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Aerosure – Corporate Brochure


Thanks to 2Birds, I’ve had an ongoing working relationship with the great team at Aerosure, who specialise in the fascinating…

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Crowe Horwath – Recruitment Campaign


For mid-tier global accountancy firm Crowe Horwath, the battle for the best graduates is a tough one when you are…

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11.03.11

Congratulations PLAY!


Winning Experiential Agency of the Year couldn’t happen to a nicer team of people than PLAY Communication. It’s been a…

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Save the Sun Bear


There are eight bear species in the world and the sun bear is one of them. It is the smallest…

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Charles Darwin University – Brand TVC


I can’t say I had a huge amount to do with this brand television advert – PLAY was the agency,…

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My favourite Strategy Slides # 10 – The Creative Brief


In Jon Steel’s best–selling book, Truth, Lies and Advertising: The Art of Account Planning, he refers to the role of…

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My favourite Strategy Slides # 9 – Integrated Communications


‘Integrated’ has been a buzz word in agency land for more than a decade, and is still the catch-cry for…

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My favourite Strategy Slides # 8 – The Sales Funnel


Anyone in sales will tell you it’s a process — and they are dead right. But what is that process?…

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My favourite Strategy Slides # 7 – Positioning


This slide comes courtesy of the genius of Gerald Nanninga. Gerald is a retail guru with the best blog on…

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My favourite Strategy Slides #6 – Competition


In some organisations, keeping an eye on the competition is a daily event. But it is surprising how many startups…

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My favourite Strategy Slides #5 – Message Development


As a strategist and writer working with startups or businesses finding their feet, the conversation often turns to the client…

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My favourite Strategy Slides # 4 – Values


A prime objective of any brand strategy is to establish a tone for every communication an organisation makes. Having worked…

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My favourite Strategy Slides # 3 – Creative Development


It’s hard to imagine how all those amazing Disney films, not to mention the theme parks, were the brain–child of…

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iphone found thanks to mobileme


I’ve always known about the cool function that comes with Apple’s mobileme service, but I’d never thought I’d put it…

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My favourite Strategy Slides #2 – Buying roles


Given the tremendous adult and child obesity issue facing the western world and the flow–on effects of type-2 diabetes, heart…

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