Dave Trott

Dave Trott is a creative director and the author of Creative Mischief; Predatory Thinking: A Masterclass in Out-thinking the Competition; and most recently, One Plus One Equals Three: A Masterclass in Creative Thinking. After starting his career at BMP he founded a number of agencies including Gold Greenlees Trott, Bainsfair Sharkey Trott and Chick Smith Trott. CST merged with The Gate in 2011 and Trott left the agency three years later.

A view from Dave Trott: One man's fish is another man's poisson

A view from Dave Trott: Algorithms can't do context

A view from Dave Trott: Vive la difference

A view from Dave Trott: Copernican shift

A view from Dave Trott: Truth in advertising?

A view from Dave Trott: Advertising isn't selling

A view from Dave Trott: When old is newer than new

A view from Dave Trott: No-one reads the small print

A view from Dave Trott: Leaders need followers

A view from Dave Trott: Advertising isn't Switzerland

A view from Dave Trott: Simple, timeless truths

A view from Dave Trott: What actually is advertising?

A view from Dave Trott: Talking into a mirror

A view from Dave Trott: Beyond reasonable doubt

A view from Dave Trott: Come off broadcast, go on receive

A view from Dave Trott: The clarity of desperation

A view from Dave Trott: Hit first. Hit hard. Keep on hitting

A view from Dave Trott: The letter of the law, not the spirit of the law

A view from Dave Trott: The Five Whys

A view from Dave Trott: Give me liberty, or give me cash