Summary of Seducing Strangers

Josh Weltman

Looking for the book?
We have the summary! Get the key insights in just 10 minutes.

Rating

8 Overall

8 Applicability

7 Innovation

8 Style

Recommendation

Mad Men, the drama about New York’s advertising industry during the 1960s, drew raves for its authenticity. Advertising veteran Josh Weltman, a consultant to the show, helped make Mad Men realistic. Weltman shares his expertise about the processes of persuasion and motivation that are crucial to effective advertising. In today’s information-centric economy, everyone must have a bit of Don Draper – Mad Men’s lead character – on the inside. getAbstract recommends Weltman’s charming, amusing tales of advertising to those who must persuade others, and especially to advertising clients seeking to understand the online advertising world.

In this summary, you will learn

How advertisers create powerful ads,
What methods you can use to sell your idea to a client’s decision makers,
How to create the four types of advertising and
What challenges the online world presents for advertisers.

About the Author

An adviser to Mad Men, Josh Weltman has held multiple positions in the advertising world, including writer, artist, co-producer and creative director.

Summary

Mad Men

The advertising professionals who worked on Madison Avenue, home of New York City’s major ad agencies, during the 1960s were called “Mad men.” They concocted enticing text, images, stories and melodies to get people to buy the products they promoted. In today’s information economy, where social media dominate and persuasion is critical, everyone does the same thing pretty much every day, either for themselves or for clients.