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John Hanchulak, Advertising Curmudgeon

For almost 40 years, John has worked in the related fields of design and advertising, providing creative services for a number of well-known companies such as General Electric, Owens-Corning, Ford, American Greetings, US Steel, and Goodyear International, to name a few.

He also has an extensive background in sales promotion, consumer packaging and branding, having worked on projects for Genie, Audio-Technica, TDK Electronics, and Lexar Media, and most recently, Smith Dairy, a regional dairy products company.

John is a 1970 graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Design.

He is president and CEO of Smiley Hanchulak Marketing Communications in Akron, Ohio, an advertising, marketing and public relations firm, founded in 1978.

The Advertising Curmudgeon

August 24, 2009 in Business by The Advertising Curmudgeon | No comments

I think that I have completed the metamorphosis from regular advertising guy to advertising curmudgeon. This revelation hit me a few months ago, when I started sounding like Lewis Black when I was asked about anything related to the business itself.

I like Lewis Black. He’s a witty, thought-provoking, irreverent comedian. But a little Lewis goes a long way. Same with me. I have realized that I expound more now than ever. Is this good? I don’t know. Ah, but is it blog material! Yes! So here goes:

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