about clay campbell
After trading a saddle and a pig for a 1939 Martin guitar at age 13, Clay started playing and singing gospel music. I loved Gospel Music but the lure of becoming famous and making a lot of money soon led him down the wrong pathway.
"I strayed away from God and began singing in Bars, Nightclubs, and making records in Nashville, living a very sinful life much like the prodigal son. After 17 years and two failed marriages, my life turned around through a chain of events arranged by God, and meeting an evangelist Lowell Lundstrum."
In his autobiography, Guitars Bars and A Prodigal Son, Clay talks about living the life of a hobo. As a 16 year old he took a trip “off to see the world.” He hitchhiked to California from his daddy’s farm in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. He slept under bridges, hopped a rides on boxcars, “sang for his supper’ many times and “almost froze to death” in the Rocky Mountains.
“I met a wonderful woman (Barbie) in January of 1978. We fell in love and got married in October 1979."
"Barbie and I raised three boys in Marshall County and have attended Hardin Baptist Church since 1991. She and I taught the First Grade Sunday School class 1996 – 2004. I felt called by the Lord to do a Praise and Worship service for kids, kindergarten through third grade. (I’m still there every Sunday) I just love that ministry!"
Clay began a career in advertising in 1983 in phone book advertising sales. In 1988 he started his own small shopper/coupon paper called the Ad Sheet in Paducah Kentucky. After five years and great success he sold it. Besides owning the Kentucky Opry, Clay owns an outdoor sign company and several online newsletters. In November 2000, he began a career in radio with Bristol Broadcasting which lead him to meeting The Wizard of Ads himself; Roy H. Williams.
Clay found most small business owners were unsatisfied with the results of their advertising investment. They wanted and needed more bang for their marketing buck. Clay became a wordsmith and a professional writer of creative ad campaigns. “It worked great! My clients had much better results with a well-written message.” Clay made many trips to the Wizard Academy in Austin Texas and studied under best selling author Roy H. Williams
Today Clay is an official Wizard of Ads Partner and consultant for small business owners. Clay brings creative ideas, writes ad campaigns, and develops marketing strategies to help them grow their businesses.
Clay's book, Get Big results From Your Small Ad Budget- (More Bang for Your Marketing Buck) is all about making the best use of your ad dollars in your media buying.
Escape From Mediocrity: Live The above average Life, and Get big Results From a Small Ad Budget are published by Wizard Press.
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