Presenting Ad Proposals

Many of the guidelines for persuasive advertising copy also apply to making management reports. The following checklists summarize these along with other guidelines.

Checklist for Writing Management Reports (PDF)

Checklist for Making Oral Presentations (PDF)

Sample of a Traditional Advertising Proposal (.wmv format)

This 20-minute video re-enacts the advertising pitch that Ogilvy made for the Bell Communications account. It is presented as an example of good traditional practice. Nevertheless, I think it contains a considerable number of shortcomings. One possible exercise is to compile a list of the good procedures as well as the procedures that could be improved.

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