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Marketing and advertising books selected through AIM, introduced by Charlie and linked through reviewed Amazon referral links.
CHARLIE RECOMMENDSHacking the Human Mind: The behavioral science secrets behind 17 of the world’s best brands
Hacking the Human Mind: The behavioral science secrets behind 17 of the world's best brands offers a starting point for exploring behavioral science in branding. For marketing and advertising readers, the skill to explore is connecting ideas about human behavior with brand communication, asking how those ideas might inform messaging, positioning and practical creative decisions.
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CHARLIE RECOMMENDSTHE ADVERTISING MACHINE: How Advertising Shapes Desire and Consumption
THE ADVERTISING MACHINE: How Advertising Shapes Desire and Consumption, by Maurizio Graffei, invites readers to consider advertising’s relationship with desire and consumption. For marketers, a useful skill to explore is critical analysis: questioning how advertising messages may influence what people want and buy. Consider this title when exploring the connections between persuasion and consumer behaviour.
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CHARLIE RECOMMENDSConfessions of an Advertising Man
Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy is a recommended title for readers interested in advertising. Consider it as a starting point for exploring how to assess advertising ideas and ask sharper questions about persuasive communication. As you read, consider which ideas might inform your own approach to communicating a product or service clearly.
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CHARLIE RECOMMENDSAll-American Ads of the 90s
All-American Ads of the 90s puts a decade of advertising in focus. Listed with Steven Heller and Jim Heimann, this multilingual title could prompt readers to explore visual analysis. How do imagery and copy work together? Approach it as an opportunity to practise asking sharper questions about advertising and the audiences it aims to reach.
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CHARLIE RECOMMENDSD&AD: The Copy Book (Bibliotheca Universalis)
D&AD: The Copy Book (Bibliotheca Universalis) is a title by D&AD for readers interested in exploring advertising copywriting. Consider it as a starting point for thinking about how words communicate a marketing message. The skill to explore is shaping clear, purposeful copy for a specific intended audience.
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CHARLIE RECOMMENDSThis is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See
Seth GodinThis is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See by Seth Godin offers a starting point for exploring how observation might inform marketing. Its title invites readers to consider the relationship between seeing and being seen. A skill to explore: noticing an audience’s perspective before deciding how to communicate a marketing message.
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CHARLIE RECOMMENDSOgilvy on Advertising
Ogilvy on Advertising brings together David Ogilvy’s wisdom on advertising and strategies for improving its effectiveness. For readers interested in marketing or advertising, this book offers a starting point for exploring how to think more strategically about advertising. Read it to consider approaches to greater effectiveness and reflect on how they might inform your work.
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