Madison Avenue makes us addicts of consumerism, using glass wampum to steal our capacity to direct our own lives.
I mean Buckingham Palace has never hired a professional public relations outfit let alone a Madison Avenue type and they would throw up their hands in horror at the very idea.
We gave the show away and in return, we received a certain number of minutes per hour for the three-hour show that we could sell to Madison Avenue. One of the first sponsors was MGM Records.
Copywriters on Madison Avenue constantly grapple with the question of where their work sits on the totem pole of 'real' writing.
You know why Madison Avenue advertising has never done well in Harlem? We're the only ones who know what it means to be Brand X.
When I got back to Madison Avenue, I realized that copywriters made more than artists, so I switched.
Once you become more like Madison Avenue, you become acutely sensitive to what's going to annoy your clients.
I used to know Madison Avenue advertisers. I didn't like 'em. Bunch of jerks.
My look was based on the Madison Avenue guy who's just lost his job. Ivy League suit a bit scuzzed up, an outgrown layer cut and five o'clock shadow.
Inspired by London's Savile Row, I wanted to bring an American curated experience for men to Madison Avenue... a place where they cannot only shop but explore.
