Paul Tilley

Why I took my bank to court

BBC News (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008

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

More talk about ethics from Liberty Mutual

adfreak (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008

... 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...

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

Gawker (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008

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...

Un-fucking-believable!!!

AdScam/The Horror! (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008

... 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...

Tampons, Paul Tilley and Social networks.

Adland (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008

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".

Liberty Mutual buying Paul Tilley keywords

Original Signal (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008

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,...

Liberty Mutual buying Paul Tilley keywords

adfreak (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008

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,...

Attack of the Blog

Prevention Works (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008

... 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...

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

Gawker (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008

... 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...

State Farm Strikes Back at Rivals

Original Signal (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008

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....

The Reign of eTerror: Are Blogs Responsible For Suicide?

LAist (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008

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...

Personal Mean-Spirited Attacks Hurt: Can They Kill?

bizsolutionsplus Featuring Solution (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

... 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...

• Lewis Green: Personal Mean-Spirited Attacks Hurt: Can They Kill? - Original Signal

Lewis Green: Personal Mean-Spirited Attacks Hurt: Can They Kill?

Marketing Profs Daily Fix (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008

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...

• Lewis Green: Personal Mean-Spirited Attacks Hurt: Can They Kill? - Original Signal

STOP THIS BLOG BEFORE IT KILLS AGAIN [Gawker Explainer]

Gawker (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008

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,...

Squawk Box Preview - March 4

Alec Saunders (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008

... 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.