The Murphy Agency: Meet John Murphy

Owner and president of the Murphy Agency, Inc., John Murphy has more than 30 years' experience in advertising, sales and marketing management. Over his career, he directed major promotional campaigns, launched citywide initiatives, and co-authored The Akron Family Album, a photographic memoir of Greater Akron from 1900 to 1970. He was a catalyst in the launch of the Fire Truck Fund, a communitywide effort in Akron, Ohio, that raised more than $1.4 million to buy emergency equipment for New York City in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001.

John is a member of the Greater Akron Chamber, Hudson Chamber of Commerce, the Advertising Federation of Greater Akron, and the American Marketing Association. He serves on the board of OPEN M, a nonprofit, faith-based ministry that operates Summit County's only free medical clinic for Akron's inner city residents.

John has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University and an MBA in marketing management and research from the University of Akron, where he is a member of the graduate school faculty. He and his wife, Mary, live in Hudson.


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meet john murphy Owner and president of the Murphy Agency, Inc., John Murphy has more than 30 years' experience in advertising, sales and marketing management. Over his career, he directed major promotional campaigns, launched citywide initiatives, and co-authored The Akron Family Album, a photographic memoir of Greater Akron from 1900 to 1970. He was a catalyst in the launch of the Fire Truck Fund, a communitywide effort in Akron, Ohio, that raised more than $1.4 million to buy emergency equipment for New York City in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001. John is a member of the Greater Akron Chamber, Hudson Chamber of Commerce, the Advertising Federation of Greater Akron, and the American Marketing Association. He serves on the board of OPEN M, a nonprofit, faith-based ministry that operates Summit County's only free medical clinic for Akron's inner city residents. John has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University and an MBA in marketing management and research from the University of Akron, where he is a member of the graduate school faculty. He and his wife, Mary, live in Hudson.