Thank you for Smoking
April 22nd, 2008 by Andy Didyk
So, have you ever worked on a project that you regretted? I’ll bet at least someone at the agency responsible for this campaign has.
Fortunately, I’ve been privileged to only work at agencies that had reasonable scruples about promoting clients that are damaging to the environment or to the human populace in general. While I wouldn’t consider myself super-conservative or anything, there are definitely certain products and/or services that I’m happy to not be promoting.
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April 27th, 2008 at 9:24 am
I share that feeling as well, Andy. Take a look at my online magazine Ground Zero (named before 9/11) where my late friend Dan wrote about his advertising career with Reynolds Tobacco. Dan died of lung cancer on New Year’s eve 2001. The link is http://www.razar.com/grnd_zero/
Click on Kool Weeds.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:00 am
That ad is classic - amazing. “T-for Throat, T-for Taste” haa! Lordeeee. I always said, though, that if I was going to smoke cigarettes, I’d be a real man and smoke filterless Camels! Less man-made interference with the natural tobacco goodness.
April 29th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Haha. Alan, I’m sure that your doctor would whole-heartedly approve.
Steve, that’s an incredible and moving article. Thanks for sharing.
May 6th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Andy, the next time we get together, may I have the presentation book and CD? I’d like to load the info on my Mac. Thanks!