David Fowler is a senior partner and executive creative director for Ogilvy & Mather in New York. For 25 years, he has created simple, memorable positions for complex brands: Fowler attended Texas Tech and began his career as a delivery boy at Webster & Harris Advertising in Lubbock, Texas. He spent several years at The Richards Group in Dallas, moved on to Goodby, Berlin & Silverstein in San Francisco, Ammirati & Puris in New York, then back to Dallas at Tracy-Locke. He also spent 366 days in Hollywood, directing on-air promotions for Fox Television shows such as The Simpsons and Beverly Hills 90210. “It was a one-year contract,” he notes. He helped launch the guilty pleasure Melrose Place which ran for seven seasons and is now seen worldwide in syndication. His little red book, The Creative Companion, has been published by Ogilvy in four languages and made available in fifty countries. He’s judged advertising shows around the world, and has won numerous creative awards, including Lions, Clios and Pencils. His radio campaign for Motel 6 is in its twenty-fourth year, and is the longest running in radio history with well over a thousand spots. For BP, the Beyond Petroleum campaign ran for ten years. The RCA dogs, Chipper and Nipper, are in their fifteenth year. His girl-group act The Fantanas ran for five years, and helped make the U.S. the world’s largest market for the orange soft drink Fanta, starting from scratch in 2001. His fifth-grade reader How Advertising Works was released last year by Mondo Publishing. A native Texan, Fowler raised cattle for many years on a ranch. Today, he and his wife Ann reside in Manhattan, content to eat anonymous beef. FOWLER BP: beyond petroleum Siemens: Answers. Fanta: Wanta Fanta? Marsh: Find the Upside. RCA: Changing Entertainment. Again. Standard Life of Canada: Our word is Standard. Kodak: Take Pictures. Further. Motel 6: We’ll leave the light on for you. Merck: Where patients come first. Claritin: There’s Clear. Then there’s Claritin Clear. American Chemistry Council: Essential. Pfizer: Working. davidfowler.com
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David Fowler is a senior partner and executive creative director for Ogilvy & Mather in New York.
For 25 years, he has created simple, memorable positions for complex brands:
Fowler attended Texas Tech and began his career as a delivery boy at Webster & Harris Advertising in Lubbock, Texas. He spent several years at The Richards Group in Dallas, moved on to Goodby, Berlin & Silverstein in San Francisco, Ammirati & Puris in New York, then back to Dallas at Tracy-Locke.
He also spent 366 days in Hollywood, directing on-air promotions for Fox Television shows such as The Simpsons and Beverly Hills 90210. “It was a one-year contract,” he notes. He helped launch the guilty pleasure Melrose Place which ran for seven seasons and is now seen worldwide in syndication.
His little red book, The Creative Companion, has been published by Ogilvy in four languages and made available in fifty countries. He’s judged advertising shows around the world, and has won numerous creative awards, including Lions, Clios and Pencils.
His radio campaign for Motel 6 is in its twenty-fourth year, and is the longest running in radio history with well over a thousand spots. For BP, the Beyond Petroleum campaign ran for ten years. The RCA dogs, Chipper and Nipper, are in their fifteenth year. His girl-group act The Fantanas ran for five years, and helped make the U.S. the world’s largest market for the orange soft drink Fanta, starting from scratch in 2001.
His fifth-grade reader How Advertising Works was released last year by Mondo Publishing.
A native Texan, Fowler raised cattle for many years on a ranch. Today, he and his wife Ann reside in Manhattan, content to eat anonymous beef.
FOWLER
BP: beyond petroleum Siemens: Answers.Fanta: Wanta Fanta?Marsh: Find the Upside. RCA: Changing Entertainment. Again.Standard Life of Canada: Our word is Standard.
Kodak: Take Pictures. Further.Motel 6: We’ll leave the light on for you. Merck: Where patients come first.Claritin: There’s Clear. Then there’s Claritin Clear. American Chemistry Council: Essential.Pfizer: Working.
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Unthinkable. No matter how powerful a brand, there’s a moment where everything can change. At that moment, the only thing to offer isn’t advertising, but assistance and information.
Ad No.: BP-08-31R3 SAP No.: BPC.BPCREP.08023.K.011Ad Title: BP Energy Security-“There’s energy security in energy diversity.”
