David Kennedy (advertising)
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David Kennedy (born 1939) is an American advertising executive who co-founded Wieden+Kennedy. He and Dan Wieden were listed as number 22 on the Advertising Age 100 ad people of the 20th century.
Kennedy graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a fine art degree. [1]
During the 1960s and 70s he worked for Leo Burnett Worldwide and Young & Rubicam in Chicago. He met Wieden at McCann-Erickson while working on the Nike, Inc. account in 1980. They took Nike with them as a client in 1982 and remain the agency of record.
Kennedy retired in December 1993.[2] [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Horton, Cleveland (April 13, 1992). Wieden & Kennedy: Keeping Ad Game Fresh. Advertising Age
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (June 2, 1993). Wieden & Kennedy Co-Founder Resigns New York Times
- ^ Feder, Barnaby J. (August 17, 1994). Wieden Broadens Creative Team. New York Times
[edit] External links
- David Kennedy profile in 100 ad people of the 20th century.
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