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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul CatmurPublish date:4/8/2026Pages:292
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Montgomery & GeorgeISBN-13:9781067127411ISBN-10:1067127410UPC:9781067127411Book Category:Humor, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Topic, Advertising & PromotionBook Topic:Business & ProfessionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.395Product ID:SCG75FBPZZ

A satire of advertising, ego, and the glorious stupidity of human ambition.

Ben Putney should be on top of the world. He's just been made President of the Cannes Lions jury - the highest honour in advertising. But with a troubled marriage, a father who treats him like a walking disappointment, and bosses who see him as eminently disposable, Ben is having a tough time of it.

Cannes should be paradise. Mediterranean heat. Endless rosé. Hotels befitting an Elton John video.

Instead Ben is fighting jury-room politics, a suspiciously perfect yoghurt campaign, over-sexed Australians, and a philosophical vagrant who seems to understand the business better than anyone in a suit.

As the week unravels, Ben faces the inevitable question, how far would you cheat to win?

Fast and funny, The Gutter Bar skewers the absurdities of corporate life, and the delusions that help get us through the day.

Perfect for fans of John Niven, Douglas Adams, Ben Elton, and anyone who like to laugh at the absurdities of corporate life.

Like it or not, you will meet someone you know in The Gutter Bar.

"The best book about advertising since "e" by Matt Beaumont'."

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Montgomery & GeorgeISBN-13:9781067127411ISBN-10:1067127410UPC:9781067127411Book Category:Humor, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Topic, Advertising & PromotionBook Topic:Business & ProfessionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.395Product ID:SCG75FBPZZ
Catmur, Paul: - Paul Catmur Paul is a writer, commentator, and former advertising executive with over 30 years' experience operating at senior leadership level across media, business, and creative industries. He has written extensively on business, politics, sport, and culture for leading publications in New Zealand, the UK, and Australia, including The New Zealand Herald, The Listener, Private Eye, Time Out, Campaign, and Top Gear.Paul was co-founder and former CEO and Executive Creative Director of Barnes, Catmur & Friends, Asia Pacific's most effective independent advertising agency for years, sold to Dentsu in 2020. He was formerly CCO at DDB Asia Pacific, based in New Zealand, ECD of George Patterson Y&R in Melbourne, and a writer at Young & Rubicam London. He has won major international awards including Cannes, D&AD. From 2018 to 2022, Paul wrote a weekly Business column for The New Zealand Herald, offering analysis of current affairs, leadership, and workplace culture. He remains a long-standing contributor to The Listener and is a sought-after commentator on creativity, power, and decision-making.Paul currently lives in New Zealand and recently released The Gutter Bar (2025), an acclaimed satirical novel set in and around the global advertising industry.
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