{{Short description|American advertising executive (1938–2025)}} {{Use mdy dates|date = February 2025}}

'''Ron Travisano''' (May 3, 1938 – January 21, 2025) was an American advertising executive. He is best known for co-creating the "Meow meow meow meow" jingle and commercials for Ralston Purina's Meow Mix.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=February 16, 2025 |title=Ron Travisano, Adman Behind Singing Cats and Joe Isuzu, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/obituaries/ron-travisano-adman-dead.html |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> He also co-created a series of commercials featuring the fictional Joe Isuzu for Isuzu in the United States.<ref name=":0" /> He was a business partner of Jerry Della Femina, with whom he ran Della Femina Travisano & Partners.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November–December 2015 |title=A Mod, Mad Gamble |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=110573512&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=Robb Report |via=EBSCOhost}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He was also part of the "Tuesday Team" that ran President Ronald Reagan's successful re-election campaign in 1984.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Melillo |first=Wendy |date=January 2001 |title=The Unselling of the PRESIDENT |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=3970470&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=Adweek |edition=Eastern |via=EBSCOhost}}</ref> He died from complications of a stroke at age 86.<ref name=":0" />

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