Craig McNamara writes

What's it like to create advertising for a living? What’s it like to work at an ad agency?  What’s to like – or not like – about certain ad campaigns?  What do I like in how advertising in portrayed in movies and TV?   Find out here, in essays, articles, podcast scripts, and blog posts – nothing too heavy and written with wit and style.  Like the writing on this blog?  It's like that, and more. $9.99 softcover – $4.99 ebook Read excerpts and order  here .

For about three years, I took a look at ads from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ’70s and ‘80s, deconstructing them to tease out the cultural/historical/visual influences that may have played a hand in their creation. Nothing too heavy and all in good spirits. Here’s a selection of posts that’ll give you a good idea of how I write (and think):   It happened one ad   Revlon goes barbaric The Owl and the Copycat Maidenform exposed The Rise of Lad-vertising Winston Churchill … copywriter? Happiness is a warm television