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1. 1. Philadelphia Ad Club: Brownstein Group's CEO Involves Students with Art Contest

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   Published on: 11/9/2005   Last Visited: 11/11/2005

   Through his work with the ADL, Berny Brownstein, CEO and founder of The Brownstein Group, has been involved with the "No Place for Hate" campaign for the past two years. This year, however, he wanted to bring a fresh, new approach to the campaign's development by energizing it with some younger points-of-view. As an active alumnus of The University of the Arts, Brownstein chose the institution and its students as his forum for the contest.
   
   In partnership with the ADL, Brownstein presented the opportunity to the sophomore illustration class, made up of about 40 students, and, in concert with their instructors, worked with them on the project throughout the semester. The students were pushed to think about the idea of prejudice and pull from their own experiences to find inspiration for their creative concept.
   
   "It's enlightening to realize how aware young people are of the problems that exist today," said Brownstein. "Each student brought something to the table that was unique or thought-provoking, so it was quite an insightful process for me as well. It was tough to decide the winner of the contest having been shown so much talent, but the Anti-Defamation League and I are proud of the selected piece since we feel it truly delivers the message that the 'No Place for Hate' campaign is centered around."
   
   Brownstein and representatives of the ADL chose Oleg Djimbinov's work as the winner. His poster displays a group of people standing with boxes over their heads showing different labels such as "White," "Black," "Gay" and "Jew." The tagline reads "Labels are for packages, not people."
   
   As an Asian native of Russia now living in Philadelphia, Djimbinov had, himself, felt the effects of prejudice, so the contest was a very personal experience for him. Through this campaign, Djimbinov hopes that his vision will have a personal impact on others as well.
   
   Brownstein recognized Djimbinov and his winning work with a cash prize at the ADL's board meeting and hopes to continue the annual contest at The University of the Arts for years to come.

2. 2. The Brownstein Group - Berny Brownstein

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   Published on: 3/2/2002   Last Visited: 3/2/2002

   Berny Brownstien
   
   A native Philadelphian, Berny graduated from University of the Arts in 1957 and began his career in the advertising department of a major department store before moving on to a small ad agency. After working at multi-national agency N.W. Ayer, Berny opened Brownstein Advertising in April 1964.
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   Berny has counseled a wide variety of clients, from multi-national manufacturing firms to jewelers, restaurants to theme parks, retail outlets to national publications, and business-to-business organizations. Berny continues to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to his clients, and has become a de facto teacher and mentor to dozens of advertising professionals in the region.
   
   In September 1989, Berny brought his son, Marc, back to Philadelphia after eight years in New York, re-naming the agency The Brownstein Group. In 1996, the agency added a public relations/integrated communications department, creating a full service marketing communications firm.
   
   Berny resides in Bala Cynwyd, just outside Philadelphia, with his wife Beverly. In his free time he returns to his true love, fine arts, and continues to exhibit his paintings and drawings. His oldest son, Michael, is publisher of Ladies Home Journal, and his daughter, Toni, is in the travel business.
   
   You can write to Berny at berny@brownsteingroup.com.

3. 3. The Brownstein Group - News

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   Published on: 11/8/2005   Last Visited: 11/8/2005

   Shown in the photo from left to right: John Gilbert, creative director of TBG; Larry Kane, author of the new book "Ticket to Ride" and strategic consultant to TBG; Berny Brownstein, founder and CEO of TBG; David Cohen, executive vice president, Comcast Corporation; and Marc Brownstein, president of TBG.