Ed McCabe
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Ed McCabe was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1938. He is a founder of Scali, McCabe, Sloves
, an American
advertising agency
of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974, he was elected to the One Club
Hall of Fame at the age of 34. He remains the youngest person ever elected to the One Club Hall of Fame. He wrote several of the iconic ad campaigns of his era, including the Perdue Chicken
, Volvo
and Maxell
advertising efforts.
In 1987 he retired from the firm he founded to compete in the gruelling Paris-Dakar auto race
. He subsequently wrote the book Against Gravity about this experience. In 1991 he founded McCabe & Company in New York
. He now spends his time between New York City and his home in Marblehead, MA.
Scali, McCabe, Sloves
Scali, McCabe, Sloves was an American advertising agency founded in 1967 by Sam Scali, Ed McCabe, Marvin Sloves, Alan Pesky and Len Hultgren...
, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
advertising agency
Advertising agency
An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients. An ad agency is independent from the client and provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services...
of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974, he was elected to the One Club
The One Club
Founded in New York City as The One Club for Art & Copy, The One Club produces three annual award competitions: One Show, One Show Design, and One Show Interactive...
Hall of Fame at the age of 34. He remains the youngest person ever elected to the One Club Hall of Fame. He wrote several of the iconic ad campaigns of his era, including the Perdue Chicken
Perdue Farms
Perdue Farms is a major chicken processing company based in Salisbury, Maryland, United States with annual sales in excess of $4.6B.-Origin and war era:...
, Volvo
Volvo
AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
and Maxell
Maxell
, commonly known as Maxell, is a Japanese company which manufactures consumer electronics. The company's notable products are batteries -- the company's name is a contraction of "maximum capacity dry cell" -- and recording media, including audio cassettes and blank VHS tapes, and recordable optical...
advertising efforts.
In 1987 he retired from the firm he founded to compete in the gruelling Paris-Dakar auto race
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...
. He subsequently wrote the book Against Gravity about this experience. In 1991 he founded McCabe & Company in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He now spends his time between New York City and his home in Marblehead, MA.
External links
- An interview with Mr.Edward McCabe (interviewed in 1968)