Creative Advertising, New Edition Paperback – June 23, 2008

I got this book because it was the textbook for my Advertising class. However I really like this book. It has a lot of great information with lots of great examples. I'm not sure what year this book was written but the examples are newer ads compared to some of my textbooks that look like they were written in the 80's. I would recommend this book if you are in any kind of Advertising or want to learn about some different advertising techniques.

This is the single most practically useful concepting book that I've ever seen in 15 years as an advertising copywriter.It offers a really clear set of questions/conceptual directions you can use to get the juices flowing or "unstick" yourself on a project-- along with real-world examples of how each approach has been used in previous ads. I love it and use it constantly when starting a new project or to help me be sure I've really explored the full range of conceptual possibilities for a project that I'm working on.Great book, worth every penny and 10X that of most of the advertising books I have.

I'm a visual learner so the fact that this has a lot of diagrams and pictures as well as words is great! Unfortunately though, even with huge pages it has a very small font.

Great examples of ad design

This book covers the past on advertising, why ideas are good, how they're created, and has a vast amount of questions you can work through to create your own adverts. I have this on my lounge table, it's good to flick through and guests like it too. What it doesn't really cover is the new age of advertising as in social networking and complex new technology campaigns. No book can cover the future though, so that's not a criticism. A great book, well worth the cash!

One of the best books I've seen on the topic of working in a creative environment and brainstorming. I have read a lot on the subject and although other methods are alright, none of them seem to be as well field tested as this one is. It lays down principles can be easily implemented in daily firm work or any creative project you set out to do. The examples are great, the chapters are kind of long, but it is well worth the read.

This book is just like riding a bike or using a mobile phone: you enjoy the sensation while not considering the process. Providing fresh knowledge about what professionals do in practice, it leads you into what is called creative advertising. Step by step questions and suggestions with real live examples. I have never seen anything like it. If advertising interests you, make time for it!

A fantastic and easy to use catalog of ideas and techniques that's helpful for cracking writer's block or just getting the ball rolling. I'd highly recommend it. Unless you're in my market area, in which case I'd recommend the Electrician's Handbook.