Wikio - Paul Tilley

Why I took my bank to court (BBC News)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:14:40 GMT

Paul Tilley explains how he took his bank to court and won.

More talk about ethics from Liberty Mutual (adfreak)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:05:02 GMT

... sparked some heated debate for buying Google ad keywords related to the suicide of ad exec Paul Tilley . Ethical conduct has always been a matter of opinion; ultimately, the marketplace decides. That’s the marketplace of ideas—which, despite our best intentions, has never been entirely free. Though our ability to choose a course of action still is. For now. So, you just witnessed...

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Liberty Mutual Uses Ad Exec's Suicide To Promote Itself [Paul Tilley] (Gawker)

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:49:33 GMT

There was a ton of debate about the death of Paul Tilley, the ad agency exec who committed suicide last month. Some people charged mean bloggers with helping to push him over the edge—charges...

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Un-fucking-believable!!! (AdScam/The Horror!)

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:20:48 GMT

... more than one irate comment. Here's the news: Liberty Mutual has actually bought the keyword "Paul Tilley" to link to a site it's calling responsiblityproject.org, allegedly an exploration of "what it means to do the right thing." Those who click on the ad will be confronted by a post once again dredging up the speculation about what role bloggers may have played in his death. As...

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Tampons, Paul Tilley and Social networks. (Adland)

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:11:35 GMT

Some headlines this morning. Bear with me, the coffee hasn't hit yet. Social networks need to be useful to make money - file under obvious. Liberty Mutual are buying Paul Tilley keywords - file under incredibly bad taste. Tampax challenges Playtex on advertising claims - file under "O.B. users laugh and roll their eyes at both of them".

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Liberty Mutual buying Paul Tilley keywords (Original Signal)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:16:07 GMT

Lord knows there was plenty of discussion, some of it fruitful and much of it not, about the role of ad-industry blogs in DDB executive Paul Tilley's suicide. I have no desire to rehash any of it. But interestingly enough,...

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Liberty Mutual buying Paul Tilley keywords (adfreak)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:11:36 GMT

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Attack of the Blog (Prevention Works)

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:22:49 GMT

... article that looked at whether the content posted on a particular advertising blog may have pushed Paul Tilley, the creative director of DDB Chicago, to commit suicide. According to the Times , “Before his death, Mr. Tilley had come under particularly harsh criticism on advertising blogs.” The site posted 13 comments that bashed Tilley's name and work, one of which contained...

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Kurt Cobain Sadly Coming To A Foot Locker Near You [Marketing] (Gawker)

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:27:17 GMT

... like "ooo! My shoes have "Rape Me" on them!" Arghlblerg!Will other shoe companies follow suit'The Paul Tilley Hush Puppies'The 90 Day Mary-Janes? Can't wait until Ugg Boots comes out with its Adrian Brody line.: The Daniel Johnston (or Roky Ericcson for that matter) line would definitely have to have velcro - just sayin... The day will come when a teenager kills himself and it was...

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State Farm Strikes Back at Rivals (Original Signal)

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:44:38 GMT

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- The last campaign from DDB Chicago creative chief Paul Tilley is for State Farm, and it attempts to hold off big-spending, hard-charging competitors by co-opting many of the arguments they've used to pressure the No. 1 property/casualty insurer. The campaign will be of particular interest in the advertising community because it represents the last project for Mr....

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The Reign of eTerror: Are Blogs Responsible For Suicide? (LAist)

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:30:00 GMT

I'm so glad there weren't any blogs in 1999. Otherwise they'd have been blamed for Colombine. But in all seriousness, last weekend it was reported that the death of advertising mogul Paul Tilley (The alleged Brain behind The Dell Dude and "I'm Lovin' it," if you can believe that) was ruled a suicide. In the wake of the disturbing end to a career filled with ridiculous, though culturally...

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Personal Mean-Spirited Attacks Hurt: Can They Kill? (bizsolutionsplus Featuring Solution)

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:15:47 GMT

... insiders, posted comments blaming the sites for contributing to the suicide late last month of Paul Tilley, 40, the creative director of DDB Chicago." Were personal and vicious attacks by bloggers responsible for Tilley's death? I don't know. However, although they might be a contributing factor to someone's...

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Lewis Green: Personal Mean-Spirited Attacks Hurt: Can They Kill? (Marketing Profs Daily Fix)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:32:24 GMT

The New York Times ( After Suicide, Blog Insults Are Debated ) reported on March 5 that, "Visitors to AgencySpy and AdScam , two sharp-tongued blogs written by advertising industry insiders, posted comments blaming the sites for contributing to the suicide late last month of Paul Tilley, 40, the creative director of DDB Chicago." Were personal and vicious attacks by bloggers responsible...

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STOP THIS BLOG BEFORE IT KILLS AGAIN [Gawker Explainer] (Gawker)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:40:26 GMT

Paul Tilley, the ad exec who killed himself because blogs were mean to him (or something), continues to inspire the most self-righteous and least self-aware of scribes to put quill to parchment,...

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Squawk Box Preview - March 4 (Alec Saunders)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:44:13 GMT

... later this year. Does anyone use gears? Does this mean anything? And lastly, in the wake of Ad Man Paul Tilley's suicide (apparently after being criticized on two different blogs ), we'll debate how nasty the blogosphere really is, and whether it needs to change.

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After Suicide, Blog Insults Are Debated (DATA news)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Visitors to AgencySpy and AdScam, two sharp-tongued advertising industry blogs, posted comments blaming the sites for contributing to ad executive Paul Tilley's suicide.

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Professional Assholes: Advertising bloggers kill adman (Poor Mojo Newswire)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:19:57 GMT

... insiders, posted comments blaming the sites for contributing to the suicide late last month of Paul Tilley, 40, the creative director of DDB Chicago. .. .Mr. Tilley, who oversaw teams that created the “I’m Lovin’ It” campaign for McDonald's and the “Dell Dude,” among other prominent ads, apparently jumped from an upper floor of the Fairmont Chicago hotel on Feb. 22. The Cook...

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Ad Exec's Suicide Linked to Negative Blog Posts (Truemors)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:30:38 GMT

Truemors is the quintessential example of how the Internet had democratized information. However, this new-found empowerment raises important ethical questions, as blogging can push anyone into the spotlight. This is demonstrated by the unusual case of suicide of Paul Tilley, the creative chief of an ad agency in Chicago. Rumours are rife that several negative [...]

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Death By Blog? (The Blog Herald)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:15:30 GMT

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.” Easier said than done. Recently, Paul Tilley, an advertising executive partially responsible for the McDonald's “I’m Lovin’ It” campaign, killed himself amidst a trouncing on several industry-specific blogs. It's impossible to say whether or not public humiliation played a role in Tilley's suicide, but it [...]...

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Sun hires Python pros in dynamic languages push (Cnet)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:17:00 GMT

... the extent to which blog posts targeting a person can be held accountable in that person's death. Paul Tilley, creative director of DDB Chicago, who oversaw, among other things, Dell's "dude" ad campaign, had been …

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