Minneapolis Brings Glad to Mad Men

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The use of the beloved Mad Men for agency-related promotions is in serious danger of jumping the shark. Hey, it’s a great show and there have been some interesting homages but you all know how the ad industry works. If something becomes cool and is played up as cool, it loses it’s cool faster than agencies will lose employees come January.

So, here’s yet another Mad Men-themed agency holiday message, this time from Minneapolis-based Gabriel deGrood Bendt. It’s not bad. Not at all. But there’s only so much Mad Men one can take.

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