Persuaders was well done.
I worked for Saatchi and Saatchi in the mid90s when the turmoil of that company was just starting to peak. Maurice Saatchi was suing to remove the name from the company since he was ousted by the board. They had lost a key account the Florida Orange Growers Association which they had forever. I did not know they had lost the J&J account recently.
Watching this reminded me of my childhood when I first read Ogilvy On Advertising by David Ogilvy and how much I really wanted to be a part of that industry. I remember being so excited when I got to do some consultant work at Ogilvy & Mather. I even was more excited when I got hired at Saatchi and Saatchi. I was disgusted and burnt out after 4 months. The industry is too cutthroat for me.
While I watched Persuaders I couldn't help but remember the Tom Hanks movie Nothing In Common where he plays and ad exec building a brand for a airline and he makes a emotional connection in his pitch. Something somewhat unheard of during the mid80s.
Thanks for the link art.
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