| Industry | Advertising, Communications, Political consulting |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Minneapolis |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people | Founder:Bill Hillsman Creative Director:Vaughn Juares |
| Website | http://www.northwoodsadvertising.com |
North Woods Advertising is an advertising company based in Minneapolis, whose activities include advertising, public relations, political consulting, marketing strategy and others. It was founded by Bill Hillsman and specializes in working with political candidates and issue-oriented clients.[1]
In 1990 North Woods contributed to the campaign to get Paul Wellstone elected to Senate, earning North Woods Advertising the Grand EFFIE Award from the American Marketing Association.[2]
North Woods political advertising occasionally receives negative feedback from critics. Their ads for Senate candidate Jim Slattery landed on Politico's "The 10 worst ads of the season" list in 2008.[3]
North Woods Advertising has won several awards, including silver, bronze, gold and grand Effie Awards, an Emmy Award, and several gold, silver and bronze Pollie Awards [4][5][6].