Turtledove Clemens

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Turtledove Clemens
TypePrivate
IndustryIntegrated marketing communications
FoundedPortland, Oregon,
United States (1942 (1942))
FounderEarl Heims
Headquarters
Portland, Oregon
,
U.S.
Key people
Jay Clemens (CEO/President)
Stuart Samuelson (Vice President)
Websitewww.turtledove.com

Turtledove Clemens is an American privately owned integrated marketing communications agency based in Portland, Oregon. The agency's offices are in the historic Jefferson Station building.[1]

Works

Founded by Earl Heims in 1942, it is one of the oldest currently operating advertising agencies in Oregon.[2]

The agency provides local and regional clients with advertising, interactive, media buying, graphic design, and public relations services. The company has produced work for Oregon for Kennedy (1960),[3] Oregon State Health Division (1987)[4] and Oil Can Henry's.

Timeline
  • 1942: Earl Heims & Associates founded
  • 1958: Harry Lenoard Turtledove joins Earl Heims and the agency becomes Heims and Turtledove Agency, which later became Turtledove Clemens, Inc.[2][5]
  • 1959: Produced campaign featuring appearance by Playboy Playmate Lisa Winters for opening of Nudelman's University Shop in Downtown Portland
  • 1960: Handled advertising for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in Oregon[6]
  • 1969: Produced child abuse campaign for the State of Oregon; a poster produced as part of the campaign was later placed in the Smithsonian collection
  • 1972: Jay Clemens joins agency
  • 1977: Clemens becomes a partner and the agency is renamed Turtledove Clemens
  • 1986: Produced Oregon Health Division AIDS awareness campaign
  • 1992: Acquired majority interest in Seattle agency Ballard Bratsberg[7]
  • 2007: Moved into current offices in Jefferson Station building
  • 2008: "Visiting Friends & Relatives" campaign produced by Turtledove Clemens for Clackamas County Tourism & Cultural Affairs[8] wins Gold Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) David Ogilvy Research Award[9][10]
  • 2011: Harry Turtledove dies[11]

Associations

Turtledove Clemens also owns and operates Ballard Bratsberg,[5] a full-service agency in Seattle.

The agency is a member of Independent Marketing Communications Network (ICOM),[12] one of the world's largest networks of independent advertising agencies.

References
  1. Santen Jr., J David (2007-08-30). "Office condominiums show signs of catching on". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  2. "Harry Leonard Turtledove". Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  3. "Oregon for Kennedy".
  4. "Oregon State Health Division".
  5. "Ballard Bratsberg Merges With Portland Ad Agency".
  6. "Kennedy Oregon Campaign". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27.
  7. Adweek: Western advertising news. A/S/M Communications. 1992.
  8. "CCTCA Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory".
  9. "The ARF 2008 David Ogilvy Awards Winners". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.
  10. "Clackamas County Tourism Agency Honored with Prestigious Advertising Award".
  11. "Harry Leonard Turtledove Obituary (2011) The Oregonian". OregonLive. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  12. "ICOM".
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