The End Of Advertising

Connecticut Public Radio | By Jonathan McNicol

Published June 13, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT

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Chris Knopf - A mystery novelist and the retired former CEO of Mintz + Hoke.

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TiVo. AdBlock. Ad-free subscription options. Cord cutting. The death of print.

There seem to be a lot of signals pointing toward the end of an industry.

But then, can we really have lost interest in advertising when it's still so good at generating all these controversies?

This hour: a look at the state of the ad industry.

GUESTS:

Alexa Christon - Co-host of the Adlandia podcast
Andrew Essex - Author of The End of Advertising: Why It Had To Die, and the Creative Resurrection To Come
Chris Knopf - A mystery novelist and the retired former CEO of Mintz + Hoke

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Jonathan McNicol

Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.

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