TY - BOOK AU - Malefyt,Timothy de Waal AU - Morais,Robert J. TI - Advertising and anthropology: ethnographic practice and cultural perspectives SN - 9789389165739 AV - HF5821 .M35 2012 U1 - 659.1/042 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London, New Delhi PB - Bloomsbury KW - Advertising KW - Social aspects KW - Anthropology KW - Marketing research KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications Industries KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Advertising & Promotion N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Marketing & International Business N2 - "Examining theory and practice, Advertising and Anthropology is a lively and important contribution to the study of organizational culture, consumption practices, marketing to consumers and the production of creativity in corporate settings. The chapters reflect the authors' extensive lived experienced as professionals in the advertising business and marketing research industry. Essays analyze internal agency and client meetings, competitive pressures and professional relationships and include multiple case studies. The authors describe the structure, function and process of advertising agency work, the mediation and formation of creativity, the centrality of human interactions in agency work, the production of consumer insights and industry ethics. Throughout the book, the authors offer concrete advice for practitioners. Advertising and Anthropology is written by anthropologists for anthropologists as well as students and scholars interested in advertising and related industries such as marketing, marketing research and design"-- ER -