Show month focuses on advertising the man in the grey flan net suit is a myth john K bloomer district sales manager for western airlines and chairman of the salt lake ad clubs adver using month campaign made ma de this observation recent ly at a special meeting in the hotel utah held in observance of national advertising month sure I 1 lots of people took look at advertising as a lot of flowery catch phrases disseminated by this mythical madison 01 avenue dandy mr bloomer added but it he exists at all the man in the grey flannel suit is such a small part of the advertising industry that we should ret even notice him the utah advertising industry the ad club president continued Is made up of a large number of hard work ing citizens who keep their noses to the grindstone these people work for advertising agencies magazines newspapers radio and television stations and print shops among the advertising fraternity you will find artists or writers photographers account executives printers stenographers space buyers publishers and many other skilled workers mr bloomer added this takes in a big chunk of our economic working force i A healthy advertising industry is a sign of a healthy economy he be continued ad ver increases and stimulates sales bales sales in turn mean higher employment and a better standard of living with prosperity for everyone each year the advertising industry pumps millions upon millions of dollars into the beehive states economy 1 not dot only from fees and salaries for services rendered but r also from the stimulated sales which result the theme for the 1961 advertising ver month observance in utah is advertising keeps us rolling the local club will participate by helping tell the populace the value of advertising |