Jacques Bouchard

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Jacques Bouchard, C.M., C.Q. (August 29, 1930May 29, 2006) was a Canadian advertising executive. He was one of the founders of Quebec's first French creative advertising agency, BCP, and a pioneer in French-language advertising.

He is mostly known for having written Les 36 cordes sensisbles des Québécois, a book where he identifies thirty-six cultural traits of the Québécois which may be used in advertisement. He also co-founded advertising agency BCP in 1959, from which he retired in 1984 after passing on presidency to Yves Gougoux.

In 1999, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2002, he was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of Quebec.

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