Autor: Al Hampel

As a youngster in Paterson, N.J., Al Hampel worked part time as a salesman in men“s clothing stores. Concurrently he wrote a column for his school newspaper.Looking ahead he decided there was one career that combined both of his favorite pastimes, selling and writing. The choice was obvious. He would be an advertising copywriter. After a series of copywriting jobs in small ad agencies and companies around New Jersey, the ladder led to a copywriting job at Youg&Rubicam, one of Madison Avenue, s premier advertising agencies. Eventually he became copy chief, head of all copy in the agency. As copy chief, Hampel was able to write and influence some of advertising’s most notable ad campaigns., including Jell-O, Lay’s Potato Chips, Beautyrest, J&J, Piel’s Beer, Eastern Airlines, Bulova, General Electric, Breck Hair Products, etc. After retiring from the ad business, Al Hampel taught a course in advertising copywriting at the University of Arizona. He lives with his wife Dorothy in New York City.