Interviews
Vicki Maguire, Chief Creative Officer, Grey London
"Right now, we need a revolution, not an evolution."
By Izzy Ashton
Interviews
Beverley D’Cruz, Sales & Marketing Director, Pizza Hut Europe & UK
"In a world where consumers are getting busier and have less time to engage, they don’t want to be talked at, they want to be talked with."
By Izzy Ashton
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Martin McAllister, Creative Director, FCB Inferno
"The last few years we’ve got very caught up in advertising mechanics and actually, when something’s just cool, that’s what we end up talking about. There’s nothing wrong with that."
By Izzy Ashton
Interviews
Florian Alt, Vice President Global Brand Communications, adidas Football
"For me, when other brands are starting to enter your ground, you need to leave it and embark on the next journey."
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David Frymann, Strategy Partner, The Beyond Collective (Frontier)
"I like learning new stuff because in theory you’re meant to be the expert or teacher at this stage, but I get as much of a kick out of being a pupil, learning and then sharing those learnings."
By Izzy Ashton
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Bee Pahnke, Head of Voice, Dragon Rouge
"Communicating [purpose] in an authentic way often comes down to words. The imagery is almost by the by. It’s the language that connects within your gut."
By Izzy Ashton
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Dan Neville, Strategy Director, Cogent
"If you’re ambitious, determined and driven, there really should be no limiting factors to what you can achieve."
By Izzy Ashton
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Luke Southern, Managing Director, DRUM
"On our best day, brands can ‘do’ long form drama with emotional punch that’s just as unmissable as the latest from Netflix or Amazon."
By Izzy Ashton
Interviews
Anna Carpen, Creative Partner, And Rising
"We are the first B-corporation advertising agency in the UK which means we are here to benefit the community and all stakeholders. This is important because fresh talent coming out into the world want to work at a company with values at its heart."
By Izzy Ashton
Interviews
Mark Cuddigan, CEO, Ella’s Kitchen & Xavier Rees, CEO, Havas London
"The interesting thing about B Corp is that you can put profit on equal merit with people and planet. It doesn’t mean you have to make a choice between one or other. It means you can do both."
By Izzy Ashton
Interviews
Nick Docherty, Head of Strategy, BETC
"The way the industry delivers ideas will need to become much more diverse but the fundamental human needs, wants and desires it uses to create an impact will remain."
By Izzy Ashton
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James Myers, Group Managing Director, TVC Group
“Being channel neutral will be more important than ever. What won't change is the story and narrative will be key."
By Izzy Ashton
Interviews
Bert Moore, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Ketchum
“The PR world is slowly realising that better ideas and better work come out of a specialist environment. And they don't have a history of leading, organising or inspiring specialist talent."
By Izzy Ashton
Interviews
Katie Derham, Radio & TV Presenter, Co-Founder, Peanut & Crumb
"Discovering what really goes on behind the scenes, and what makes companies or institutions tick. There's always a good story, and it's our job to find it and tell it well."
By Izzy Ashton
Interviews
Mike Hughes, AMV BBDO & Peter Heneghan, LADbible
"LADbible is followed on social media by more than half of all 18 to 34-year-olds in the UK alone. This demographic is the most globally connected and socially aware generation ever. They want to be empowered to do good."
By Izzy Ashton