William was one of the three founders of the international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB).

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Townsend, was talking with his ad agency, Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB) about ways to boost his business.

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Not for Stephen Nesle, the executive creative director at Tribal DDB New York, the interactive arm of what used to be called Doyle Dane Bernbach.

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She started her career as a copywriter at Seventeen magazine, then moved to agencies, first LC Gumbinner Agency and later Doyle Dane Bernbach, where she became group head and its first woman lead creative.

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After doing some comprehensive research on the competitive landscape for its client Avis, Madison Avenue agency DDB (Doyle Dane Bernbach) came to the conclusion that Hertz was far and away No. 1 in the field, and that it would be impossible for Avis to capture the leading position based on an ad campaign alone.

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