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: Competition drives creativity
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A view from Dave Trott: Competition drives creativity

A view from Dave Trott: How to disappear debt
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A view from Dave Trott: How to disappear debt

Change behaviour, not just attitude
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Change behaviour, not just attitude

A view from Dave Trott: Diversity soup
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A view from Dave Trott: Diversity soup

A view from Dave Trott: A touch of genius
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A view from Dave Trott: A touch of genius

A view from Dave Trott: Demotivational management
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A view from Dave Trott: Demotivational management

We really want what we can't have
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We really want what we can't have

A view from Dave Trott: We're not all on the same side
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A view from Dave Trott: We're not all on the same side

A view from Dave Trott: Big picture v pixels
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A view from Dave Trott: Big picture v pixels

A view from Dave Trott: Plus ça change
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A view from Dave Trott: Plus ça change

A view from Dave Trott: How to win by giving in
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A view from Dave Trott: How to win by giving in

A view from Dave Trott: Advertising isn't medicine
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A view from Dave Trott: Advertising isn't medicine

Texas sharpshooter advertising
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Texas sharpshooter advertising

A view from Dave Trott: Creativity is amoral
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A view from Dave Trott: Creativity is amoral

Wouldn't it make life easier if all the good people were creative and all the bad people weren't?

A good idea doesn't care who has it
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A good idea doesn't care who has it

A view from Dave Trott: Not a leg to stand on
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A view from Dave Trott: Not a leg to stand on

In Metz, in northeast France, a family were ready to eat dinner.

A view from Dave Trott: Emotion is the opposite of thinking
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A view from Dave Trott: Emotion is the opposite of thinking

A view from Dave Trott: No smoke without fire
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A view from Dave Trott: No smoke without fire

The Czech Republic has a population of around 10 million.

Rubbish thinking
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Rubbish thinking

A view from Dave Trott: Bad influence
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A view from Dave Trott: Bad influence

Ever since advertising has existed, we've used famous people to sell products.