Tag Archives: John Webster

Was Richard Warren right to say (copy)writing is a lost art?

Lloyds Bank marketing boss Richard Warren, a founder of agency DLKW and briefly CEO of Mullenlowe, sparked an interesting fire when he told Campaign: “You can quote me on this: No-one can write in advertising agencies any more.” As with ...

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IPA names its “hall of fame” as part of 100th birthday party

The IPA is celebrating its 100th birthday in London tonight at a glittering event (well I’m going) and to mark the occasion has chosen what we might call its British Hall of Fame. Judging panel was IPA president Tom Knox, ...

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Leagas Delaney managing director James Hayhurst picks his Desert Island Ads

Leagas Delaney’s managing director James Hayhurst cut his teeth as a graduate trainee at BMP/DDB in 2000 where he spent 11 years honing his creative mind, and eye, working on award-winning campaigns for brands including Volkswagen, Channel 4 and Teacher ...

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Giles Keeble: where would I work now?

Once upon a time, between agencies, I set up a consultancy I called ‘Idees sans Frontieres’. This followed on from my view, developed at Leo Burnett, that agencies should have the courage and conviction to recommend a solution that was ...

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BETC’s Neil Dawson picks his Desert Island Ads

Neil Dawson is executive creative director and co-founder of BETC London. He has worked at BBH, DDB, TBWA and Hunt Lascaris in South Africa when that country became a democracy. He has won numerous awards at Cannes and elsewhere for ...

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