Sponsor (Apr-June 1959)

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A Sponsor Spoof THE Mr. Douglas Emmott, Pres. Emmott Advertising Inc. 40 E. 49th St. New York 17 Dear Douglas: When you engaged us as your Public Relations Counsel we told you we would work with '"might and main ' to build up the "Emmott image." Well, we have researched the field and come up with a real blockbuster of an idea. Right now all the big men in advertising are making speeches on "What wrong with tv programing'.''"' Can you give us a 100-word statement on this subject? Please make it sort of strong and statesmanlike as we want to plant it in a real class publication like Fortune. Sincereh . Don Mr. Don Nod \\ inken, Blinken X \od 602 E. 55th St. New York 22 Dear Nod: Are you nuts? If I go sounding off about tv programs. Ill be up to in\ hips in red<'\c<l clients who want to cancel the programs I've bought for them. I'm all for building an "Emmott image. Hut maybe you don't realize that agenc) men have got to eat. Sincerel) . D. E. Mr. Douglas Emmott '.MiMinll Vdvertising Inc. 10 E. 49th St. Vu York 17 Dear I). E.: Vpparentl) you haven't been reading the papei s recentlj . In the past leu mouths men like Robcrl Lusk of B&B, Rait Cumminfl of Compton, John Cunningham ■ < \\\ .mil Bryan Houston of Bryan I J Sl'ONSOH I umui. 195!