Part of Raleigh's History
The Raleigh City Museum‘s “Art of Business” exhibit opened Friday with a reception including live music, food and drinks. The exhibit features commercial art including signage, print collateral, packaging and advertising from some historic Raleigh-based businesses.
Howard Merrell & Partner’s own Senior Art Director, John Moore, the grandson of our agency’s founder, Jack Howard, helped complete the exhibit with several original ad pieces and copy from J.T. Howard Advertising Agency (our agency’s founding name). Early clients included Pine State Creamery, the State of North Carolina and Durham Life Insurance.
Several HM&P employees attended the event and enjoyed learning about our agency’s place in Raleigh’s history.
Raleigh's First Advertising Agency
The New Raleigh blog recently posted a brief history of advertising in Raleigh. The blog post features Howard, Merrell & Partners — originally J.T. Howard Advertising Agency — the first advertising agency in Raleigh. There are some great pictures of the agency in our early years…check it out.
