Advertising. The love story of an engine and a compass.

“A flower is basically a weed with an advertising budget.” Rory Sutherland Years ago, I was lucky enough to work with two giants in the advertising industry. Out of respect, I am not going to name them because they would want it that way. One was a suit, the other a creative. They were bothContinue reading “Advertising. The love story of an engine and a compass.”

Advertising. Enough plankton, and you sir, have a whale.

“Man is what he believes.” Anton Chekov It has been a couple of weeks of belief and varying degrees of success. From the rescue of the incredibly brave football team in those very dark caves in Thailand to England getting to a semi-final in the World Cup and an unlikely South African hero called KevinContinue reading “Advertising. Enough plankton, and you sir, have a whale.”

Stranger Things. The Cannes Edition.

“Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony.” Lou Reed I had been looking for a sign for a couple of days. And there it was. I was walking down a little back street in Cannes. I reached one of those fashion outlets that always make me think they are a front for something else.Continue reading “Stranger Things. The Cannes Edition.”