Frenemies by Ken Auletta Summary
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In "Frenemies," Ken Auletta masterfully dissects advertising's digital revolution, where Google and Facebook are both allies and threats. What happens when Mad Men's intuition gives way to algorithms? Just ask Sir Martin Sorrell - this industry earthquake affects every ad you see.
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When a Goldfish Has Better Focus Than You Do
Your attention span is now eight seconds. A goldfish? Nine. Let that sink in for a moment-we've officially been outpaced by a creature that forgets it's swimming in circles. This isn't just a quirky statistic; it's the existential crisis haunting a trillion-dollar industry. Welcome to the world of modern advertising, where the very people who built empires on capturing your attention now struggle to hold it for the length of a Vine video. The advertising industry-once the unshakeable force that decided what America watched, bought, and believed-finds itself in a battle for survival. Traditional agencies, Silicon Valley tech giants, management consultancies, and increasingly skeptical consumers have become locked in a complex dance of cooperation and competition. They're "frenemies," to borrow the industry term: partners one moment, rivals the next, all fighting over the same shrinking resource-your fleeting attention.
The Scandal That Shook Madison Avenue
The End of the Mad Men Era
The Matchmaker at the Center of Everything
When Your Partners Become Your Competitors
The Future Nobody Ordered
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