Minneapolis Brings Glad to Mad Men

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The use of the beloved Mad Men for agency-related promotions is in serious danger of jumping the shark. Hey, it's a great show and there have been some interesting homages but you all know how the ad industry works. If something becomes cool and is played up as cool, it loses it's cool faster than agencies will lose employees come January.

So, here's yet another Mad Men-themed agency holiday message, this time from Minneapolis-based Gabriel deGrood Bendt. It's not bad. Not at all. But there's only so much Mad Men one can take.

by Steve Hall    Dec-16-08   Click to Comment   
Topic: Agencies   

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I agree.
But this is no parody.
We really look and dress and smoke and drink like this.

Doug

Posted by: Doug deGrood on December 16, 2008 2:04 PM

A PERIOD PIECE where the Eggnog is delivered in 750 ml -- MILLI-FRIGGIN'-LITERS -- bottles! Many of us STILL steadfastly refuse to acknowledge the metric system, which has long been rumored to be a Communist mind-control plot.

Posted by: Jlonsdorf on December 16, 2008 3:05 PM

A PERIOD PIECE where the Eggnog is delivered in 750 ml -- MILLI-FRIGGIN'-LITERS -- bottles! Many of us STILL steadfastly refuse to acknowledge the metric system, which has long been rumored to be a Communist mind-control plot.

Posted by: Jlonsdorf on December 16, 2008 3:05 PM

Chris Sembrot did one much better for RT about 4 or 5 months ago

Posted by: Colin on December 17, 2008 11:56 AM