HISTORY
HAROLD E. FLINT & ASSOCIATEs FOUNDER HAROLD FLINT (1956)
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n the speech that Flint Group founder Harold Flint delivered at the 30th anniversary celebration of Harold E. Flint and Associates, Flint recalled how in 1946 he had returned to his hometown of Fargo at the urging of a man named Barney Lavin, who, at the time, owned his own advertising firm and wanted to join forces with Flint. After serving his country in World War II, Flint had been living in Chicago and writing for a publication called Prairie Farmer, but he yearned to bring his young family back to the area where he grew up so that he could raise his children in Fargo. So he took a chance, wrote a “position wanted” ad and placed it in The Fargo Forum. Years later, he would describe that simple "want" ad as being the best ad he ever wrote because it got him a job at an agency. When Lavin answered the ad and convinced Flint to help him start Fargo’s advertising sector, Flint of course had no idea that it would lead to a lifelong career in Fargo and that his company would one day impact the entire region.
By Kris Bevill, PR Specialist, Flint Group Photos courtesy of Flint Group
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