Article: Private view.(review of drug advertising)

It's very easy (and oh so much fun) to sit back and give color commentary on other people's hard work. So I warned MM&M that I was going to be honest --which means I'm going to be mean. After all, most pharmaceutical advertising is ripe for ridicule. But while some of these ads were nothing short of easy targets, there were a couple of pleasant surprises.

All the ads in this review are of the DTC variety. Creatives in healthcare advertising often yearn for the opportunity to work on these assignments. Somehow, they think, they're going to be more creative. But having your print ad appear in Redbook or Newsweek doesn't make it any less strained or contrived.

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