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Danielle Fernandez

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The 1950s, American Greatness, And Trump’s Brand Of Nostalgia

August 3, 2016 • by Danielle Fernandez

If you’re unfamiliar with the advertising firm of Ogilvy & Mather, consider this: What James Madison did for the US Constitution, Ogilvy did for advertising. Ogilvy was a champion of pragmatism and a fierce romantic, a combination that made for advertising that reflected the cultural fantasies of the ...

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