Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Todd Krasnow

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The result was keep. Consensus for Keep. Identification of Clio award, as Oscars for advertisers from Time magazine references indicates notability. (non-admin closure) scope_creep^Talk 06:52, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

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Fails WP:BIO and WP:SIGCOV. Reference are WP:MILL and passing mentions. scope_creep^Talk 12:31, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:09, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration. Lightburst (talk) 04:31, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. I would have said redirect to Staples Inc. but he's been on the board of a bunch of companies besides. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:21, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
• Keep I added the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Founder of Staples (world's first Superstore), named the Staples Center. There is enough RS and I will continue. Lightburst (talk) 00:30, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Addtionally: he also meets our criteria for WP:ANYBIO - He won a a gold "Clio" award for the best retail advertising in the United States. Time magazine described the event (in 1991) as (Clio Awards, the industry's high-profile, hotly pursued "Oscars.") Lightburst (talk) 01:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

• Keep Described as a "company icon" and "marketing star" in this book. Covered in this Harvard Business School book. Profiled as a case in this textbook 6th edition pg. 110+. A ton more book mentions in Google Books. Staples was an innovative and influential company one would expect the top founder-management team to be notable in the business world, appears the case. -- GreenC 01:12, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
• Comment He isn't the founder of Staples. It was founded by Leo Kahn and Thomas G. Stemberg. This spammy article would have you believe that. I'll have a look at the refs later. scope_creep^Talk 09:55, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
• Comment I think there is probably enough there to make him notable. The three books aren't about him (passing mention), but the clio award seems to be quality. scope_creep^Talk 10:14, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Scope, I will do some more research on this fellow in a bit. Seems he has a foundation as well. Lightburst (talk) 12:10, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

• Keep Per sources already identified, that a prominent businessperson is covered in the media is hardly surprising, even media-shy ones are routinely covered. Gleeanon409 (talk) 13:05, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
• Comment Nomination Withdrawn since AleatoryPonderings has withdrawn his vote. I think there is enough for Keep scope_creep^Talk 06:50, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

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