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Michael Lewis Becker
Michael Lewis "Mike" Becker (born October 30, 1940, in Toledo, Ohio) was a major Madison Avenue advertising creative director. In 1998 he formed a small marketing communications firm in suburban New Jersey. Early life In 1942, his father, Dr. Nathan M. Becker, a professor of economics, accepted a position at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Becker lived there until he was 4 and then toward the end of World War II, his parents moved to Washington, D.C., as his father accepted a position working for Adlai Stevenson in the State Department. Becker's father eventually took a position at Pace University and from the age of 13 Becker grew up with his brother and sister in West Orange, New Jersey ( Pace University maintains an annual Nathan Becker Memorial Scholarship for students who major in economics ). He graduated from Syracuse University and after military service delivered traffic helicopter reports for three years for a New York/New Jersey radio station. He was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according to the 2020 census, the 79th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 270,871, it is the principal city of the Toledo metropolitan area. It also serves as a major trade center for the Midwest; its port is the fifth-busiest in the Great Lakes and 54th-biggest in the United States. The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, and originally incorporated as part of Monroe County, Michigan Territory. It was refounded in 1837, after the conclusion of the Toledo War, when it was incorporated in Ohio. After the 1845 completion of the Miami and Erie Canal, Toledo grew quickly; it also benefited from its position on the railway line between New York City and Chicago. The first of many glass manufacturers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wunderman
Wunderman was a New York City-based global digital agency. It was part of Young & Rubicam Brands and a member of international advertising group WPP Group (). On November 26, 2018, WPP announced it was merging Wunderman with the world's oldest ad agency J. Walter Thompson to form Wunderman Thompson, and the merger was formalized in February 2019. History In 1958, direct marketer Lester Wunderman, alongside his brother Irving Wunderman, and colleagues Ed Ricotta and Harry Kline, opened Wunderman, Ricotta & Klein (WRK). Founder Lester Wunderman is widely considered to be the creator of modern-day Direct Marketing—a term he first used in 1961. In 1973, Wunderman, Ricotta & Kline was acquired by Young & Rubicam, at the time the world's largest ad agency. In the late 1980s, the group became Wunderman Worldwide. In 1992, the company merged with Cato Johnson to become Wunderman Cato Johnson. In 2000, the firm became part of WPP's $5.7B acquisition of parent Young and Rubicam. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
