Tim Arnold
Possible20
Recent appearances:
Advertising Federation/Creative Council
Houston, Keynote Speaker
Keynote speaker, Integrated Marketing Summit, St. Louis:
The Advertising Show:
See my blog at www.possible20.blogspot.com
Movie marketer
Public speaker
Advertising exec
Business builder
Brand strategist
Account leader
Adweek columnist
Teacher
Producer
Musician
MA University of Missouri
School of Journalism
“possible 20:” slang, from the music business: exceed expectations; as in, jam like crazy this set, and you’ll possiblly get a 20 minute break instead of 15.
Tim Arnold is a 35-year advertising industry veteran and a partner in new think creative, an entertainment agency promoting general release motion picutres. His first job was at D’Arcy, St. Louis, where he ran the Budweiser business for 10 years, launching the ground-breaking “This Bud’s for You” campaign. He moved to New York twenty-five years ago, and has worked at J. Walter Thompson (Burger King, Miller), Scali McCabe Sloves (Hertz) and DMB&B (worldwide Board of Directors; Dir, Global Business Development). He was president of McCann Amsteryard and a partner at The Ad Store, where he produced the notorious first Super Bowl commercial for GoDaddy. For three years he’s told his stories in a regular column for Adweek magazine. He also plays a mean blues guitar and has played numerous clubs in New York City as part of the Night Train Blues Band. He’s run his own consulting business for many years - Possible20. Current assignments include writing and producing television commercials for The Reef Resort, Cayman Islands, promoting a major music festival and leading a new product launch. Arnold is active on the public speaking circuit.
(Portrait by Jessica Miller-Smith, Croton on Hudson, NY).
