ABSTRACT

This book discusses the challenges of running an advertising agency in the early part of the twentieth century and examines the organization and operation of such agencies in great detail. One of the earliest "manuals" on planning and operating an advertising agency, this book was also one of the first to illustrate the vital part that advertising plays in the successful business, using six American advertising agencies as its sources.

chapter I|6 pages

IN GENERAL AND A BIT HISTORICAL

chapter II|10 pages

OFFICE LAYOUT AND OFFICE OVERHEAD

chapter III|19 pages

IDEAL ORGANIZATION CHART

chapter IV|25 pages

LEGAL SIGN POSTS IN AGENCY PROCEDURE

chapter VI|4 pages

THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT

chapter VII|17 pages

COLLECTING DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING DATA

chapter VIII|48 pages

THE OPERATION OF A PRODUCTION DIVISION

chapter IX|4 pages

THE DUTIES OF AN ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE

chapter X|13 pages

HOW AN ART DIRECTOR WORKS

chapter XI|18 pages

THE SPACE BUYING DEPARTMENT

chapter XII|10 pages

HANDLING ADVERTISING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

chapter XIII|55 pages

THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT

chapter XIV|7 pages

SOME THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE