We have a proven track record and stellar reputation working with multi-franchise car dealers. With our organization’s energy and enthusiasm, our portfolio of experience and know-how, and our commitment to client service and satisfaction, you can look to Creative Car Ads to lead you where you want to go. Are you ready?
Rob Young - President
Mr. Young is the founder and President of Creative Car Ads. He believes in personal service and taking a back-to-basics, hands-on approach to fostering the agency-client partnership. His winning formula is to keep communication lines open, develop and stick to a well thought-out strategy, and execute flawlessly. Starting and establishing successful businesses is Young’s passion. He was recruited to help launch two television stations and directed the branding, marketing and sales plans for those operations. From there he was hired as General Manager of a five-franchise car dealer in Florida. Later, Young formed an internet branding company focused on automotive and retail marketing. After Media General Corporation absorbed that company, Young joined a specialized automotive advertising agency and managed several multi-franchise automobile dealership accounts. When he noticed that clients were taking their business to the agency to capitalize on his personal expertise, Young decided to establish his own firm. That firm is Creative Car Ads, a full-service automobile advertising agency located in Greenville, South Carolina at the cross roads of the new south. It is a reflection of Mr. Young’s 25 year career as an advertising, media and automotive retail dealership marketing professional.
John Jennings - Sr. VP/Creative Director
Mr. Jennings brings over 30 yrs. of experience to the table, and oversees the creative direction of all advertising for Communicating Results Group.
Jennings’ artistic talents emerged when he was two years old when his adoptive parents took him to a specialist to find out why he could write his name at such an early age. After testing, it was determined that he couldn’t write, but instead was “drawing” what he saw. At the age of ten he was united with his aunt, world-renowned artist Ina Mae Bergman, for formal training. After his family relocated from Oklahoma, Jennings resumed his studies at Masseur Museum of Fine Arts in Louisiana.
He began his professional career with Gannett News as an advertising layout artist, advancing to advertising art director and finally graphics editor and creative director during his nine year stay. His accolades at Gannett included over 50 Associated Press, Best of Gannett, and advertising’s Addy Awards. An accomplished wildlife artist, Jennings work has been auctioned off at Ducks Unlimited Banquets and he recently served as the Ducks Unlimited South Carolina State Webmaster and Art Committee Chairman. He is also a member of the Native American Journalist Association.
John relocated to Greenville, South Carolina to join Gerber Childrenswear as senior designer and also taught advanced Photoshop and Freehand classes at the Southern Institute for Advanced Technologies.
He joined Rob Young for the 1999 launch of an internet branding company and remained with him for the launch of Communicating Results Group.
Ed Creighton – VP Operations
Previously employed at a large multi-point automotive franchise, Ed Creighton has recently joined the team at Creative Car Ads. Ed will foster the relationship between clients and agency. He’ll ensure the success of campaigns, plan and forecast advertisements, and will ascertain your greatest growth opportunities.
With over 10 years of automotive management, Ed is very familiar with and skilled in the day-to-day operations of an automotive dealership. Ed understands the challenges, external and otherwise, facing today’s automotive dealer. In this capacity Ed was the liaison between agency and dealership, working both ends, defining target audiences and tailoring campaigns to meet dealership needs and budget requirements. Ed also enjoyed a stay as a publisher of a newspaper automotive section gaining experience creating various echelons of institutional, image, informational and cooperative print promotions before uniting with the agency.
Ed holds degrees from the Community College of the Air Force and University of Maryland in Business Management.
Johnathon Clark – VP Development
Joined CCA from automotive agency competitor looking to have additional resources available for his clients. Previously voted #1 Account Executive in Business Development for NBC broadcast television station with extensive experience in vendor programs, NTR, web products and TV sponsorships.
Johnathon is also a veteran of arenafootball2™ from conception, with a multiple role in: Sales, Financing, Public Relations, Print Publications (programs, game notes, press releases), Contract Negotiations, Advertising Campaigns (Signage, Print, TV, Radio, Newspaper, Direct Mail), Trade, Buying and Selling all media (TV, Radio and Newspaper Publications) in multiple markets. Over five years experience in sales management, creative advertising, contract fulfillment, promotions, event operations, day-to-day general administrative and organizational support in the arenafootball2 ™ League & Broadcast Television.