Atlanta Copywriter,
David Freels.

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  • This outdoor board produced so many smiles, Orkin finally made humor in advertising more of a rule than an exception to the rule.

    This outdoor board produced so many smiles, Orkin finally made humor in advertising more of a rule than an exception to the rule.

  • The “Windshield” outdoor led to Orkin’s first print campaign in decades and transformed The Exterminator into just a logo.

    The “Windshield” outdoor led to Orkin’s first print campaign in decades and transformed The Exterminator into just a logo.

  • Once The Exterminator became just a logo, the ad space was freed up to say something fun, interesting, and engaging.

    Once The Exterminator became just a logo, the ad space was freed up to say something fun, interesting, and engaging.

  • Orkin does the dirty work none of us like to do ourselves. Might as well make it fun.

    Orkin does the dirty work none of us like to do ourselves. Might as well make it fun.

  • Response to the Orkin Print was so strong, another Print campaign was produced for This Old House magazine.

    Response to the Orkin Print was so strong, another Print campaign was produced for This Old House magazine.

  • The response to the termite ad led to another fact-based print ad in This Old House magazine.

    The response to the termite ad led to another fact-based print ad in This Old House magazine.

  • Orkin’s cardinal rules: 1. No humor. 2. No print advertising. 3. Never, ever show a bug in an ad. Great ads break rules--and sales records.

    Orkin’s cardinal rules: 1. No humor. 2. No print advertising. 3. Never, ever show a bug in an ad. Great ads break rules--and sales records.

  • Yeah, I can do coupon ads. And brochures. Newsletters. White Papers. Or anything else you need.

    Yeah, I can do coupon ads. And brochures. Newsletters. White Papers. Or anything else you need.

  • This ad wrote itself in about 2 minutes. Sea-Pak loved the ad and the coupon redemption rate.

    This ad wrote itself in about 2 minutes. Sea-Pak loved the ad and the coupon redemption rate.

  • Participation in Habitat builds reached an all-time high after this series was posted around the church.

    Participation in Habitat builds reached an all-time high after this series was posted around the church.

  • More parishioners joined this Habitat build than ever before. Was it the commanding Scripture in the headline?

    More parishioners joined this Habitat build than ever before. Was it the commanding Scripture in the headline?

  • To really get people’s attention, use humor to disarm all sides of a controversy.

    To really get people’s attention, use humor to disarm all sides of a controversy.

  • This concept was produced for a friend with a minimal budget.

    This concept was produced for a friend with a minimal budget.

  • Their competition was a neighborhood Waffle House.

    Their competition was a neighborhood Waffle House.

  • Like many clients, this one also wanted the ad to do more than one thing.

    Like many clients, this one also wanted the ad to do more than one thing.

  • The staples weren't in the telephone poles longer than an hour before the owner called and gave us the dog anyway.

    The staples weren't in the telephone poles longer than an hour before the owner called and gave us the dog anyway.

  • Norfolk Southern does whatever it takes to deliver. So do I.

    Norfolk Southern does whatever it takes to deliver. So do I.

  • What an incredible example of customer service. Still, NS hesitated to run it, afraid every customer would demand the same.

    What an incredible example of customer service. Still, NS hesitated to run it, afraid every customer would demand the same.

  • This Norfolk Southern campaign made it to Archive magazine, and it’s also profiled in my Case Studies section.

    This Norfolk Southern campaign made it to Archive magazine, and it’s also profiled in my Case Studies section.

  • There’s nothing more powerful than truth in advertising.

    There’s nothing more powerful than truth in advertising.

  • The strategy: Offer parents a pastoral alternative to Six Flags, Disney, and anything else manmade.

    The strategy: Offer parents a pastoral alternative to Six Flags, Disney, and anything else manmade.

  • Unused frames outside every Georgia State University classroom were the perfect medium to place a simple message and generate a solution to a complicated problem.

    Unused frames outside every Georgia State University classroom were the perfect medium to place a simple message and generate a solution to a complicated problem.