
- 255 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In The Hard Sell, creative director Dee Madigan uses her trademark humour and down-to-earth approach to unveil the world of political advertising. Drawing on real-life stories from her own recent Federal and State campaigns, she gives us fascinating industry insight into:
• How political ads are designed to work;
• Who are they designed to work on;
• How we pay for them;
• Why we make so many negative ads;
• How personal is too personal;
• How spin works, particularly in an election campaigns;
• How to make messages cut through the cynicism;
• How politicians use journos who use politicians who use journos;
• The gendered nature of it all;
• And finally, what happens when it all turns to sh*t!
Dee is candid about the tricks of the trade and the lessons that can be learnt.
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Table of contents
- The Hard Sell
- Foreword
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Branding is not a dirty word
- 2 The purse
- 3 Getting the most bang for your buck
- 4 Focused on focus groups
- 5 The truth is out there . . . somewhere
- 6 Positive ads reinforce beliefs not change votes
- 7 If everyone hates negative ads, why do we keep making them?
- 8 Selling chicks
- 9 The thinking behind the ads
- 10 Lights, camera, action
- 11 TV isn’t dead but the internet is awesome
- 12 Why babies still need to be kissed
- 13 Spinning around
- 14 No one is perfect
- 15 So, do ads work?
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index