How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a darkly comic satire about a stressed British ad executive whose mounting pressure from his boss and a demanding skin-cream client manifests as a literal, talking boil on his neck. The absurd premise blossoms into a surreal examination of identity and rage as the boil becomes a vocal, increasingly aggressive alter ego that challenges the protagonist's moral compromises and the manipulative rituals of the advertising world.

Blending black humor, pointed social critique, and unsettling visuals, the film skewers consumerism, corporate hypocrisy, and the lengths people go to sell desire. As the executive's life unravels, the boil forces him to confront the corrosive cost of persuasion, turning a personal breakdown into a wider commentary on the madness of modern marketing.