"Powers, John Emory"@en . . "1837Z"^^ . . . . . . "1919Z"^^ . "American copywriter" . "John Emory Powers"@en . "John E. Powers (1837\u20131919) was a highly influential American copywriter. The world's first full-time copywriter, he worked for the department stores Lord & Taylor and Wanamaker's before becoming a freelancer in 1886. Regarded as the father of modern creative advertising, he was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame in 1954."@en .