From the excellent reputation

Markus Ruf is the first freelance advertiser of the yearAround 15 years after he entered the
advertising and after more than 200 awards, including numerous
international, Markus Ruf is awarded the title of Advertiser of the Year 2001.
honored. Even the stars are aligned for the freelance conceptual designer of this
Year right. "For many lions, 2001 will be a super year",
predicted celebrity astrologer Elisabeth Tessier in her
Annual horoscope. To win the title, however, Ruf did not need
astrological constellation help. Its very clear lead
was already reflected in the reason given by the nomination committee: "Ruf
would have received the prize for his exceptionally creative achievements
actually deserved long ago," was the opinion of former female advertisers
A more than justified vote. Who
the indices of the last ten ADC yearbooks, you will find that the
noted that Ruf's name appears with consistent frequency among the award-winning
makers appears. Unlike most of the others, however, the
Number of mentions of his awards three to four lines each.
After working for Grendene + Lanz, Advico, Publicis and GGK, he made
the creative director became self-employed in 1994 and has since conceived campaigns
for about 20 agencies. Mostly for Ruedi Wyler Advertising, Guye &
Partner as well as Publicis. With the election as Advertiser of the Year 2001
he receives the Egon of the advertising week, and can afterwards calmly
already respectable trophy collection further complete. Page 10