WK/London took note of their boss' appearance in Creativity's latest list project--The 2009 Creativity 50. In the feature on him, Dan Wieden says he's looking to expand in a southerly direction. image courtesy of Flickr user, saramusico Here's a segment from Creativity's report: Co-founder Wieden says he also plans to expand into South America in the near future, yet no matter how big the agency grows, he has no …
Look Over There — Some Culture That Needs Soaking Up
Adweek asked some agency execs who started up in recessionary times gone by what it was like. "Creativity moves in a particular way. And I think it starts during a recession with, first and foremost, curiously, art," said Frank Lowe, now the leader of The Red Brick Road in London. "Then ... fashion starts to develop, photography ... and I think it slowly moves forward and, in a curious sense, advertising is the last …
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25 Random Things About David Ogilvy–OK, Not Quite 25
-He was terrified of flying. -He only wrote with pencils--no pens, no typewriters. -He visited a psychiatrist for 2 years, partially because had an incurable fear of failure. -He once admitted he never wrote a good TV commercial. -In New York City, he lived next door to Walter Cronkite. -Before he started his agency, he worked as a farmer, growing tobacco in Pennsylvania Amish country. -Yes, he did once call Martin …
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Does anyone work in advertising anymore? Lee Clow works in a "Media Lab." And now, David Balwin works in a "Creative Practice." According to Creativity, Baldwin has migrated from McKinney to his own six-person shop in Durham, NC called Baldwin&. But it's not an ad agency--that's so last century. "We call it a creative practice because we 're interested in doing advertising, design and branded content solutions," says …
A Mile High But Not Very Deep
"I have seen amazingly creative people come to Denver and begin to coast, and then sink like a stone." - Felix Every once in a while, Felix at The Denver Egotist likes to really get going on the issues of the day. For some creatives working in Denver's agency scene, that means trying to measure up to the big boys on the coasts. I worked in Denver twice, so I know the feeling. Here are some of Felix's thoughts on the …
People Can Be So Mean, Yada Yada Yada
On his personal site, Brian Morrissey, a journalist at Adweek, takes note of a colleague's piece on Eric Silver leaving BBDO for DDB. This is out of my depth: two traditional creatives who mostly make TV spots. What's interesting is the intense discussion that has ensued in the comments section, where there are 162 responses in less than a day. Like Cathy (Taylor), I think it lays bare the jealousies and fears of the …
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The Standard for Case Studies Has Been Rewritten
W+K/London gave birth to a new agency site to showcase their work. In a sea of bad agency credentials sites, this one is exceptional. One minus...there doesn't appear to be any embed code for the series of videos that showcase the campaigns. But click through and watch this Nokia case study. A standard gallery and text display it is not. …
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Outside of TED: Make Something That Matters, Like A Tribe
In case you haven't heard, Seth Godin has a new book out. It's called Tribes. …
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