This advertisement prepared by: Ogilvy & MatherTo appear in: Standard Magazines
Size: Full-Page Color: 4/cBleed: 9” x 11.75” Trim: 8” x 10.5” Safety: 7” x 9.75” Scale: 1:1 Actual Trim: Same as Trim Gutter: None
Creative Director: None Art Director: KJ Bowen Copywriter: K. ShuldmanAccount Exec: L. Khakham Print Producer: M. Piscatelli Traffic: R. Sommers
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There’s energy security in energy diversity.
®d pbeyon etroleum
There’s strength in numbers, and security in having a number of energy options. So we’ve invested more than $30 billion over the last five years in U.S. energy supplies, including solar, wind and natural gas. And we’re partnering with DuPont to develop, produce and market the next generation of advanced biofuels.bp.com/us
BP: Retail. At 15,000 BP stations in the U.S., going “beyond” simply means being a little better. In a category with such low expectations, slight improvement seems huge.
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WORKING TO FILL LIVES WITH MORE YEARS AND YEARS WITH MORE LIFE.
PFIZER AND WYETH ARE NOW ONE, WORKING TOGETHER FOR A HEALTHIER WORLD.
With a commitment to improve health and well-being at every stage of life, Pfizer and Wyeth are joining together, creating one of the most diversified companies in health care.
The new Pfizer will be a leader in human and animal health, primary and specialty care, biologics and pharmaceuticals, with a robust portfolio of vaccines, nutritionals and consumer products.
Most importantly, we will bring together the world’s best scientific minds to take on the world’s most feared diseases, with a renewed focus on areas that represent significant unmet health needs, such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes, inflammation and immunology, cancer and pain.
The path ahead will not be easy. But by working together, we can change the lives of more people, in more powerful and effective ways than ever before. Visit pfizer.com/workingtogether
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WORKING TO FILL LIVES WITH MORE YEARS AND YEARS WITH MORE LIFE.
PFIZER AND WYETH ARE NOW ONE, WORKING TOGETHER FOR A HEALTHIER WORLD.
Most importantly, we will bring together the world’s best scientific minds to take on the world’s most feared diseases, with a renewed focus on areas that represent significant unmet health needs, such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes, inflammation and immunology, cancer and pain.
The path ahead will not be easy. But by working together, we can change the lives of more people, in more powerful and effective ways than ever before. Visit pfizer.com/workingtogether
With a commitment to improve health and well-being at every stage of life, Pfizer and Wyeth are joining together, creating one of the most diversified companies in health care.
The new Pfizer will be a leader in human and animal health, primary and specialty care, biologics and pharmaceuticals, with a robust portfolio of vaccines, nutritionals and consumer products.
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WORKING TO FILL LIVES WITH MORE YEARS AND YEARS WITH MORE LIFE.
PFIZER AND WYETH ARE NOW ONE, WORKING TOGETHER FOR A HEALTHIER WORLD.
With a commitment to improve health and well-being at every stage of life, Pfizer and Wyeth are joining together, creating one of the most diversified companies in health care.
The new Pfizer will be a leader in human and animal health, primary and specialty care, biologics and pharmaceuticals, with a robust portfolio of vaccines, nutritionals and consumer products.
Most importantly, we will bring together the world’s best scientific minds to take on the world’s most feared diseases, with a renewed focus on areas that represent significant unmet health needs, such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes, inflammation and immunology, cancer and pain.
The path ahead will not be easy. But by working together, we can change the lives of more people, in more powerful and effective ways than ever before. Visit pfizer.com/workingtogether
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WORKING TO FILL LIVES WITH MORE YEARS AND YEARS WITH MORE LIFE.
PFIZER AND WYETH ARE NOW ONE, WORKING TOGETHER FOR A HEALTHIER WORLD.
With a commitment to improve health and well-being at every stage of life, Pfizer and Wyeth are joining together, creating one of the most diversified companies in health care.
The new Pfizer will be a leader in human and animal health, primary and specialty care, biologics and pharmaceuticals, with a robust portfolio of vaccines, nutritionals and consumer products.
Most importantly, we will bring together the world’s best scientific minds to take on the world’s most feared diseases, with a renewed focus on areas that represent significant unmet health needs, such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes, inflammation and immunology, cancer and pain.
