Drew Eric Whitman--aka "Dr. Direct!"--began creating advertising at age eleven by writing and designing direct-response catalogs of jokes, gags, and novelties. He earned an advertising degree from Philadelphia's Temple University. He is the author of the bestselling Cashvertising and its companion Cashvertising Online.

With over thirty-five years of in-the-trenches ad-industry experience, Drew is an outspoken, humorous, and philosophical advertising speaker, trainer, writer, and consultant who receives tremendous positive feedback and reviews from business people around the world who attend his live seminars and read his books and articles. Drew worked as a creative writer for the direct-response division of Weightman Advertising, the largest ad agency in Philadelphia. He was also senior direct-response copywriter for Union Fidelity, one of the largest direct-to-the-consumer insurance companies in the world. His work has been used by many of the most successful companies and organizations in the United States, including the American Automobile Association, American Legion, Amoco, Faber-Castell, Texaco, Day-Timers, Panasonic, TV Guide, and Staples.