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Linda Kaplan Thaler
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Linda Kaplan Thaler (January, 1951) is an American advertiser and author. She is currently the CEO & President of Kaplan Thaler Productions. As an advertiser she helped create advertising campaigns that are well known in American culture including the Aflac duck and the “Yes, Yes, Yes” campaign for Clairol Herbal Essence . She has authored and composed jingles, including “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m a Toys "R" Us Kid,” and “ Kodak Moments". She is a motivational speaker at businesses and colleges. Yale School of Management .
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american advertising and non-fiction writer
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american advertiser and author
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