Tag Archives: Laurence Green

“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” Hmmm. Oscar Wilde’s colourful declaration was tested to destruction last week by Standard Life Aberdeen’s re-brand as, er, abrdn. (Even spellcheck ...

It’s hard not to like a book with chapter headings including ‘Richard Latham’s Rug’ and ‘David Beckham’s Sarong’, even if younger readers will barely remember the latter episode, let alone the former reference. Latham wasn’t Beckham’s predecessor at outside right ...

This is Laurence Green’s first monthly column for MAA. Green is executive partner at MullenLowe, the agency behind the UK’s massive NHS campaign. One of global adland’s most distinguished planners, he began his career at Lowe Howard-Spink, was a co-founder ...

5.20pm. Ten minutes ‘til showtime and I’m nervous. I always am at these IPA Awards, even when I don’t have a dog in the fight. They’re the advertising Olympics for me, you see, thanks to the extraordinary scrutiny of its ...

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” (Dr. Seuss.) Or, to put it another way: reading is good for you. I doubt this brooks much disagreement: ...

Laurence Green is an executive partner at MullenLowe London. Let’s get the internal smoke-blowing out of the way first. Energised rather than sated by last year’s Innovation Grand Prix (won by our Colombian office), our colleagues right across the world ...

The co-founder of 101 picks a friend and one-time partner who made Minneapolis famous – for advertising. My Ad Hero I don’t really do heroes. Perhaps I bring a planner’s natural scepticism to bear too readily. Perhaps too many candidates ...