# Brian D. Fox

> Brian D. Fox founded and led B.D. Fox & Friends, an entertainment advertising agency with work spanning film campaigns, television and interactive entertainment. A former Revell toy designer and 1973 Institute of Design graduate, he started an agency at home with Laserium as his first client, sold it to key managers in August 2007, and later worked in independent-film marketing and distribution under B.D. Fox Independent.

- **Role:** Entertainment advertising executive, graphic designer and film distributor
- **Organizations:** B.D. Fox & Friends, B.D. Fox Independent, Revell
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Education:** Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Built B.D. Fox & Friends from a home-based agency with one client to a reported 75 employees in 1997., Agency campaign work included E.T., Batman, Steel Magnolias and television advertising for CBS., An unused Batman poster credited to Fox appeared in a 2013 exhibition of alternative movie posters.

## Career timeline

- **1973** — Graduated from the Institute of Design; the Revell Goodyear Blimp model he designed reached the market.
- **1970s** — Started an agency at home with Laserium as his first client after a small advertising employer closed.
- **1997** — Led a 75-person advertising company, according to the April 13 Los Angeles Business Journal profile.
- **2006** — Prepared a Berlin European Film Market sales operation with Kristina Kreska.
- **2007-08** — Sold B.D. Fox & Friends to key managers and began consulting to independent-film distributors.
- **2009-03** — B.D. Fox Independent launched a self-distribution service.
- **2011** — Worked on the releases of Down for Life and Visioneers.

## Achievements

- Built B.D. Fox & Friends from a home-based agency with one client to a reported 75 employees in 1997.
- Agency campaign work included E.T., Batman, Steel Magnolias and television advertising for CBS.
- An unused Batman poster credited to Fox appeared in a 2013 exhibition of alternative movie posters.
- Expanded into independent-film marketing and distribution after selling the agency.

## Latest updates

- **2011-05** — A release announcement identified Fox as president and marketing head of B.D. Fox Independent and described its Visioneers partnership with Viva Pictures.

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