Advertising, ad campaigns, ad agencies, and the people that make it happen

For all those fans of AdScam checking out my new gig at AdHurl, this may be somewhat superfluous. On the other hand, you might want to rediscover why you would want to put up with a double dose of my somewhat acidic take on the current state of the ad biz. But, having said that, what to do if you are a brand new reader? Quite a dilema! Either way, read on/or not. 

Ok, enough... Please yourself what you'll do.

I am a Creative Director/Consultant with more than thirty years experience working for major agencies and clients in New York , San Francisco , London , Stockholm, Paris and wherever else I could scam a rich life style promoting the wonders of our great society to those members who could ill afford it. Born and educated in England, I first visited the US as a student in 1962. Arriving on The Queen Mary (the original one), as in those days it was cheaper than flying! Trained as an Art Director at the Royal College of Art in London , I soon became a writer upon discovering they made more money than Art Directors.

Consumer clients have included: Swissair, American Express, Jaguar, Volvo, Irish Tourist Board, General Foods, Proctor & Gamble, etc. etc.

Technology clients have included: IBM , Apple, Intel, Xerox, AT, Microsoft, Qwest, Oracle, Lotus, Symantec, NEC, Applied Materials, etc. etc.

Creative awards include: Two Gold & two Silver Lions, Cannes International Film Festival. Eleven Clio's including membership of the International Hall of Fame. David Ogilvy Award for best North America Campaign of 1997. Gold EFFIE 1997. Several hundred other assorted bits of metal and plastic.

Co-authored "In Celebration of Print" with Hubert Graf for Rizzoli Publishing. Currently working on a new book "Entrepreneurial Advertising" to be published by Entrepreneur Magazine & Entrepreneur Press in 2006 that will show start-up companies how best to maximize their advertising and promotional budgets.