Repeat after me: I am not Harry Potter
We're all waiting for someone to recognise that we are actually a generation-defining gifted wizard, destined to save the world.
You can dish it out, but can you take it?
We can all learn from Roy Keane.
Should you stay or should you go?
Pitches should be a real contest and not just a pricey feedback exercise.
Does faster always mean better?
You know that chart showing how quickly different technologies grew? Think about what it really means.
Weaponising boredom
People hate being bored, so we're in the business of alleviating this boredom for our clients.
Imagine there's no conflict
John Lennon was a prescient man.
A complex problem
There's a distinction in problem-solving between those that are complex and those that are complicated.
Where do you want to work?
Our industry is slowly coming to the realisation that we are no longer the most attractive place to work for bright creative people with open minds.
What are you planning to do with that data?
Data is not a universal panacea
What's the problem?
The real business problem isn't always the one that the client thinks it is.
Take the red pill and face up to reality
Do you want to continue the fantasy of customer bases, target audiences and loyalty schemes? Or see consumers for who they really are and deal with the messy consequences?
How to have new ideas
What if things had worked out (dramatically) differently and creative genius Brian Eno was now a high-flying marketer in the M4 corridor. Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO's joint strategy director considers the scenario.
It doesn't have to be this way
Reflecting on the study of evolutionary biology is often useful when thinking about marketing and tech, writes the joint chief strategy officer of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO.
Sorry, but you're really not that special
It's a myth that some people are superstars and others journeymen, says the joint chief strategy officer of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO.
It's not all change in the world of marketing
Nothing important in marketing has changed, says AMV BBDO's strategy chief.
Why being small is not a strategy
Let's not kid ourselves. Small brands shouldn't want to stay small, says the joint chief strategy officer of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO.
Trust me, this is the only insight you will ever need
There's one insight that rules over all the others, says the joint chief strategy officer of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO.
Why tech's biggest brains must stop focusing on discounts
Giving people a fat discount for buying something today that they would have happily paid full price for tomorrow is bad marketing, says Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO's joint chief strategy officer.
Really clever, advanced thinking about data
As an industry we need to get a whole lot better at understanding data, says the Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO joint chief strategy officer.
It's time for brands to reduce their reliance on vox pop and anecdote
We must get back to a more complete understanding of the country, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO's joint CSO argues.