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General info
Dallas, TX
After 20 years as a copywriter and creative director, I've also begun expressing myself without words. Just the quiet, butterfly-with-knives sound of my camera shutter. A major relief to some familiar with my epic voice projection and fiendish laugh when a big idea hits. I'm up for a variety of writing and photo assignments. Basically, any creative challenge will do.
mfidd@mac.com
214.454.8800 office
Experience
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- Chief Freelance Officer
- Dallas, TX
Oct 2005 - Present - Fidd Worldwide
Since beginning at D’Arcy on Budweiser in 1990, I’ve written for numerous global clients, won several international awards, worked in every media created to date, filmed on four continents and had work translated into more languages than I can ask for the nearest bathroom. After such far-ranging experience, I figured why not open the world’s most dynamic one-man advertising agency, mostly as a thinly-veiled cover for freelance work? Today, it’s Fidd Worldwide. Tomorrow, ads for a local dry cleaners.
You can read recommendations here. I didn't even write them myself.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/fiddworldwide
Clients: Samsung, Pepsico, Bank of America, Direct Energy, Enterprise Leasing, Nokia, DG Fast Channel, Mobil 1 Racing, SBC Yellow Pages, Georgia Credit Union, Jack Daniels, Ford, Datile, Crest, Sam's Club and a few dozen others.
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- Chief Guy With Camera
- Dallas, TX
Jan 2006 - Present - Fiddography
While still growing as a photographer, my images have begun appearing in books, magazines, news publications, calendars and stock photography in addition to commercial work and commissions. Although I enjoy shooting anything that moves, or doesn't, I try to tell an unexpected, amusing or shocking story with every photo.
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- Vice President, Associate Creative Director
- Dallas, TX
1995 - 2005 - Publicis
Clients: BMW, Nestle, Eurocopter, Cellular One, TGI Fridays, Glaxo Smith Kline, TXU, Fort Worth Zoo, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Sara Lee and probably a hundred others over my 10 years at Publicis.
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- Let's just say I moved a lot back then...
1995 - 1990 - Previous Experience
Tucker Wayne/Luckie & Co.
Bernstein-Rein
Noble & Associates
D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles
Clients: BellSouth, Blockbuster, Wal-Mart, Budweiser, M&M Mars, Southwestern Bell, Mercedes Benz, Blue Cross Blue Shield, SunTrust Bank, The Kansas City Star, Tyson Chicken, Big Boy Restaurants
- Let's just say I moved a lot back then...
Awards/Recognition
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- Awards/Recognition
Cannes Film Festival
One Show
Clios
New York Festivals
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Addys
Obies
Education
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- Bachelors of Science in Advertising
- Austin, TX
Sep 1986 - May 1989 - University of Texas
Texas Creative
View Michael's Portfolio for work samples.