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Jerry Della Femina

American Businessman

Born: Jul 22, 1936

Advertising Business Good Money People You

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I'm waiting for the candidate who says, 'I'm keeping things exactly the way they are. I like it this way.' Jerry Della Femina

Waiting Way Says Exactly Exactly The Way Like Candidate Who Keeping Things

I've never met a client who wants to be the worst. Jerry Della Femina

Met Worst Never Client Wants Who

The Google model of targeted advertising is appealing because it claims to cut down on waste. We need to ask how that efficiency can be brought to creative process. Jerry Della Femina

Creative Creative Process Google Down Claims Brought Advertising Because How Targeted Efficiency Model Process Cut Ask Appealing Waste Need

If they can't suck money out of the Hamptons, a candidate really has to throw in the sponge. Jerry Della Femina

Money Out Throw Sponge Candidate Really Suck

The Hamptons are filled with people who are winners Monday through Friday. Jerry Della Femina

People Monday Winners Through Friday Who Filled

I don't remember most of the '60s and '70s. Jerry Della Femina

Remember Most

Most account guys live with fear in their hearts. Jerry Della Femina

Fear Live Guys Most Account Hearts

The establishment can't change. It can't give people anything different; it can't make the turn. Jerry Della Femina

Change People Give Make Different Establishment Anything Turn

There's still a place for someone to come up with a strong headline, some copy in a commercial that's well written. I'm not saying it was better in the old days; it's just a totally different way of communicating. Jerry Della Femina

Saying Strong Better Old Way Some Totally Someone Written Headline Days Come Well Well-Written Still Up Commercial Just Different Place Old Days Communicating Different Way Copy

I have very talented art directors in my agency who start out telling me, 'Well, this is what the picture is... ' I ask, 'Well, what's the headline?' and they say, 'We haven't done that yet, but it looks this way.' But I'm still writing copy, almost every day. Jerry Della Femina

Art Day Me Every Day Writing Picture Every Way Say Out Telling Directors Almost Almost Every Day Headline Talented Well Looks Still Very Done Agency Ask Who They Say Start Copy

I came into the advertising business in 1952, at the age of sixteen, as a delivery boy for a stuffy, old-line advertising agency named Ruthruff and Ryan, which could have served as the setting for the 'Mad Men' television series without moving a desk. Jerry Della Femina

Business Age Men Setting Television Television Series Mad Mad Men Could Delivery Named Advertising Advertising Agency Without Boy Came Sixteen Which Moving Agency Series Served Desk

I once attended an advertising conference held at the Greenbrier Hotel in 1968. The dean of the original Mad Men, the great David Ogilvy, was the keynote speaker. The subject of his speech was the new creative revolution in advertising. Jerry Della Femina

What I love about the Don Draper character is that he's so real and filled with all these contradictions. Jerry Della Femina

Love Character About He Real Contradictions Filled

There's an eternal war between a creative person and the business person. Jerry Della Femina

War Business Creative Between Person Eternal Business Person Creative Person

'Mad Men' is celebrating a time that no longer exists. Jerry Della Femina

Time Men Mad Mad Men Longer Exists Celebrating

My first marriage ended after 24 years. Jerry Della Femina

Marriage First Years Ended After

I invented myself. Jerry Della Femina

Myself Invented

A computer is a wonderful thing, but it's cold, and what comes out of it is sort of cold. Jerry Della Femina

Wonderful Cold Out Computer Sort Wonderful Thing Thing

You can't be impatient about growth, because that's what leads people to make mistakes. Jerry Della Femina

You People Mistakes About Impatient Leads Make Because Growth

'Business Week' is guilty of very shoddy reporting. Jerry Della Femina

Business Guilty Week Very Shoddy Reporting

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