Paul Simons

Paul joined Cadbury-Schweppes in brand management and then moved to United Biscuits. He switched to advertising in his late 20s, at Cogent Elliott and then Gold Greenlees Trott. He founded Simons Palmer Denton Clemmow & Johnson in the late 80s, one of the leading creative agencies of the 90s. Simons Palmer then merged with TBWA to create a top ten agency. Paul then joined O&M as chairman & CEO of the UK group. After three years he left to create a new AIM-quoted advertising group Cagney Plc. He is now a consultant to a number of client companies. Paul also shares his thoughts on his blog. Visit Paul Simons Blog.

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Paul SimonsDecember 31, 2020
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Paul Simons: why are so many newbie London agencies struggling so hard to win proper accounts?

2020 has seen a spate of new agency start-ups but how many will succeed, even survive? MAA’s late business partner…
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Paul SimonsDecember 28, 2020
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Paul Simons: the ad industry is in danger of sinking under a mountain of meaningless jargon

MAA’s late business partner Paul Simons wrote this nearly five years ago. He was right to ask the question. Today’s…
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Paul SimonsDecember 10, 2020
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Paul Simons: heroes of adland stalk Soho’s Star & Garter

The Star & Garter is one of London Soho’s famous watering holes and here, in a tribute to late MAA…
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Paul SimonsDecember 7, 2020
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Paul Simons: here’s advertising’s future in the new model era

This is late MAA partner Paul Simons from two years ago, on the changes he saw coming in adland. And…
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Paul SimonsDecember 1, 2020
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Paul Simons: the ad that restored my faith in advertising

The latest in our tribute to late MAA partner Paul Simons. It is a rare and pleasant moment when a…
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Paul SimonsNovember 27, 2020
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Paul Simons: is data grail driving WPP’s shotgun marriages?

Here’s another compelling piece in tribute to the late Paul Simons, an MAA partner. On the agency mergers within WPP…
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Paul SimonsNovember 25, 2020
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Paul Simons: Lee Clow taught me ‘less is more’ at TBWA

MAA partner Paul Simons sadly died last week. In tribute here’s one of his pieces about Lee Clow of TBWA…
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Paul SimonsNovember 23, 2020
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Paul Simons: why Andy Main’s switch to Ogilvy signals a change of course for ocean-going agencies

The late Paul Simons was a former chairman and CEO of Ogilvy London. Here’s his take (from July) on new…
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Paul SimonsNovember 20, 2020
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Paul Simons: is the new marketing model upstream consultants and downstream ad agencies?

Here’s another piece (topical still, from earlier this year) by MAA’s Paul Simons who sadly died earlier this week. Paul…
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