It’s Been An Honour …
After 7 years, today is my last day at Wieden+Kennedy. Just as traumatic is that in 6 days, it will be my last day in China. Or said another way, it will be my last day living in Asia-Pacific after 22...
View ArticleI Am A Muse …
So a while back, Marcus [remember him?] sent me this … Like him, I immediately thought it looked like me. Then I looked again and I am convinced it’s me. Sure, the glasses are wrong, but the rest is...
View ArticleIs Marcus A Devious Bastard?
A few weeks ago I wrote about a Facebook ad Marcus sent me. It was for some tech support social platform and – alarmingly – featured an illustration that looked very much like me. As in, it looked...
View ArticleHow To Get Ahead In Your Career Without Being A Corporate Toady …
I’ve always found management an interesting concept or – more specifically – how people become managers. Most of the time, it seems someone who is good at their job gets promoted and told “… there you...
View ArticleWhat You Can Learn About The Danger Of Assumption From The Original Woodstock...
One of the things I do when I first get a brief is try to see the creative opportunity. Where we can make the biggest and most interesting difference. Changing something. Pushing something. Destroying...
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Marcus Brown …
For all the shit I get on this blog, it has served me well. I’ve learned things. I’ve been put right on things. I’ve learned my view on things can drastically change over the years. But one thing I...
View ArticleIf You Think It Would Be Mad, It’s Probably Got Something Going For It …
Before I write today’s post, I want you to listen to something … Yep, that’s the White Stripes with their now classic, ‘Seven Nation Army’. I say classic, because it is. It was recorded in 2002 as a...
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If Timing Is Everything, Planning Timing Is Nothing …
Despite being in this industry for 7,000 years, I still seem to get a couple of things wrong on a pretty consistent basis. + Creative briefs. + Estimating the time needed to do things. OK, with the...
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How To Get Ahead In Your Career Without Being A Corporate Toady …
I’ve always found management an interesting concept or – more specifically – how people become managers. Most of the time, it seems someone who is good at their job gets promoted and told “… there you...
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What You Can Learn About The Danger Of Assumption From The Original Woodstock...
One of the things I do when I first get a brief is try to see the creative opportunity. Where we can make the biggest and most interesting difference. Changing something. Pushing something. Destroying...
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Marcus Brown …
For all the shit I get on this blog, it has served me well. I’ve learned things. I’ve been put right on things. I’ve learned my view on things can drastically change over the years. But one thing I...
View ArticleIf You Think It Would Be Mad, It’s Probably Got Something Going For It …
Before I write today’s post, I want you to listen to something … Yep, that’s the White Stripes with their now classic, ‘Seven Nation Army’. I say classic, because it is. It was recorded in 2002 as a...
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If Timing Is Everything, Planning Timing Is Nothing …
Despite being in this industry for 7,000 years, I still seem to get a couple of things wrong on a pretty consistent basis. + Creative briefs. + Estimating the time needed to do things. OK, with the...
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Originality Wanted …
I still remember buying a movie soundtrack only to discover none of the songs had actually featured in the movie. When I looked at the cover, I saw “songs inspired by the movie” … in other words, the...
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Rejected By Love …
I have always believed that bad news can be delivered in ways that don’t create bad feelings. I know … that probably sounds mad coming from me, especially given I was once described as someone who...
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You Can’t Stop Sport …
This is a real t-shirt from the 80’s. Not sure who would commission such a thing, but I can imagine skateboarders loved wearing it as they were breaking the law. But now, in 2021, we can categorically...
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