Bill Hillsman

Bill Hillsman
Born William Gerard Hillsman, Jr.
(1953-08-14) 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. 1 2 http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/profile-bill-hillsman-97400
  2. ↑ http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/twin-cities-media-refusal-mayoral-ads-called-ugly-precedent-future-40842
  3. ↑ http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Former-Fellows/Bill_Hillsman
  4. ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p20s01-algn.html
  5. ↑ http://www.slate.com/id/87211/

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