David Abbott (advertising)

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David Abbott (born c. 1938) is a British advertising executive who founded Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO.

Abbott started as a copywriter at Mather & Crowther and then at DDB, London. In 1966, he was sent to their New York office, then returned to London as a director.

In 1971, he founded French Gold Abbott. In 1978, he founded Abbott Mead Vickers (AMV), handling clients including Volvo, Sainsbury's, Ikea, Chivas Regal, The Economist, Yellow Pages, and the RSPCA. [1] In 1991, BBDO acquired a stake in AMV and appended their name. [2]

The One Club for Art and Copy inducted Abbott into its Creative Hall of Fame in 2001.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ March 13, 2002. Clio lifetime achievement award.
  2. ^ Foltz, Kim (January 17, 1991). Omnicom Seeks Stake in British Agency.New York Times
  3. ^ Elliott, Stuart (January 25, 2001). One Club to Induct 2 Into Hall of Fame. New York Times

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