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419 Looking For the Admen in Madmen

In Age of Persuasion on June 28, 2010 at 11:30 am

The Emmy-winning TV series “Mad Men” is all the rage right now. The writing is remarkable, the Madison Avenue characters riveting, and it has been praised as being true to the early 60s period it depicts. As with any show that begins to work its way into pop culture, it is slowly becoming regarded as an accurate record of the advertising business.

But is it?

Join Terry O’Reilly this week as he analyzes the show, compares it to the real advertising world he works in daily, and searches for the Admen in Mad Men.

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  1. Another solid piece of work. The introduction was awesome … who knew that Mario Puzzo had a little debt to content with and this played into the genesis of “The Godfather” book and movie.

    Thanks.

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