Turtledove Clemens Explained

Turtledove Clemens
Type:	Private
Industry:	Integrated marketing communications
Foundation:	Portland, Oregon, United States
Founder:	Earl Heims
Location City:	Portland, Oregon
Location Country:	U.S.
Key People:	Jay Clemens (CEO/President) Stuart Samuelson (Vice President)

Turtledove Clemens is an American privately owned integrated marketing communications agency based in Portland, Oregon. The agency's offices are in the historic Jefferson Station building.^[1]

Works

Founded by Earl Heims in 1942, it is one of the oldest currently operating advertising agencies in Oregon.

The agency provides local and regional clients with advertising, interactive, media buying, graphic design, and public relations services. The company has produced work for Oregon for Kennedy (1960),^[2] Oregon State Health Division (1987)^[3] and Oil Can Henry's.

Timeline

• 1942: Earl Heims & Associates founded
• 1958: Harry Lenoard Turtledove joins Earl Heims and the agency becomes Heims and Turtledove Agency, which later became Turtledove Clemens, Inc.^[4]
• 1959: Produced campaign featuring appearance by Playboy Playmate Lisa Winters for opening of Nudelman's University Shop in Downtown Portland
• 1960: Handled advertising for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in Oregon^[5]
• 1969: Produced child abuse campaign for the State of Oregon; a poster produced as part of the campaign was later placed in the Smithsonian collection
• 1972: Jay Clemens joins agency
• 1977: Clemens becomes a partner and the agency is renamed Turtledove Clemens
• 1986: Produced Oregon Health Division AIDS awareness campaign
• 1992: Acquired majority interest in Seattle agency Ballard Bratsberg^[6]
• 2007: Moved into current offices in Jefferson Station building
• 2008: "Visiting Friends & Relatives" campaign produced by Turtledove Clemens for Clackamas County Tourism & Cultural Affairs^[7] wins Gold Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) David Ogilvy Research Award^{[8] [9]}
• 2011: Harry Turtledove dies^[10]

Associations

Turtledove Clemens also owns and operates Ballard Bratsberg,^[11] a full-service agency in Seattle.

The agency is a member of Independent Marketing Communications Network (ICOM),^[12] one of the world's largest networks of independent advertising agencies.

External links

• Official Website
• Instagram Followers
• Instagram Likes & Views

Notes and References

1. Web site: Santen Jr. . J David . 2007-08-30 . Office condominiums show signs of catching on . 2022-07-14 . www.bizjournals.com.
2. Web site: Oregon for Kennedy .
3. Web site: Oregon State Health Division .
4. Web site: Harry Leonard Turtledove . 2022-06-02 . Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education . en-US.
5. Web site: Kennedy Oregon Campaign . dead . https://archive.today/20110427062954/http://oregonianphoto.com/2008/03/12/1960-photopublished-on-november-23-1963democratic-canidate/ . 2011-04-27 .
6. Book: Adweek: Western advertising news . 1992 . A/S/M Communications. . en.
7. Web site: CCTCA Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory.
8. Web site: The ARF 2008 David Ogilvy Awards Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305234544/http://www.thearf.org/ogilvy-08-winners.php . 2014-03-05 .
9. Web site: Clackamas County Tourism Agency Honored with Prestigious Advertising Award .
10. Web site: Harry Leonard Turtledove Obituary (2011) The Oregonian . 2022-06-16 . OregonLive.
11. Web site: Ballard Bratsberg Merges With Portland Ad Agency .
12. Web site: ICOM .