the best out of their DNA.

The same goes for a newborn brand, successfully nurturing a project is an all-encompassing process. There’s a lot that comes w...

Think Like an Adman, Don’t Act Like One biedt 75 tips om mensen te verleiden tot ander gedrag. Of een andere zienswijze. Of een andere mening. Dit boek is voor iedereen die verhalen wil vertellen, of verdraaien. Wil enthousiasmeren of ontmoedigen. Dingen mooier wil maken, en andere dingen lelijker.

Reclame is veel meer dan een tv-filmpje van dertig seconden. Het is alles wat je doet om mensen te verleiden tot ander gedrag, andere perspectieven en ander meningen. Of, in de woorden van David...

Advertising is far more than a 30-second commercial on TV. It’s everything you do to lure people into different behaviours, into other perspectives, or different opions. You’re advertising all day long. For yourself, your company or brand. Your NGO, political party or school. Your neighbourhood, city or country. In every conceivable way. By telling stories. Or twisting the facts. By making some things seem more attractive and others uglier. By sketching out an alternative. By stimulating ...