詹姆斯·韋伯·揚（James Webb Young），生前任智威湯遜廣告公司資深顧問及總監，是美國當代影響力最深遠的廣告創意大師之一，並於1974年榮登“廣告名人堂”。他的廣告生涯長達60餘年，其本身幾幾乎就是美國廣告史的縮影。晚年緻力於廣告教育工作及著述，被認為是美國廣告界的教務長。

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