Bill Hillsman
| Bill Hillsman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Gerard Hillsman, Jr. August 14, 1953 Chicago, Illinois |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Political Consultant and Advertising Executive |
| Website |
Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising |
William Gerard "Bill" Hillsman, Jr. (born August 14, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American political consultant and advertising executive. He works and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A graduate of Carleton College, Hillsman worked for various ad agencies until founding his own, North Woods Advertising, in 1985.[1]
In 1993, Hillsman handled Sharon Sayles Belton's successful campaign to become mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2]
In the Spring 2002 semester, Hillsman was Resident Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.[3]
In 2004, Hillsman authored Run The Other Way: Fixing the Two-Party System, One Campaign at a Time, which was published by Simon & Schuster.
He has been profiled on Adweek,[1] The Christian Science Monitor[4] and Slate.[5]
References
- 1 2 http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/profile-bill-hillsman-97400
- ↑ http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/twin-cities-media-refusal-mayoral-ads-called-ugly-precedent-future-40842
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p20s01-algn.html
- ↑ http://www.slate.com/id/87211/