The path ahead will not be easy. But by working together, we can change the lives of more people, in more powerful and effective ways than ever before. Visit pfizer.com/workingtogether
Pfizer: Working. A single word forms an idea that’s humble, practical and meaningful everywhere on earth for the world’s largest drug company.
find the upside
THE UPSIDE.
THE UPSIDE IS THE ADVANTAGE OF RISK WELL MANAGED.
THE UPSIDE IS THE INSIGHT TO SEE RISK OTHERS DON’T, AND UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES OTHERS CAN’T.
THE UPSIDE IS THE KNOW-HOW TO OPTIMIZE INSURABILITY, AND THE MARKET REACH TO REDUCE COSTS ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF RISK.
THE UPSIDE IS VISIBILITY IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY.
THE UPSIDE IS CERTAINTY IN ACQUISITIONS.
THE UPSIDE IS ASSURANCE THAT A SUPPLY CHAIN IS DEPENDABLE.
THE UPSIDE IS STRENGTH IN THE FACE OF THE UNTHINKABLE. THE UNKNOWABLE. THE UNEXPECTED.
THE UPSIDE IS A PLAN. A SET OF GIVENS. A TEAM OF EXPERTS.
THE UPSIDE IS CONFIDENCE. FOR THE CEO. CFO. COO. RISK MANAGER. EMPLOYEE. BOARD MEMBER. SHAREHOLDER. MARKETS.
THE UPSIDE IS WHAT WE DO. WHAT WE SHOW UP FOR. WHAT WE LIVE FOR. WHAT WE PROMISE.
IT’S OUT THERE. AND NOBODY CAN FIND IT BETTER AND FASTER THAN THE PEOPLE OF MARSH.
WELCOME TO A NEW SIDE OF MARSH.
WELCOME TO THE UPSIDE.
findtheupside.com
itherefore i am
risk
findtheupside.com
MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
risk
Marsh: After a scandal, Marsh returned to the marketplacenot just as the world’s largest insurance broker, but as a firm that masters risk to help clients find opportunity.
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In fact, it now has 10,000 names. Each one represents the goals and aspirations of women in every corner of the world. 10,000 WomenSM is designed to help these individuals make progress in their own lives. Through strategic partnerships with leading academic institutions and development organizations, 10,000 Women will offer women the power of an entrepreneurial and management education. In turn, this will create exponential growth opportunities for local economies and future generations. In addition to helping women gain an education and earn a degree certification, 10,000 Women will give them access to mentoring programs and worldwide networking opportunities — with active participation from the people of Goldman Sachs. To learn more, visit 10000women.org
Goldman Sachs: This campaign shows the other side of the world’s most successful bank. It’s distinctive yet understated, much like the character of the brand itself.
Ad No.: GDM-07-7 R1 SAP No.: GDM.GDMBRA.07024.K.011Ad Title: Goldman Sachs Politico CEM
This advertisement prepared by: Ogilvy & MatherTo appear in: None
Size: Full-Page Color: 4/cLive: 10 in x 13.5 in
Scale: 1:1 Actual Live: Same as Live Gutter: NoneCreative Director: None Art Director: K. Banerjee Copywriter: M. DemosAccount Exec: None Print Producer: T. Dannenberg Traffic: M. Scarpelli
Fanta: It’s not high art, but it made the U.S. the largest market in three years, by leveraging the Latina heritage then moving it into mainstream teens.
The Nature Company: These original ads helped define a Bay Area retailer that pioneered the idea of a learning store.
The San Francisco Examiner: Wm. Randolph Hearst’s scandal sheet announced yet another shocker: ink that didn’t smudge.
Royal Viking Line: It’s not a cruise. It’s a voyage to a lost world, where civility, luxury and wealthy retirees can live forever.
Communication Arts: CA is the most respected graphic arts and advertising journal in the country. Within the industry, stealing it is a well-known phenomenon due to the high quality within.
Nikon: It’s not for amateurs. Professionals choose it because it’s a serious machine, and a brand that understands the serious photographer.
The Creative Companion: This little red book has been published by Ogilvy in three languages and sent to thousands of creative people and students around the world. It’s intended to assist in that lonely time when a deadline looms, an idea is needed, yet nothing but a blinking cursor lies in front of you.