James Webb Young (1886-1973) was an American
advertising
Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service. Advertising aims to put a product or service in the spotlight in hopes of drawing it attention from consumers. It is typically used to promote a ...
executive at
J. Walter Thompson
J. Walter Thompson (JWT) was an advertisement holding company incorporated in 1896 by American advertising pioneer James Walter Thompson. The company was acquired in 1987 by multinational holding company WPP plc, and in November 2018, WPP merge ...
who became First Chairman of
The Advertising Council.
He was inducted in the
American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame The Advertising Hall of Fame, operated by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), began in 1948 as a result of a proposal by the New York Ad Club and its president, Andrew Haire, to the Advertising Federation of America, the predecessor organiza ...
.
Young received many honors and awards including the Advertising Man of the Year Award in 1946.
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James Webb Young papersat the University of Oregon
1973 deaths
1886 births
20th-century American businesspeople
American advertising executives
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