Rod Allen (advertising executive), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Rod Allen (advertising executive)

British advertising executive

Date of Birth: 16-May-1929

Date of Death: 22-Aug-2007

Profession: businessperson, advertising person

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Roderick Howard Allen (16 May 1929 – 22 August 2007) was a British advertising executive who wrote many well known advertising slogans and jingles used in the United Kingdom.
He was nicknamed the "jingle king". Allen was born in Consett, County Durham and worked in advertising from the age of 17.
His career was only interrupted by National Service in the Royal Corps of Signals.
In 1966, Allen joined Mike Brady and Peter Marsh to co-found the advertising agency Allen, Brady and Marsh, which was one of the five largest agencies in the UK during the early 1980s until its demise in the late 80s following a take-over by another ad agency, Lowe.