Tampa ad agency welcomes new creative director

David Smail joins PPK and will handle its Bridgestone account.

By Business Observer Staff
| 8:24 a.m. May 19, 2022
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Courtesy. David Smail has joined Tampa advertising agency PPK as creative director and will handle its Bridgestone account.

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David Smail has joined PPK, a Tampa advertising agency, in the role of creative director.

According to a news release, Smail has spent his entire career in advertising. He founded and owned a BBDO office in Vietnam and was an advertising professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, in addition to working in various freelance roles. He has done creative work for major brands including PepsiCo, Nike, Twitter, Dove, Harley Davidson, Jim Beam, Kodak and FedEx.

At PPK, the release states, Smail will oversee a team of 19 staff members working on the Bridgestone Retail Operations account. Tire maker Bridgestone has been a PPK client for 14 years.