Luke Sullivan (Savannah, GA; heywhipple.com) is author of the advertising/copywriting bestseller, Hey Whipple, Squeeze This. After 32 years in the advertising business at elite agencies like Fallon, The Martin Agency, and GSD&M, he is now chair of the advertising department at the Savannah College of Art and Design. His clients have included United Airlines, AT&T, Miller Lite, and SunTrust. Edward Boches, (Boston, MA; edwardboches.com) is an advertising consultant and speaker, writes a popular advertising industry blog (Creativity Unbound) and is a Professor of Advertising at Boston University. He joined the faculty in 2012 after 30 years as a partner at Mullen. During his tenure at Mullen, the agency grew from a 12-person local shop to one of the most highly regarded agencies in America. Edward has created award-winning advertising and social media campaigns for brands that include General Motors, Google, Lending Tree, Monster.com, Smartfood, Timberland and dozens of others. "When I Grow Up," a commercial he helped create for Monster.com, remains among the all-time top 10 Super Bowl spots.

Preface Introduction On Being The Second-Smartest Person in the Room. Chapter 1 A Brief History of Why Everybody Hates Advertising.: And why you should try to get a job there. Chapter 2: The Creative Process: Or Why it s impossible to explain what we do to our parents. Chapter 3 Ready Fire! Aim: Or, What to say comes before how to say. Chapter 4 The Sudden Cessation of Stupidity.: How to get ideas the broad strokes Chapter 5 Write When You Get Work: Completing an idea some finer touches Chapter 6 The Virtues of Simplicity: Or, Why it s hard to pound in a nail sideways. Chapter 7 Stupid, Rong, Naughty, and Viral: Getting noticed, getting talked about. Working way out past the edge Chapter 8 Why is the Bad Guy Always More Interesting?: Storytelling, Conflict, and Platforms CHAPTER 9 Zen and The Art of Sale-Ends-Saturday: Or, Managing time, energy, and your creative mind. Chapter 10 Digital Isn t a Medium. It s a Way of Life: Ads, media, content, and customers they ve all gone digital. Chapter 11 Change The Mindset, Change The Brief, Change The Team: Digital work means the end of us and them. Chapter 12 Why Pay for Attention When You Can Earn It?: Or, Advertising so interesting, people go out of their way to see it. Chapter 13 Social Media Is The New Creative Playground: It seems like a free-for-all, but there are some basic guidelines. Chapter 14 How Customers Become Customers in The Digital Age: Be findable, be present, be everywhere. Chapter 15 Surviving The Digital Tsunami: Or, How to be a one, not a zero. Chapter 16 In the Future, Everyone Will Be Famous for 30 Seconds: Some advice on telling stories visually Chapter 17 Radio Is Hell. But It s a Dry Heat: Some advice on working in a tough medium Chapter 18 Only the Good Die Young: The enemies of good ideas Chapter 19 Pecked to Death by Ducks: Presenting and protecting your work Chapter 20* A Good Book. Or a Crowbar: What it takes to get into the business Chapter 21 Making Shoes versus Making Shoe Commercials: Is this a great business, or what? Suggested Reading Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index