Earnest Elmo Calkins (March 15, 1868 – October 4, 1964) was an American advertising executive who co-founded the Calkins and Holden advertising agency. He pioneered the use of art in advertising, of fictional characters, the soft sell, and the idea of "consumer engineering". He has been called the "Dean of Advertising Men".
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