Category: What maketh the man
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This picture captures all that is good in life. My two little children sitting with Mummy in the sunshine, idly chatting as the world goes by. Will's tufty mane, and the way the light shines right through Evi's fine, candyfloss hair communicate more about what's really magical in the world in a way no words…
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It's the year 2000. I'm the worst suit in the world. An account manager spewing out contact reports with typos. I'm always late. I get lost on the way to meetings. My invoicing avoids losing thousands my whisper every month. All my energy is going into checking tactical supermarket ads. None of my them ever…
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Stefan Volery is sauntering past the set of benches where the British swimmers are sat. He's a picture of the kind of arrogance that comes with a genuine level of accomplishment, that still has failed quite scale the heights. Olympic swimming finalist, but nowhere near the medals. My 13 year old self would kill to…
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For most people, there's no such thing as a favourite song. That's certainly true for me, maybe a list of ten, twenty maybe. Although, if you held a gun to my head and I wasn't trying to impress you, I'd probably end up landing on Purple Rain. Here's the legendary recording at First Avenue. The…
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So, while Fred was the highlight of the week in Korea, lot's more actually did happen. For starters, judging creative work with (mostly) creative directors. For a natural introvert like me, this kind of thing is always heavilly laced with trepidation. But to tell the truth, while I couldn't tell you if this is always…
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So I'm back from Korea. A lot happened and, unfortunately for the three people who read this rubbish, I'm going to tell you. For now though, I will just mention Fred. Mr Fredrik Sarnblad ,from Sweden. We've known each other for a while, but when I say 'known each other' I mean exchanged comments and…
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1. I'm off to South Korea next week to help judge the Adstars awards. I'm very lucky they've been kind enough to invite me.They've been foolish enough to ask me to do a seminar on connecting with youth markets. It's below. To be honest, it feels like a summary of lots of other people's work,…
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Two of the ads a I remember from when I was a lad are these……. Times have changed of course. The first was catnip to a teenage club tennis player who hated the rules and the stuffy heirarchy. The second I remember just because the whole campaign was so distinctive and the line was…
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The alarm goes off in my parents bedroom. I know Dad will be another ten minutes, so I try and shut my eyes for another few precious moments of sleep, but I'm already wide awake. I look at the alarm clock, the red numerals cutting through the winter morning darkness and into my 12 year…
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I'm starting to read this. I've only read the introduction so far, but I'm already hooked. Partly because, to be honest, I'm sort of shy and introverted myself. I've managed to get by in an industry, and a culture at large, that seems to value people who can talk, rather than the people who can…
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