Bill Hillsman

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.[1]

Bill Hillsman
Born
William Gerard Hillsman, Jr.

(1953-08-14) August 14, 1953
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitical Consultant and Advertising Executive
WebsiteBill Hillsman
North Woods Advertising

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. "Profile: Bill Hillsman". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. "Twin Cities Media Refusal of Mayoral Ads Called 'Ugly Precedent' for the Future". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2009-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Backstory: Reducing the campaign snooze factor". 6 July 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2018 via Christian Science Monitor.
  5. Shuger, Scott. "Bill Hillsman". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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