Career
Quinn had 40 years" experience of the advertising business, and was also an advertising industry trainer and seminar leader. After moving to Scotland, he was a jazz critic for the Edinburgh Evening News. He died of prostate cancer on 13 June 2008 at Borders General Hospital in Melrose, Scotland.
As a teenager he was turned down for his first copywriting job because he didn"t know how to define a unique selling proposition.
He first joined a London ad agency as a copywriter in the 1960s. Positions held during his career an ad agency ranged from copy chief to creative director
Quinn also worked as a freelance copywriter, operating in London, Dublin, Edinburgh and Miami. As a professional copywriter Patrick Quinn wrote direct mail, newspaper advertisements, and newsletters.
"The office carpets were deeper than the Marianna Trench, executive desks were wider than the Brooklyn Bridge and the company cars were never less than top-of-the-range.", Quinn"s writing style frequently mixed in crime drama story telling in teaching and advertising.
