Alec Brownstein (born November 21, 1980) is an American creative marketer, the co-author of several humor books, and a film director. He attended

The Haverford School , motto_translation = , address = 450 Lancaster Avenue , location = , region = , city = Haverford , county = , state = Pennsylvania , ...

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, and

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learnin ...

. He is currently the Global Head of Creative at PayPal Honey and was previously the original Creative Director of

Dollar Shave Club Dollar Shave Club is an American company based in Venice, California, that delivers razors and other personal grooming products to customers by mail. It delivers razor blades on a monthly basis and offers additional grooming products for home ...

. Brownstein played a key role developing Dollar Shave Club’s iconic voice and brand tone.

Books

Brownstein is the author of two bestselling comedy books. His first book with co-author Justin Racz, ''50 Relatives Worse Than Yours,'' was featured on CNN,

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, as well as many local and satellite radio stations. His second book with Racz, ''50 Days Worse Than Yours,'' was featured on Fox News, CNN, local and satellite radio stations, as well as such print outlets as

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Films

Brownstein wrote and directed the short film
Trevor's in Heaven
' which was an official selection of the

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as well as the New Filmmaker's Festival in New York and Los Angeles. It can also be viewed online at

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Digital projects

In the summer of 2010, he received national and internationalThe Man who tapped into egosurfing with a $6 Google ad and landed a dream job : Channel 4 UK
/ref> media attention with
The Google Job Experiment
' a social media experiment whereby creative directors at top advertising agencies saw ads directed only to them appearing only when they Googled their own names.

References

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