Mar 12th, 2023
by John Donovan.
By John Donovan
In 1979, my father Alfred Donovan and I, along with my uncle Bob Donovan and a chartered accountant/mathematician friend, Don Redhead, jointly founded a sales promotion company called Don Marketing. We devised a host of promotional games for Royal Dutch Shell and many other blue-chip clients. Bob (right) passed away in March 2023 at the age of 95. My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

(Live video feed awaiting the start of a Funeral Service for Robert Alexander Donovan, held at 11.30 am on 14 April 2023 before mourners arrived) read more
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Dec 29th, 2020
by John Donovan.
Oct 24th, 2017
by John Donovan.
Extracts from the ebook “John Donovan, Shell’s Nightmare” (now available on Amazon websites globally)
From pages 14, 15 & 16
Extract begins
LEADING THE WORLD IN PROMOTIONAL GAMES
The above bold claim, made in numerous whole page advertisements in trade magazines, was legitimate. To the best of my knowledge, no company before or since has devised such a wide range of innovative promotional games.
I authored articles about promotional games for magazines such as Marketing Week and have acted as an expert witness in court cases relating to promotional games.
We had business dealings with the major US TV networks. Following negotiations in New York and London with NBC Senior Vice President, Steve Sohmer, I signed an agreement for a joint NBC/Don Marketing project with Ray Timothy, President of NBC Television. Lars H Lenck, President of Don Marketing USA, a former Chevron analyst, was also a signatory to the contract. read more
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royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.
Feb 1st, 1986
by John Donovan.
John Chambers has left Don Marketing and game cards to set up a new sales promotion operation for the world’s sixth largest ad agency

John Chambers (above) Pages 12/13 article, Promotions & Incentives February 1986 issue


Promotions & Incentives February 1986 (PDF)
John Chambers (right) has left Don Marketing and game cards to set up a new sales promotion operation for the world’s sixth largest ad agency
Burnett’s new ‘interaction’
LEO BURNETT is the latest advertising agency to establish its own separate sales promotion operation, and the fourth new London-based SP agency to open within the last twelve months. read more
shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites
royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and
shell2004.com
are owned by
John Donovan. There is also a
Wikipedia feature.