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George Parker on location: drink, drugs, girls and a near-death experience
The world’s most shagorifically expensive TV shoot. Part Two. All too soon it was time to hit the road for…
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George Parker: how I tried to save Dorland’s biggest account with the world’s most expensive shoot
The world’s most expensive TV shoot. Part One. A year into my tenure as the Dorland’s “Agency Fireman” I was…
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George Parker: how I worked my Agency Fireman miracle for Old Spice
In spite of my innate modesty, I can claim that during my tenure as Dorland’s “Agency Fireman,” I did pull…
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George Parker: how I shared a Dubonnet experience in Nice with Yves Montand
One of my first tasks as Dorland’s “Agency Fireman” was to save the Dubonnet account which, even though it was…
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George Parker: my triumphant return to London as the Dorlands agency fireman
I arrived back in England in 1972 after ten years in New York. In those days, anyone with that amount…
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George Parker: the tools of my old ad trade – for cheap booze try expensive women!
My favorite Benton & Bowles client was Heublein, which was one of the biggest distillers in the US. Their best-known…
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George Parker: on the Maxwell House set with maverick film director Michael Cimino
Besides my never to be forgotten adventures with Mr. Whipple, another account I worked on at B&B was Maxwell House…
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George Parker: how P&G and Charmin toilet tissue introduced me to adland’s La Dolce Vita
My first real agency job in the US after escaping England for the second time was with Benton & Bowles,…
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George Parker: you have to make the bastards pay!
There’s always been a perception in the business world that advertising agencies have an unlimited license to print money. Back…
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