Friday Fun: Who Is The Sexiest Man In Advertising?
November 16, 2007
It’s the “sexiest man” season, where major publications are choosing the hottest of the hot. Why is it that our attractive, smart, successful men of advertising never make the list? So, think how peeved we were to see that Salon.com has selected 36-year old Jon Hamm who plays Don Draper on Bravo’s Mad Men. So close and yet, so very far.
Real world advertising guys do it better. Trust.
So…. Welcome to the First Annual Sexiest Man In Advertising Awards! (applause) Our contenders are a mash-up of bigwigs and ADs, interactive designers, as well as Clio winners. We picked these fellows based on their quality of work and general well… hotness. The latter qualification was determined by a group of ten ladies in advertising to whom we owe a great deal of thanks.
Take a look at the guys below and VOTE HERE! Polls close Monday at 5 pm.
David Droga of Droga5 - More info
Mauro Alencar from Publicis Modem - More info
Juan Cabral from Fallon UK - More info
Ajaz Ahmed, co-founder and chairman of interactive agency AKQA - More info
Selmat Datang Chean, Interactive Designer, Wieden + Kennedy - More info
Geoff Edwards, ECD of Tag at McCann San Franciso - More info
Nick Law, Chief Creative Officer, R/GA - More info
Jose Molla, founder la comunidad in Miami - More info
Feh Tarty, AD at Goodby, Silverstein - More info
November 16, 2007 at 7:50 pm
but what of “industry heartthrob” Alex Bogusky?
November 16, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Funny enough… we were going to include him and then thought - ah he gets enough press for his good looks. Lets give someone else a chance, but yeah - he’s darling, too.
November 16, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Do you have a bigger selection?
November 16, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Oh damn. Now I’m gonna have to do a FIRST ANNUAL SEXIEST WOMEN IN ADVERTISING contest. I’ve been holding off for years for fear of being labeled a drooling male ad slut
But if you can do it with men, I can do it with women. Together we can bust the double standard and appreciate the hottest of both sexes. Bring on the bikinis, ladies. Oops, I guess that wouldn’t be fair unless you include Donny Deutsch in his Speedo in your contest.
http://www.adrants.com/2005/04/ad-posts-donny-deutsch-speedo-pics-gets-f.php
November 16, 2007 at 9:00 pm
So, um - who did you vote for Steve? Come on. Tell us!
We were going to do the ladies, but decide to start with the dudes. Go for it! Only one thing - head shots only. Fair is fair.
Love the Deutsch bit.
AS
November 16, 2007 at 9:33 pm
oooh, juan cabral. damn.
November 16, 2007 at 10:08 pm
I think he likes all of them… maybe he doesn’t want us to know.
November 16, 2007 at 10:23 pm
TARTY!
November 16, 2007 at 10:27 pm
I wonder how many times Feh is going to vote for himself…
November 16, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Worst. List. Ever.
November 16, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Now, now… there’s always next year for you to make the list!
AS
November 16, 2007 at 11:36 pm
We are now at DoucheBag Threat Level Red.
November 16, 2007 at 11:53 pm
lots of second-tier guys are missing and even then every other media department kills these creatives. those are the real pretty-boy frat places.
oh yeah… and droga is a midget. you just don’t see that in those pictures of him.
November 17, 2007 at 12:11 am
We can’t include everyone! Next time, we’ll do an open call for entries? Sound good?
AS
November 17, 2007 at 12:36 am
Juan Cabral, really? Kinda has a touch of Fabio-ness going on, no?
November 17, 2007 at 1:56 am
Pode usar photoshop nas fotos?
November 17, 2007 at 2:36 am
Stop hating Feh is HOT
November 17, 2007 at 3:17 am
Pretty fugly group.
And duly noted that in order to get “diversity” in the ranks, you have a bunch of agency founders/ECDs and then a random Black AD at Goodby and random Asian designer at Wieden
November 17, 2007 at 7:14 am
Um hello? Anyone ever seen a cleaned up Craig Daitch from PHD? His blue eyes are YUM and so is his facebook picture!!!
November 17, 2007 at 8:30 am
oh yeah! open call, please!!
November 17, 2007 at 9:48 am
What about Canadian beau Scott Goodson?
November 17, 2007 at 5:21 pm
That Nick Law. Wow. Charm. Brains. Brawn. If only he fit in a Brioni suit.
November 17, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Feh rocks!
November 17, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Ok I say Scott Goodson too.
Way cute.
November 18, 2007 at 6:29 am
Chean Wei-Law << the asian guy’s name. haha, the salamut thing was the first words off that w+k post and it means “what’s up” in malay.
November 19, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Geoff Edwards defines this title…inside and out
Signed,
Making it official…Ty-
McCann Erickson San Francisco, Ca
November 19, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Superspy, did you notice: it’s mainly guys who post in here..
Suggestion for the next competition: best-dressed man in advertising, with open call for entries.
November 19, 2007 at 10:24 pm
I think Semat is being overlooked and under voted….where is Carlos Speziali, David Rolfe, Sergio Lopez or Rodrigo Butori?
November 20, 2007 at 2:22 am
Peter Nicholson at Deutsch. Yummy and has a huge cock, too.
November 20, 2007 at 2:55 am
Geoff Edwards.. does he lurk around piano lounges? How does northern california fit in with the writer’s guild and the motion picture industry debates? There is no free music and no free writing… we always have had to pay for services…just because you can tiptoe into somebody’s boudoir and grab an interesting notebook doesn’t mean you should not leave a big bill on the chest of drawers.
November 20, 2007 at 6:13 am
Dave Droga rocks. Much better looking in real life.
November 20, 2007 at 8:32 am
Damn, gotta give it up to my man Geoff. if he wasnt making ads, you know hed be rocking out with the heaviest of the metal bands. Scott Ian look out, Geoff has the rockstar chin steelo on lock. Also gotta give a shout to my man UNDOBOY. He knows sexy too. but in a quiet malaysian kind of way.
November 20, 2007 at 4:07 pm
words can’t express my feelings for this honor.
this one i’ll never forget!
(trust me, my team will see to it)
November 20, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Um, no Nick Terzis of Chiat Day NY? For shame.
November 20, 2007 at 7:49 pm
DON DRAPER IS ON AMC - NOT BRAVO!
November 20, 2007 at 8:48 pm
where is vicky gitto??? he is the sexiest man in advertising!
November 21, 2007 at 7:24 pm
one vote for the strapping thai boy from Wieden. i LOVE ASIAN MEN!
November 26, 2007 at 11:49 pm
hmm…
though he is asian but he is not from Thailand!!
March 5, 2008 at 8:46 pm
ooohh, they are all so sexy!
March 14, 2008 at 4:15 pm
what about sexiest women? i want to see that catfight.