Tim Bell
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The Right Honourable The Lord Bell |
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| Born |
Timothy John Leigh Bell 18 October 1941 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Advertising and public relations executive |
| Known for | Campaign work for Margaret Thatcher |
Timothy John Leigh Bell, Baron Bell (born 18 October 1941) is a British advertising and public relations executive, best known for his advisory role in Margaret Thatcher's three successful general election campaigns.
Bell was born on 18 October 1941, to Greta Mary Findlay and Arthur Leigh Bell. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Barnet, and joined ABC Television at 18 as a post boy. He worked in various advertising/PR firms in the late 60s including the London agency Geers Gross, before helping to found and becoming Managing Director of Saatchi and Saatchi in 1970, later serving as Chairman and Managing Director of Saatchi and Saatchi Compton from 1975.
On 19 November 1977 Bell was fined £50 for indecency. He had exposed himself while masturbating at his Hampstead bathroom window on 21 October in full view of female passers-by. He left Saatchi to found Lowe Howard-Spink & Bell (serving as deputy chairman) in 1985 and bought out part of it, which became his own agency, Lowe Bell Communications, in 1989, and became Chairman of Chime Communications in 1994 (which included the Bell Pottinger Group).
Bell was instrumental in the Conservative general election campaign victories of Margaret Thatcher. For her first 1979 victory, he created the 'Labour Isn't Working' campaign and advised the future Prime Minister on interview techniques, clothing, and even hairstyle choices. He also courted newspaper editors and worked on devastating attacks on the Labour Party.
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