Hate Haven?
July 6, 2007
Jim Haven is the beloved owner of Creature Seattle. The company, that bills itself as a reinterpretation of advertising (people probably hate him for that alone) does legitimately good work for Nike, Starbucks and the tasty Pacifico beer.
Haven is the classic ad guy: you love him because he’s perfectly witty and charming, but on the other hand we hear… that he dates young, young creatives across Seattle, faux directs spots and has a touch of the prima donna in him. Oh yeah – and dude drives a mid-life crisis Lotus. Accordingly, a bunch of folks on MySpace have created an I Hate Jim Haven group.
Lots of people passive aggressively hate individuals in the ad biz. It’s the mere fact that someone took the time to create the group that’s most impressive. Be aggressive. B-E aggressive!
We’re sure some of you love him. Let us know if you love or hate Haven. Email us: agencyspy AT mediabistro DOT com
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August 10, 2007 at 6:35 pm
One point of clarification – Jim is the co-owner and co-founder of Creature. His partner, Matt Peterson, is great, and shouldn’t be overlooked as a mitigating factor.