Mad Men

Who is Don Draper after all?

October 19, 2010

What a long strange trip it's been for Don Draper and crew this season.
 

Don Draper, PR convert?

October 15, 2010

Wow. I have to admit, I didn't want Sunday's episode of Mad Men to end because then that means that there's only one left and I'm going to go through serious Don Draper withdrawal.
 

Don Draper's advice on getting new business: always go to the funeral

October 07, 2010

This week's episode of "Mad Men" was probably the most chock full of lessons for our industry. From the way the agency handled the news of losing its biggest client internally and externally to the look inside the ways it tried to offset the loss it seems as though there was almost too much to analyze.
 

Will the real Don Draper please stand up?

September 29, 2010

So, I thought the Mad Men episode three weeks ago was the best ever, but I think Sunday's episode came pretty close to earning that distinction.
 

R.I.P. Ida Blankenship

September 22, 2010

Ladies and gentleman, on this week's episode of Mad Men, we witnessed the death of an advertising era—literally.
 

Challenging the old boys club of Mad Men

September 14, 2010

So, after last week's emotionally draining episode, we got a little change of pace in this week's episode of Mad Men.
 

Don Draper's guide to being a good boss

September 08, 2010

First things first, can we please reflect for a moment on how absolutely phenomenal Sunday's episode of "Mad Men" was? Yes, we all know that I'm obsessed with the show, but objectively speaking, this might have been the best episode of the series to date.
 

Why Don Draper loves awards shows

August 30, 2010

Matthew Weiner is either an egomaniac or a psychic, but either way airing the episode "Waldorf Stories," which centered on Don Draper's win of the highly-coveted Clio, on the night that Mad Men picked up its third Emmy for Best Drama was brilliant timing.
 

Mad Men's new business strategy gets lost in translation

August 24, 2010

Five episodes into the fourth season of Mad Men and I think it is proving to be one of the best, the only competition being the first season, which masterfully set the stage to draw us into the world of Don Draper and Co.
 

Don Draper's view on focus groups: ignore them

August 17, 2010

There's a joke going around PRWeek's offices that I'm obsessed with Mad Men, and I have to admit that there is some truth to it.
 

What Don Draper can teach the PR industry

July 26, 2010

Last night was the long-awaited season premiere of "Mad Men," AMC's critically acclaimed series about a 1960s advertising firm.
 

Mad Men lets fans go retro

July 29, 2009

If you were on Twitter at all yesterday, you probably noticed some avatars going retro. In preparation for the third season premiere of Mad...
 

Second season push for Mad Men

July 09, 2008

AMC's Mad Men is back for its second season starting on July 27, and an advertising campaign has taken over the New York...