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The following are North Woods' most recent press releases: NORTH WOODS POWERS NED LAMONT TO VICTORY OVER JOE LIEBERMAN IN CT PRIMARY
Minneapolis, MN (August 10, 2006) – Political novice Ned Lamont created a political earthquake Tuesday night defeating U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic Primary. The agency responsible for propelling the campaign from obscurity to national prominence in just over three months was Minneapolis-based North Woods Advertising, the marketing communications firm known for defying the odds in national and statewide elections.
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KINKY ON THE BALLOT! NORTH WOODS CLIENT CONTINUES TO BEAT THE ODDS
AUSTIN, TX (June 26, 2006) – It’s official. Kinky is the real deal. Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams announced last week that Kinky Friedman has officially earned a spot as an Independent candidate in this November’s Gubernatorial general election.
Williams noted that Friedman submitted the necessary signatures required to be on the ballot. In order to achieve this, a candidate must have submitted 45,540 valid signatures by May 11th, 2006. A signature is considered to be valid if the signer: is a registered Texan voter, endorsed only one of the Independent candidates, and did not vote in the Republican or Democratic primaries earlier this year.
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NEW POLITICAL CONSULTING PARTNERSHIP CREATES INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION POWERHOUSE
WASHINGTON D.C. (March 7, 2006) – Minneapolis-based North Woods Advertising and New York-based Track Entertainment announced their new joint venture, NorthTrack Media, today at the Politics Online conference hosted by George Washington University’s Institute for Politics. The website for the new company is www.NorthTrackMedia.com.
NorthTrack is a one-stop integrated communications services shop for clients in the political and public affairs arena, including NGOs, nonprofits, and associations. The partnership combines North Woods’ unparalleled creativity and strategic planning for political communications with Track Entertainment’s proven creativity and multi-faceted services in online media, event planning, and lifestyle marketing.
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KINKY FRIEDMAN, TEXAS GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE AND NORTH WOODS CLIENT, TO BE FEATURED ON 60 MINUTES
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 19, 2006) – Minneapolis marketing and communications agency North Woods Advertising was informed today that current North Woods client and Independent candidate for Texas Governor, Kinky Friedman, will be featured this weekend on the CBS program, 60 Minutes. The show, scheduled to air at 6:00 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, January 22nd, will profile the author, entertainer and singer/songwriter in his unique campaign to change politics-as-usual in Texas.
60 Minutes is not the first national media outlet to take an interest in Friedman’s unconventional campaign, which released its first animated campaign commercial on the Internet as a “KinkyToon ™” and has sold thousands of “Kinky Friedman Talking Action Figures” as a campaign fundraiser.
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NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING BIG AWARD WINNER FOR POLITICAL WORK
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 31, 2005) – Minneapolis marketing and communications agency North Woods Advertising was a big winner at the 2005 Pollie Awards, bringing home a total of eight awards.
The Pollie Awards are presented annually by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) for outstanding political and public affairs advertising. This year’s awards ceremony was held at the Park Hyatt Washington hotel in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 22nd.
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NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING EARNS EFFIE AWARD FOR DENVER MAYORAL CAMPAIGN
NEW YORK, NY — (June 9, 2004) —North Woods Advertising was presented with a Silver EFFIE Award in New York City on Tuesday, June 8 for its work in last year’s Denver mayoral election campaign. Political newcomer and underdog brewmaster John Hickenlooper won the election by the largest margin in Denver history, a huge political upset.
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NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING BIG POLLIE WINNER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS WORK
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (April 2, 2004) – Minneapolis marketing and communications agency North Woods Advertising was a big winner at the 2004 Public Affairs Pollie Awards, bringing home seven first place honors, one second place and four honorable mentions.
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NORTH WOODS HONORED WITH SIX BEST POLITICAL NEWSPAPER ADS OF ALL TIME
Minneapolis, MN — (October 23, 2003) — North Woods Advertising, a Minneapolis-based political and marketing communications firm, furthered its award-winning history this year when the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) selected six of the agency’s ads to be included in its “50 of the Best Political Newspaper Ads” tabloid. The six North Woods entries chosen constitute over 10% of the winning selections, a remarkable feat for an agency of its size.
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NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING PROPELS DENVER MAYORAL CANDIDATE TO LANDSLIDE VICTORY
Denver, CO – (June 12, 2003) When the ballots were counted in Denver’s June 3 runoff election for mayor, entrepreneur and political neophyte John Hickenlooper had pummeled his opponent, City Auditor Don Mares, by a 30-point margin. The force behind the stunning victory? Minneapolis-based North Woods Advertising, the marketing communications firm that has upset the apple cart in national and statewide political elections for over a decade.
