Abstract:Popular representations of the advertising industry are marked by both celebrations of its creativity and criticisms of its manipulative or ideological role in the consumer society. One longstanding aspect of this ambivalence is the creation and popularity of 'confessional' accounts published by the industry's leading practitioners. The highly successful Australian television program The Gruen Transfer is a contemporary articulation of advertising professionals offering an 'insider' view and critique of advert… Show more
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