Thoughts on creativity, Pharma and whatnot
Diversity has many nuances, yes from the obvious ones in terms of colour and creed to neurodiversity and gender et al, but there is an underlying diversity issue some agencies need to manage that is less immediately visible.
Why centenary? well, it's been 100 blogs and I thought that was worth a review. So while I am here, I'd like to say thanks to all of you who continue to read my ramblings and opinions. It reminds me of the time Eric Morecambe (if you don't know he was then I'm afraid we... Continue Reading →
It's been ten years (more or less) of writing these blags and it turns out that I have now penned a staggering 99 blogs (okay, not the most staggeringly prolific writer I must say, but not a bad average) and so I have been thinking about what I should write for the 100th, or what I like to call the centenary edition.
The thing to remember is that everything is inspiration. It might be in a garden centre or a Masai tribesman's mud hut or a street performer. And it's the places you would least likely find it that are arguably the most surprising.
Harold Ramis wrote, but ultimately left out the part of the ex-girlfriend who cast the spell on Bill Murray's character, meaning that he was sentenced to re-live the same day over and over
When I started researching this topic, I quickly landed on articles that explained why men fail at online dating. The correlation between some brands and how they behave in the marketplace was startling.
Elvis was the ultimate concept.
Sooner or later every one gets made redundant in this business. What strategies can you employ beyond going freelance?
everyone has an opinion, who do you listen to?
Recently I was asked if I would give some advice to a friend of a young colleague on how to get into advertising, specifically as a creative. It occurred to me that I am not sure I know how anymore, so I said the best person to talk to was our junior art director, Ellie. Then I... Continue Reading →
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