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Every year, local TV station KUTV gathers together a handful of bleary-eyed Utah creatives at ungodly hours to riff on pop culture and help promote the Utah Addy Awards.

Recently, the U of U Alumni group sat down with Tracy Crowell, president of Crowell Advertising, to learn what it is, exactly, that makes his agency so likeable and attractive to U of U alumni…

In a reckless act of advertising genius, Crowell has created its very own artificial intelligence…

After two months of submissions, The Tracy Awards announced its 2009 “winners” to the delight of press and public alike.

In the world of advertising awards shows, none are more highly thought of than the RMA’s (as they’re called in the business by the ultra-pretentious). We may not have won the $100,000 Grand Prize, but as they say, “There’s always next year, loser.” A random photo of Tracy and Chip and some other awards-goers, below.

In a blatantly obvious ploy to sucker Crowell employees into inundating the office with communal brownies, Travis Gray organized a brownie bake-off contest in “honor” of Nina Lynch’s birthday. Jill won 1st place; Kim won 2nd place; Anna won 3rd place; and Travis won some lame award called “Best Presentation” because Nina felt sorry for him.

No news here, really. Just a creepy photo we thought you’d like to see.

Crowell employee Adam Bramwell has been crowned/debased by winning eBay’s competition for the worst ID photo in the state. The competition was held over a three week period at a series of free rock concerts held at the Gallivan Center – after winning a preliminary round, he was then automatically entered into the finale competition, in which he crushed the competition. The ID photo in question, seen below, is entitled “FULL COLOR GLORY” for obvious reasons.

There have been a lot of great gifts given at Crowell over the years. Inflatable toast. Squirrel underpants. A lobster harmonica. Interesting, yes, but where’s the pizzazz, where’s the wow-factor, where’s the pooper-scooper?

Why did we do it? Because it costs less than a dollar per foot. Do you really need a better reason? Besides, if you can think of a better way to test the safety of our safety goggles, we’d like to hear it.

What do Crowell creatives have that the rest of us don’t? An extra stomach? A third nipple? Trendy sunglasses? There’s only one way to find out - scalpel, STAT!

Crowell just launched a new series of TV ads starring a toy named Smokerman who can’t keep up with other action figures because he smokes cigarettes.

According to a report by the National Institute of Marketing Studies, 66% of all statistics related to…

A panel of marketing and advertising professionals recently named Crowell Advertising “National…

Experts are at a loss to explain the recent appearance on the ceiling of our Creative Department.

As promised, here’s the newest list of items found in copywriter Darrell Smith’s jeans pockets.

The latest addition to our new offices is a vintage-style, fully-functional Coke machine.

Crowell Advertising was recently the setting for the caliber of dartmanship normally reserved for…

When it comes to being recognized for world-class creative ideas, there IS no bigger award than…

In the world of elite ad competitions, only one is solely devoted to radio: the Radio Mercury Awards.

And now, one minute and fifty-one seconds of shameless self-promotional movie trailer.

What do you get when you cross a University of Utah football sponsorship with Crowell’s penchant for…

Julie Crowell, a survivor of breast cancer and the wife of agency president Tracy Crowell, appeared…

In an early morning raid, two caucasion males dressed as Japanese ninjas found their way into….

We combined our continuing assault on tired marketing cliches with our sponsorship of University of Utah