Meet the Man Behind Donald Trump's Ad Shop 'Draper Sterling'

[ABX]

Draper Sterling is getting fisher and fishier. Just recently registered. No advertising experience. The guy who registered the name was associated with some questionable pharmaceutical start ups and he used his mother-in-law's address on the FEC filings.

Donald Trump revealed in an FEC filing on Monday night that he spent $35,000 on web advertising through a New Hampshire-based ad shop named ... Draper Sterling.

That's right: To go by its name, the shop's name partners are "Mad Men" fictional characters Don Draper and Roger Sterling.

That set reporters scrambling to figure out what non-fictional people might be handling ads for the Trump campaign.

Draper Sterling has no evident website or social media presence. But the agency is apparently run by one Jon Adkins, who signed Draper Sterling's New Hampshire application for registration as a foreign limited liability company in February......

http://adage.com/article/campaign-trail/donald-trump-spends-35-000-secret-draper-sterling-shop/304619/

[Oceander]

So what's up with this alleged company?

[ABX]

So what's up with this alleged company?

That's the question. For all intents and purposes, it seems to be a front for something else. They don't produce anything, the address is not to the company or even the person who registered it himself but his mother in law who knows nothing about it, and the person who registered it has a very questionable past of stuff like this.

The question is who authorized hiring them, for what, and to what ends?  At that, as they have zero web presence or any listings other than the company name, how did someone on the campaign know they even existed to hire them for whatever in the first place?

[Mechanicos]

So far it appears to be a Small web site developer operating out of a home office using a funny name for his business from a movie.

Now the RATS are anti-small business it seems.

[ABX]

So far it appears to be a Small web site developer operating out of a home office using a funny name for his business from a movie.

Now the RATS are anti-small business it seems.

Nope, they were listed in FEC filings as an advertising company but they don't do advertising. The home address is to the register's mother-in-law who doesn't know what he does and says he works out of Boston. The register has a history of other fake companies like a pharmaceutical front company and even a PAC with zero receipts or filings.

That isn't a small business. That is a front.

[Silver Pines]

Draper Sterling is getting fisher and fishier. Just recently registered. No advertising experience. The guy who registered the name was associated with some questionable pharmaceutical start ups and he used his mother-in-law's address on the FEC filings.

Someone in the media needs to contact AMC to find out if they granted rights to use their property.

[Neverdul]

That's the question. For all intents and purposes, it seems to be a front for something else. They don't produce anything, the address is not to the company or even the person who registered it himself but his mother in law who knows nothing about it, and the person who registered it has a very questionable past of stuff like this.

The question is who authorized hiring them, for what, and to what ends?  At that, as they have zero web presence or any listings other than the company name, how did someone on the campaign know they even existed to hire them for whatever in the first place?

Why am I reminded of the movie Trading Places?  Remember the guy, Clarence Beeks who Randolph and Mortimer Duke had on the payroll but wouldn’t tell Louis or Billy Ray what they were paying him for?

Where is Beeks? Where in hell is Beeks?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K0oYcGD9V0

[Mechanicos]

Nope, they were listed in FEC filings as an advertising company but they don't do advertising. The home address is to the register's mother-in-law who doesn't know what he does and says he works out of Boston. The register has a history of other fake companies like a pharmaceutical front company and even a PAC with zero receipts or filings.

That isn't a small business. That is a front.

Its registered correctly as a foreign company since he is HQ in Boston. Neither one of the other two are evidence of fraud since its only a 2 month old filing. And as far as a Front company there is nothing there to support that claim. All you have is a 2 month old company filed as a foreign corp at a relatives address using a fictional name from a movie.
What is bothering the RATS is the fact they cannot tell what he does. If hes a Research operation it would be secret and would fall under Advertising. Many other types would also fall under that. Please note the attackers in the article also attacked Patriots for America so that shows their left wing bias.

I posted the elements of Fraud. Smart people would not be publicly accusing them of fraud in writing at this point. And Nobody in the articles is doing so. They are just whining they cannot tell what they are doing- and playing games with innuendos for click bait.

[Ghost Bear]

Its registered correctly as a foreign company since he is HQ in Boston. Neither one of the other two are evidence of fraud since its only a 2 month old filing. And as far as a Front company there is nothing there to support that claim. All you have is a 2 month old company filed as a foreign corp at a relatives address using a fictional name from a movie.
What is bothering the xxxx is the fact they cannot tell what he does. If hes a Research operation it would be secret and would fall under Advertising. Many other types would also fall under that. Please note the attackers in the article also attacked Patriots for America so that shows their left wing bias.

I posted the elements of Fraud. Smart people would not be publicly accusing them of fraud in writing at this point. And Nobody in the articles is doing so. They are just whining they cannot tell what they are doing- and playing games with innuendos for click bait.

Can you honestly say that if you saw these kinds of shenanigans going on around the Clinton campaign that you would not think there was something crooked about them? Really?   

[ExFreeper]

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Its registered correctly as a foreign company since he is HQ in Boston. Neither one of the other two are evidence of fraud since its only a 2 month old filing. And as far as a Front company there is nothing there to support that claim. All you have is a 2 month old company filed as a foreign corp at a relatives address using a fictional name from a movie.
What is bothering the RATS is the fact they cannot tell what he does. If hes a Research operation it would be secret and would fall under Advertising. Many other types would also fall under that. Please note the attackers in the article also attacked Patriots for America so that shows their left wing bias.

I posted the elements of Fraud. Smart people would not be publicly accusing them of fraud in writing at this point. And Nobody in the articles is doing so. They are just whining they cannot tell what they are doing- and playing games with innuendos for click bait.

Trump hires only the best right?
Yet here is a company no one ever heard of. We can't seem to find a real address for them, or any other customers.
A quick google search can't find their website in the first few pages (media confirms this one). So the guy who runs this isn't home, can't be reached, and doesn't have a website. I'm supposed to believe that this is a legitamate firm that does WEB advertising with no WEBsite? How do they stay in bussiness? This is the best Trump could afford?

Even a used car salesmen can see that is a shady deal.

[rodamala]

Smart people would not be publicly accusing them of fraud in writing at this point.

Drumpf is a fake, phoney, fraud... and he can sue me if he wants to say it's libel.