This text (second edition) provides an introduction to the key elements of creative advertising. It proceeds step-by-step, through each stage of the creative process from the initial planning and development, through to the production and execution of some of the worlds most successful campaigns. It reflects the changes that have taken place within the advertising industry over recent years and, in particular, the growth of digital media and integrated...

In this book Johnson strips everyday brands down to their basic components, with case studies that enable us to understand why we select one product or service over another and allow us to comprehend how seemingly subtle influences can affect key life decisions. The first part of the book shows how the birth of a brand begins not with finding a solution but rather with identifying the correct question the missing gap in the market to which an answer...

In the heyday of the automobile, marketing cars was an exacting process. Selling the public one of their major life purchases involved not only traditional advertising but also a crucial item that extolled the virtue of the cars: the brochure. Often oversize and sumptuously produced, including acetate overlays with fabric and paint swatches, brochures were only available at dealer showrooms or auto fairs hence specimens of antique and vintage car...