Dogfight On Madison Avenue
Forget the days of yore when black-owned advertising agencies just targeted the African American audience and the general market Goliaths took care of the rest. The line in the sand has disappeared,...
View ArticleBurrell Communications sells 49% of firm to Publicis
So, should it be viewed as an isolated incident-or a preview of things to come in the universe of African American advertising agencies? Only time will tell for sure. But, after months of...
View ArticleNow Read This: Brainwashed, Challenging Black Inferiority
Resistance is NOT futile: Burrell declares war on black self-loathing A couple of weeks ago, I happened to share with my followers on Twitter that I had begun reading Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth...
View ArticleNo. 12: Thomas Burrell, The Dean Of Black Advertising
Advertising industry visionary Thomas Burrell broke barriers in the media industry when he launched his Chicago-based ad agency in 1971. For decades, he fought for industry diversification and the...
View ArticleComcast Teams with Burrell to Target African-American Consumer
Comcast wants YOU. (Image: Thinkstock) Only time will tell if Comcast Corporation’s tapping Burrell Communications LLC. (No. 4 on the BE 100 advertising agencies list with billings of $180 million last...
View ArticleThomas J. Burrell, the Dean of Black Advertising, Received the First A.G....
At the first Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference held at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in 1996, BE introduced the A.G. Gaston Lifetime Achievement Award - its highest honor for entrepreneurial...
View ArticleBurrell Communications VP Corey Seaton Talks About Featuring Legendary Negro...
When Toyota was planning the release of the latest Highlander, the auto dealer called on Burrell Communications, one of the largest black-owned ad agencies in the nation, to develop a concept that...
View ArticleBurrell Communications Group Shifts To New Leadership
Burrell Communications Group is under new ownership after nearly two decades of leadership from co-CEOs McGhee Osse and Fay Ferguson. Former CMO of Wild Card Creative Group and Managing Director of 3...
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