Raymond Rubicam, Ad Legend

Raymond Rubicam, Ad Legend

Raymond Rubicam was born on June 16, 1892, in Brooklyn, New York. He was the youngest of eight children. His father—a trade journalist—died of tuberculosis in 1895 and young Raymond was sent to live with his older brothers and sisters. By the age of 15, he was working...

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More Twitter Love from CA!

The person who runs the Communication Arts Twitter account likes the #AdLegends series on Adpulp.com. I am grateful. CA is the creative industry's standard-bearer, and each Tweet sent from @CommArts is seen by a segment of the magazine's 81,300 followers....

Raymond Rubicam, Ad Legend

Phyllis Robinson, Ad Legend

Phyllis Kenner Robinson was born in New York City on Oct. 22, 1921. At age seven she declared her desire to become a poet. A few years later, she updated her ambitions. Unlike her peers, she knew she wanted to write advertisements from an early age. "I can remember...

Raymond Rubicam, Ad Legend

Bill Bernbach, Ad Legend

Bill Bernbach is the most quoted, most respected, and most beloved advertising man in history. The Jewish kid from Brooklyn changed the score on Madison Avenue, and we continue to thank him for that. Bernbach graduated from NYU in 1933. After working in the creative...

Raymond Rubicam, Ad Legend

David Ogilvy, Ad Legend

David Ogilvy literally wrote the books on the advertising industry. He wrote the bestselling Confessions of an Advertising Man, and then followed it up with Ogilvy on Advertising. Both books continue to be widely read by students and practitioners today and are...