Bill Hillsman
Born
William Gerard Hillsman, Jr.

(1953-08-14) August 14, 1953
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Political Consultant and Advertising Executive
WebsiteBill Hillsman
North Woods Advertising

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]

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 Kennedy School at Harvard University.[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 Gregory Solman. "Profile: Bill Hillsman". Adweek. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Twin Cities Media Refusal of Mayoral Ads Called 'Ugly Precedent' for the Future". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Harvard University Institute of Politics - Bill Hillsman". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  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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