Ageism Archives - Adpulp https://www.adpulp.com/category/ageism/ Advertising News and Know-How Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:11:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.adpulp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-adpulp-logo-reddark-grey-32x32.png Ageism Archives - Adpulp https://www.adpulp.com/category/ageism/ 32 32 29582147 Sir John Believes In the Value of “Original, Unaided Thought” https://www.adpulp.com/sir-john-believes-in-the-value-of-original-unaided-thought/ https://www.adpulp.com/sir-john-believes-in-the-value-of-original-unaided-thought/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:11:50 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=40227 In July, Sir John Hegarty offered a challenge to the ageism problem that continues to plague the ad agency business. The founding partner of Saatchi & Saatchi, co-founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and first recipient of the Lion of St. Mark award, also sounded off on AI and the ever-present need for human talent. Here’s […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/sir-john-believes-in-the-value-of-original-unaided-thought/feed/ 0 40227 AARP Leads Battle Against Ad Industry’s Ageist Hiring Practices https://www.adpulp.com/aarp-leads-battle-against-ad-industrys-ageist-hiring-practices/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:49:26 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37930 Are you an advertising professional in your late 30s? Great. You have about five years, give or take, to make all the money you can and reach the highest position you can. Don’t let the opportunity pass you by, because soon you’ll be too old to achieve at the highest level. You’ll also be too […]

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]]> 37930 Visible Start Is A New Training Program for Women Over 45 https://www.adpulp.com/visible-start-is-a-new-training-program-for-women-over-45/ https://www.adpulp.com/visible-start-is-a-new-training-program-for-women-over-45/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:20:14 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37894 Ageism is one of the most embarrassing problems in the advertising industry. It’s a topic we continue to cover in these pages and a problem that lingers like the vilest of stenches. At the same time, some of the industry’s smartest people are working on solutions. Jane Evans, author of Invisible to Invaluable: Unleashing the […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/visible-start-is-a-new-training-program-for-women-over-45/feed/ 0 37894 Please Don’t Vote for the Guy With 91 Felony Charges https://www.adpulp.com/please-dont-vote-for-the-guy-with-91-felony-charges/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:37:08 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37855 It’s an election year and the campaign is now in full swing. While former President Donald Trump appears to be headed for his third consecutive Republican nomination, current President Joe Biden is focusing on getting the facts straight about January 6th and delivering a message about how much worse it will be for everyone if […]

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]]> 37855 What ChatGPT “Thinks” About Ageism in Advertising and Media https://www.adpulp.com/what-chatgpt-thinks-about-ageism-in-advertising-and-media/ https://www.adpulp.com/what-chatgpt-thinks-about-ageism-in-advertising-and-media/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:34:15 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37702 Discriminating against people due to their age is a pox upon advertising and media houses. It’s bad business, and another bad business practice is the last thing that these industries need, right now. Ageism is also a particularly perplexing issue emanating from professional workers who truly ought to know better. Given that everyone who is […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/what-chatgpt-thinks-about-ageism-in-advertising-and-media/feed/ 0 37702 Bias Against Aging People, Like All Bias, Is Idiotic and Unproductive https://www.adpulp.com/bias-against-aging-people-like-all-bias-is-idiotic-and-unproductive/ https://www.adpulp.com/bias-against-aging-people-like-all-bias-is-idiotic-and-unproductive/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:51:04 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37699 The truly odd thing about ageism is how every single living creature on this planet is aging. We’re all aging right now, as we do each and every moment of our lives. Ultimately, this means our bias against aging people is discrimination against the self, and that ageism is a brutal form of self-hatred. As […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/bias-against-aging-people-like-all-bias-is-idiotic-and-unproductive/feed/ 0 37699 Bias Against People Over 50 Is the Work of Feeble-Minded Novices https://www.adpulp.com/bias-against-people-over-50-is-the-work-of-feeble-minded-novices/ Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:16:44 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37228 Divisiveness is a fact of life in America today. Sadly, too many brands and their agency partners see an opportunity in it. When you make fun of one group, it excites another group and moves them to action. That’s the idea and it’s not wrong. What’s wrong is using fear, judgment, and other wedge issues […]

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]]> 37228 Because Ian Sohn, 48, Is Smart, He Knows That Ageism Is Dumb https://www.adpulp.com/because-ian-sohn-48-is-smart-he-knows-that-ageism-is-dumb/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:19:59 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=32355 Ian Sohn of WPP is 48 years old. Old enough to have gained the critical experiences and insights that lead one to wisdom. He shared some of his knowledge with Adweek, recently. The article is behind the trade magazine’s paywall, but Sohn kindly provided a PDF version for non-subscribers. I love how Sohn says (in […]

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]]> 32355 Doner Sued for Age Discrimination https://www.adpulp.com/doner-sued-for-age-discrimination/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 18:14:35 +0000 https://adpulp.wpengine.com/?p=28632 There’s an odor to ageism. Limburger smells better. According to Lindsay Rittenhouse at Adweek, the stench of age-based discrimination led copywriter and creative director Susan Walsh, who worked for Doner for 10 years, to file a lawsuit against the agency for age discrimination. Walsh says the only explanation she received for her termination was that […]

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