When It all began ...
There has been a lively discussion among some of the real veterans of C/D about when, precisely, it was founded. (This being its 40th Anniversary.) Here are some thoughts from one of the original employees ...
Steven, a continued thank you for keeping the Chiat/Day spirit and alumni club going. There is probably paperwork somewhere to document it, but the official first day of Chiat/Day was either the end of September or the beginning of October 1968. I actually was one of the original emloyees -- along with Jay and Guy, of course, and Hy and Mel & Mel (that's the point at which Keye and Donna, who were part of Faust/Day, left to open their own shop). There were many others -- I think we numbered around 25 folks, maybe a few more. It was the merger of Faust/Day and Jay Chiat & Associates. It was marked by an ad in what became Adweek (then MAC). Thanks, Mary Beth Neal (now Garber)