PART 1: Language of Critique Chapter 1: Case for Critique: Why We Need Constructive Criticism to Make Great Ads Befriending the Beast What Exactly Is Critique? Critique Is a Skill, Not a Talent ... So Let's Teach It Print: Ground Zero of Critique Critique Paradox Critique Basics Further Reading Exercises Chapter 2: AdSpeak: Vocabulary of Avertising Every Language Needs a Vocabulary Basic Terms of AdSpeak Creative Strategy: AKA The WHAT Target Audience: AKA The WHO Concept: AKA The HOW Execution Layout Campaign Tagline More Advanced Terms of AdSpeak Brand Identity and Equity Ownability Brand Personality Page Personality Demo: AKA The Proof Terms : A Cheat Sheet Critique Exercises Suggested Viewing Suggested Reading Chapter 3: AdErrors: When Good Ads Go Bad AdError One: Headline and the Visual Are Redundant or Disconnected AdError Two: Meaningless Gimmicks and Borrowed Interest AdError Three: Using Spokespeople Who Are Irrelevant to the Product or Message AdError Four: Lack of Focus AdError Five: Page Is Overdeveloped and/or Poorly Planned AdError Six: Sacrificing Clarity for Cleverness AdError Seven: Overacknowledging Your Competition AdError Eight: Letting Your Strategy Show AdError Nine: Being Edgy for Its Own Sake AdError Ten: Huh? Using Pretzel Logic, Being Too Subtle or Obtuse AdError Eleven: Forgetting About the Product AdError Twelve: Being Boring or Too Obvious AdError Thirteen: Tonality and/or Visual Style Is Inconsistent With the Product or Message Critique Exercises Chapter 4: AdAnalogy: How Art and Copy Play Together Why Are Single-Panel Cartoons Funny? Funny? Unfunny? How Cartoons Work Headline Swap: How Print Ads Work Critique Exercises Suggested Reading Great Collections of Single Panel Cartoons Chapter 5: 360-Degree Critique: Being Digital, Going Viral and Beyond Defining Our Media Channels Timeline and Traits of Media Channels AdSpeak 360 Critique Exercises Find Out More PART 2: Critique in Action Chapter 6: AdAlliances: Your Partners in Creating Great Advertising Dance Cast of Characters Knee Jerk Reactions to Those on the Other Side of the Table Stories From the Combat Zone Two Sides to Every Stereotype Critique Exercises Suggested Reading Chapter 7: AdSpeak Up! Who Says What When Cast of Characters Basic Chronology of the Process Critique Exercise--in Four Parts Chapter 8: Creative Team's Bill of Rights Creative Team's Bill of Rights: Eight Things Every Art Director and Copywriter Have a Right to Expect During the Presentation of Their Work Recap Exercises Chapter 9: Client's Bill of Rights Client's Bill of Rights: Six Things Every Client Has a Right to Expect During a Creative Presentation Recap Suggested Viewing Critique Exercises Chapter10: Presentation Prep Prior to the Meeting Recap Suggested Reading Chapter 11: Critique Cheats: Tips to Make the Most of the Critique Shhhh! Blatant Cheats for a Killer Critique Role Playing Exercise