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NORTH WOODS’ COMMERCIALS PRAISED FOR DENVER MAYORAL CANDIDATE
Minneapolis, Minn — (April 10, 2003)
Maybe they spoke too soon. Shortly after Denver alternative newsweekly Westword named a North Woods-produced commercial, “Suit,” the best political ad of 2003, the Hickenlooper for Mayor campaign released another North Woods commercial that’s garnering even greater praise.
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NORTH WOODS ADDS SIX MORE "POLLIE" AWARDS TO ITS AWARDS SHELF
Minneapolis, MN — (February 11, 2003) — North Woods Advertising, a Minneapolis-based political and marketing communications firm, continued its political ad award-winning history this year by adding six more Pollie Awards to the agency’s awards shelf, five of which were for television and radio commercials.
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NADER’S “PRICELESS TRUTH” WINS AGAIN
Minneapolis, MN — (August 13, 2002) — Ralph Nader may not have won the 2000 Presidential election, but his campaign commercials continue to accumulate awards.
The heavily praised Nader 2000 campaign ad, “Priceless Truth” has been honored yet again in the 23rd Annual Telly Awards. Founded in 1980, the Telly Awards recognize and showcase outstanding non-network and cable TV commercials from the United States and abroad.
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CAMPAIGN PUTS REALITY OF AUTO CRASHES "IN YOUR FACE"
North Woods Advertising, the communications firm responsible for launching Mall of America and helping to elect Jesse Ventura governor of Minnesota, is helping to show young motorists the sobering reality of automobile accidents with its campaign for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
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NORTH WOODS BRINGS HOME TWO MORE ADVERTISING AWARDS
Minneapolis, MN — (April 23, 2002) — Continuing its winning tradition, North Woods Advertising was honored by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) with two Pollie Awards at this year’s Public Affairs Pollie Awards ceremony. The Pollie Awards, which rotate annually between Public Affairs and Political campaign awards, showcase the best work in public affairs and government relations activities, and political campaign advertising.
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LITTLE KNOWN WORK RECEIVES BIG HONOR FROM SHOOT MAGAZINE
Minneapolis, MN — (March 19, 2002) — North Woods Advertising, the full service marketing communications company responsible for producing some of the most cutting-edge creative in the country, was recently honored by SHOOT magazine for its unorthodox take on the future of the nation’s wilderness areas in the “Campground” spot produced for the Pew Wilderness Center. The spot will be featured on SHOOT magazine’s “2001 Best Work You May Never See” reel that showcases 40 spots that, because of their limited regional reach or light rotation, would not normally receive the recognition they deserve.
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HILLSMAN ANALYZES VENTURA'S POSSIBLE REELECTION BID
In the March 6th, 2002 issue of City Pages, Bill Hillsman, Chief Creative Officer of North Woods Advertising, analyzes Governor Jesse Ventura’s current position in Minnesota’s political landscape. The article examines Governor Ventura’s political support and opposition in light of his possible reelection campaign. If the Governor chooses to run again, Hillsman says, “It is going to be a pretty simple reelection campaign. Jesse is going to say exactly what he said before: If you think I’d do a good job, vote for me. If you don’t, don’t vote for me. And he’ll be fine.” Hillsman was the mastermind behind the award-winning ads that helped propel the former wrestler into the Governor’s mansion in 1998 in one of the most stunning upset victories in the history of Minnesota politics.
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MINNESOTA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARDS ACCOUNT TO NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING
North Woods Advertising, the Minneapolis marketing communications firm best known for launching Mall of America, helping elect Jesse Ventura as Governor of Minnesota and creating Ralph Nader’s national advertising, has been awarded one of the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety’s accounts, beating out numerous other ad firms who responded to the statewide request for proposals.
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HILLSMAN TO ANALYZE SUPER BOWL TELEVISION SPOTS TODAY
Minneapolis, MN (February 4, 2002) — As a leading expert in advertising, Bill Hillsman, will analyze Sunday’s Super Bowl Television spots on two radio programs broadcast throughout Minnesota and Chicago this afternoon. Hillsman will be a guest on the Ruth Koscielak Show airing throughout Minnesota from 1-1:30pm CST today. Tune into WEZU AM 1220, KDAL AM 610, KDWA AM 1460 and KRWC AM 1360 to listen to his colorful commentary. Later this afternoon—from 4:30–5pm CST—Hillsman will critique the ads on the John Williams Show on WGN AM 720 in Chicago. Following the Super Bowl each year, Hillsman is a much sought after guest on radio programs throughout Minnesota and the nation.
