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Bill Hillsman

American political consultant and advertising executive


American political consultant and advertising executive

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captionNorth Woods Advertising founder and author of Run the Other Way: Fixing the Two-Party System, One Campaign at a Time
birth_nameWilliam Gerard Hillsman, Jr.
nameBill Hillsman
birth_date
occupationPolitical Consultant and Advertising Executive
birth_placeChicago, Illinois, U.S.
websiteBill Hillsman https://www.billhillsman.com/
North Woods Advertising https://northwoodsadvertising.com/

North Woods Advertising https://northwoodsadvertising.com/

William Gerard 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.

In 1993, Hillsman handled Sharon Sayles Belton's successful campaign to become mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In the Spring 2002 semester, Hillsman was Resident Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.

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, The Christian Science Monitor and Slate.

References

References

  1. Gregory Solman. "Profile: Bill Hillsman". Adweek.
  2. "Twin Cities Media Refusal of Mayoral Ads Called 'Ugly Precedent' for the Future".
  3. "Harvard University Institute of Politics - Bill Hillsman".
  4. (6 July 2006). "Backstory: Reducing the campaign snooze factor".
  5. Shuger, Scott. "Bill Hillsman".
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