tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post5314124468723961907..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: Adventures In Advertising: The Shortest Lived Agency MergerView From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-29945131655957146852023-08-20T08:22:47.644-04:002023-08-20T08:22:47.644-04:00It was not considered a creative boutique shop It was not considered a creative boutique shop Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-75168277114837570382023-08-20T08:19:10.887-04:002023-08-20T08:19:10.887-04:00I remember I had to go there for something I don’t...I remember I had to go there for something I don’t remember, getting off the elevator I noticed the nameplate of the company was about 4-5 feet from the floor, and I realized he and his wife were both short, it was placed at his eye level. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-75921001549632346662018-02-15T12:57:52.234-05:002018-02-15T12:57:52.234-05:00I worked there too! right around the same time, I ...I worked there too! right around the same time, I was at the front desk, they were CRAZY. Geri, nuts! I left or got fired, it was not a good experience. I remember someone so nice though, Vicki? Then there was a Swedish artist guy, he was cool. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13287419563640311349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-81547048202878438242017-04-16T08:51:20.082-04:002017-04-16T08:51:20.082-04:00I am glad you liked the post, but please do not us...I am glad you liked the post, but please do not use it to promote your web site.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-4083137726121131892017-04-15T14:30:07.330-04:002017-04-15T14:30:07.330-04:00Good post. This is a very nice blog that i will de...Good post. This is a very nice blog that i will definitively come back to more times this year. Thanks for informative post. <a href="https://www.improvemarketing.co.uk/advertising-agency" rel="nofollow">Improve Marketing Advertising</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325815469622633684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-9487217141973986232016-07-24T16:33:41.341-04:002016-07-24T16:33:41.341-04:00Every senior executive in advertising knew him; th... Every senior executive in advertising knew him; there has never been any one like Harry; he was a character and a great advertising financial person. <a href="http://www.tbi.ae/" rel="nofollow">branding agency in dubai</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-90392918304161262912015-09-04T08:18:29.083-04:002015-09-04T08:18:29.083-04:00As I pointed out, Chester Gore was once a good, me...As I pointed out, Chester Gore was once a good, medium-size agency. But he kept getting smaller. Send me a private email so I know who you are; we may be able to share stories.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-76235271768225082942015-09-03T21:04:12.699-04:002015-09-03T21:04:12.699-04:00Chester Gore was my first job in an ad agency. D...Chester Gore was my first job in an ad agency. Don't remember too much about the shop, but do recall it was in the Mark Spitz heyday and Gore was the agency for Mark Spitz polo shirts. The day Spitz came up to the agency you would have thought that Prince William had entered. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-26213401311763866852015-08-17T09:51:54.520-04:002015-08-17T09:51:54.520-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081703633126661944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-19855499872818725782015-08-11T14:46:13.742-04:002015-08-11T14:46:13.742-04:00Susan Speigel? As in "The best part of waking...Susan Speigel? As in "The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup"? And Paul Solovay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-55133447525684233002015-08-11T13:19:45.975-04:002015-08-11T13:19:45.975-04:00Ouch, you have (painfully) jogged my memory. It wa...Ouch, you have (painfully) jogged my memory. It was one I would rather forget. I freelanced for a week there as an AD in the early 90's, on a new business pitch. It wasn't pleasant. Glad it wasn't a staff position. Small agencies like this were just hellish talent/freelance mills. Although, as someone else here mentioned, many times you had the opportunity to meet some great Vince D'Onofriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748035885766290362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-2020482730688485052015-08-11T12:02:58.300-04:002015-08-11T12:02:58.300-04:00Actually, if you call or email me, I will tell you...Actually, if you call or email me, I will tell you another funny story about him, but I can't print it.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-55265241869031081532015-08-11T11:53:58.592-04:002015-08-11T11:53:58.592-04:00Ha! That's great. Thanks for sharing.Ha! That's great. Thanks for sharing.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-9511106732735692482015-08-11T11:11:37.494-04:002015-08-11T11:11:37.494-04:00Paul, Chester Gore was my first job out of college...Paul, Chester Gore was my first job out of college in the 80's. I was probably there for a year and it was an absolute nightmare. He was absolutely nuts, with a huge Napoleanic complex (he was about 4' 11"). He hated all 6' of me! His (even shorter) wife Geri was also insane and would count rubber bands and paper clips for fear they were being stolen!<br />My last day there, I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-35108260771229306302015-08-11T10:34:47.326-04:002015-08-11T10:34:47.326-04:00Thanks for sharing., I am sure your perception is...Thanks for sharing., I am sure your perception is/was correct!View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-55407556649551063182015-08-11T10:28:02.736-04:002015-08-11T10:28:02.736-04:00paul, i freelanced briefly for him. his wife was a...paul, i freelanced briefly for him. his wife was also a major player in the agency. me and my AD partner, susan spiegel, were in a living hell for the week we were there (it was supposed to be at least a month, but we couldn't take it anymore and bailed.) this guy was totally insane, and the agency was less than 10 people at that point and counting. i forgot about him until i read your post. 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