HILLSMAN CHOSEN FOR ELITE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT HARVARD
Minneapolis, MN (January 17, 2002) — Joining the elite who have been recognized as distinguished leaders in the political process, Bill Hillsman, Chief Creative Officer of North Woods Advertising, has been selected as a Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics at Harvard University.
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TELEVISION SPOT PRODUCTION COSTS DECREASED IN 2000
As reported in the New York Times, the annual survey conducted by the American Association of Advertising Agencies has found that the cost of producing a 30-second national television commercial decreased by three percent on average in 2000.
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DAWN ERLANDSON JOINS NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING AS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Minneapolis, MN – (August 21, 2001) North Woods Advertising, the marketing communications company best known for contributing to the astounding upset victories of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone and Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, announced today that Dawn Erlandson is joining the firm as Senior Director of Public Affairs.
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NORTH WOODS LAUNCHES TV SPOT FOR THE PEW WILDERNESS CENTER
Minneapolis, MN (April 20, 2001) — North Woods Advertising launches a thought-provoking TV spot for Pew Wilderness Center to kick off Pew's first national campaign.
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JUST WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE THINKING?
North Woods Advertising has a knack for connecting with the elusive and powerful young adult market of 18-24.
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NORTH WOODS WINS TWO AWARDS IN THE 2001 SUMMIT CREATIVE AWARDS COMPETITION
Minneapolis, MN (April 23, 2001) — North Woods Advertising brings home two awards from the 2001 Summit Creative Awards Competition. Both awards are from the political category for its work on the Nader 2000 Presidential Campaign.
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BILL HILLSMAN SIGNS BOOK DEAL WITH THE FREE PRESS
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NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING CONTINUES DECADE-LONG DOMINATION OF NATIONAL "POLLIE" COMPETITION
Minneapolis, MN (January 31, 2001) — North Woods Advertising, the Minneapolis-based marketing communications firm responsible for creating the much-lauded TV ads for 2000 Presidential candidate Ralph Nader, continued its reign over the Pollie Awards competition, taking home ten awards Saturday night.
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GEORGE MAGAZINE NAMES BILL HILLSMAN AN ELECTION YEAR 2000 "WINNER"
In its election year wrap-up of "Winners & Losers," George magazine names North Woods Advertising Chief Creative Officer Bill Hillsman as one of the "Winners" of Election 2000.
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NORTH WOODS JOINS ELITE GROUP OF GRAND EFFIE WINNERS
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (May 30, 2000) — This highly coveted industry recognition singles out the best marketing work throughout the entire country each year.
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BILL HILLSMAN OF NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING NAMED TO "INFLUENCE LIST 2000"
Minneapolis, MN (October 6, 2000) — Bill Hillsman, Chief Creative Officer of North Woods Advertising in Minneapolis, has been named to Brill's Content's second annual "Influence List."
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NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING PRESIDENT BILL HILLSMAN NAMED TO "MARKETING 100"
Minneapolis, MN (June 28, 1999) — "The Marketing 100" is an annual roundup of the best and brightest American and International marketing minds.
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NADER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN HIRES NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING
Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2000) — Nader 2000, the presidential campaign for Green Party candidate Ralph Nader, announced at a press conference today that they have hired North Woods Advertising of Minneapolis, MN as the campaign's media advisor.
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ATTACKS ON NADER ARE FUTILE, DISHONEST
Minneapolis, MN (November 2, 2000) — Imagine: it's October of 2000, and the Seattle Mariners call a press conference prior to their American League Championship Series with the New York Yankees, champions of baseball three out of the last four years. Their manager, Lou Piniella, steps to the microphone and announces, " We're a wild card team from a small market. We don't have as many fans or as high a payroll as the New York Yankees. Most of the people in the country seem to want to see the Yankees in the World Series again. So we have decided not to compete — we will graciously step aside and the Yankees can just advance to the World Series."
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NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING NAMED NATIONAL WINNER IN VISION AWARD COMPETITION
Minneapolis, MN (January 8, 2001) — North Woods Advertising has been named a National Winner in The Vision Award competition for 2000. The competition is designed to select the best local and regional television commercials and video presentations created by advertising agencies, production studios and television stations in the United States.
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