Real Ad Man Still Seeks to Be Television Mad Man
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 Time: 2:34 PM
Real Ad Man Still Seeks to Be Television Mad Man
August 24, 2010 – Jeff Bowman, freelance art director, is on the path to go from behind the scenes to the silver screen. Bowman, who entered the “Mad Men” Casting Call Contest last month, is competing alongside nearly 4,000 entrants for a coveted walk-on role on the Emmy-winning AMC television series “Mad Men.” The two winners will be selected by “Mad Men” creator Matt Weiner from the top 10 male and female semi-finalists, voted online by viewers and fans. Bowman currently has over 7000 votes and is in the top 30 among male contest participants.
“When I entered the contest, I had no idea what I was doing, how to win or really what I was thinking,” Bowman said. After sending an e-mail encouraging family, friends and past colleagues and schoolmates to go online to vote, Bowman quickly turned to social media outlets Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to spread the world. After 48 hours he was in 4th place with over 1,000 votes.
“Up until now social media was for me mostly about, well, being social, but, after seeing the numbers, I have learned the power and the possibilities of social media,” said Bowman. While some competitors may be utilizing auto-voting software to increase their numbers, Bowman attributes his success to his network of family, friends, work associates and acquaintances.
“After the contest, though, it’s not over,” Bowman said. “The journey has just begun and the competition is just one milepost along the way.
The contest is open for public voting until September 17. To vote for Jeff (aka Mr. Dapper Don) visit www.madmencastingcall.amctv.com/browse/detail/RDICLA or http://bit.ly/DapperDon. Voters may vote once per day per computer. You can also follow Jeff’s journey at www.madmenmakingchange.wordpress.com.
About Jeff Bowman:
Born on a small, tobacco farm near Madison, N.C. in the early 60’s, Jeff was gifted in art from a very young age and became determined to study art in college. Despite his father’s tragic death during his senior year at Madison-Mayodan High School, he made it to college. He graduated Cum Laude from ECU’s School of Art with a BFA degree in Communications Arts/Graphic Design in 1983. Jeff interned during his last semester with the Dep’t of Natural Resources in Raleigh, N.C. After falling in love with the city, and a girl named Joy, as well as having few funds to go elsewhere, he decided to stay. He soon found work as an art director at Howard, Merrell, and Partners Advertising. His career has taken him to many other ad agencies, firms, and other organizations in the Raleigh area, like Rockett, Burkhead and Lewis/Winslow, The Stone Agency, and eventually The Catevo Group, which closed due to the economic downturn in Nov. 2009. This was just weeks after he’d had the biographical photo taken which he’s now using as his entry photo in the “Mad Men” contest. He now freelances as Bowman Creative, while doing some contractual creative/art direction for Ogilvy & Mather in Durham. Bowman Creative offers creative director, art direction, graphic design, brand building and brand strategy services. The economic downturn has caused his business to experience its slowest period ever in his career from mid-spring throughout this summer. However, there are promising signs of things picking up. Jeff feels this is due in part to the increased and renewed connections he has made, as well as the encouragement and motivation from his communities, friends, and family he has gained since entering the contest.
VOTE: http://bit.ly/Vote4DapperDon or http://bit.ly/DapperDon
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Jeff Bowman
jeff@bowmancreative.com
(919) 412-1070
www.madmanmakingchange.com.
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