Embracing a mistake you've made is like hugging your worst enemy. Painful, but as Stan tells us, it might just make things turn out for the better. Eventually. This week I have been watching episodes of the UK version of The Apprentice. It is, I have to say, one of my favourite shows. In the episode I watched yesterday, one of the contestants was having blame heaped upon him by his project manager for a decision he had made. As you would expect, the guy was coming up with excuses ... Read More! »

Juniors, meet Sarah. We met her on a recent jaunt to New York City where she is the Executive Creative Director of JWT. If you were born circa 1985 like us, you missed out on probably the best years of working in advertising. But you might just remember seeing the ad that launched this Aussie expat's career -- Antz Pantz. 21 years on, with 10 of those years based in New York, we wanted to know how she made it through the eighties and nineties and got from Antz to the Big Apple, as well as the ... Read More! »

According to Stan, 'tis the season to get yourself into an agency! Christmas is rapidly approaching. Which means it’s time to get to work on the phone and set up some appointments to show your work. Why? Because Christmas is a time of opportunity. With people going on holiday over January and February you have the chance to get yourself onto the list of people that agencies call to fill in over the break. So what are you waiting for? Stop reading and start calling. ... Read More! »

Mike Drucker is one half of the writing/comedian pair “The Drucker Brothers”. They're subversive and funny. Mike has hustled to put together entertaining words purely for your amusement at online and television destinations such as The Onion, Saturday Night Live, McSweeney's, and Twitter. We first came across Mike's stuff when we read a short piece of his entitled A Robot Performs Standup Comedy to a Lackluster Response. Which, in our opinion, if you don't laugh at, probably means you ... Read More! »

The creative business can be a trying one at times. There's no shortage of curveballs to keep you on your toes. And without a mentor you're on your own. So if you can, find yourself one and don't let go. Like we've done. With Stan. Over the last couple of months I’ve been working with a prominent industry body to set up a mentoring scheme. This is something I am very passionate about. It’s almost impossible to put a price on the value of a mentor. They are a sounding board, a ... Read More! »

We're all digital kids. If you aren't, you must be living in the depths of the ocean stuck under the shipwreck of the Titanic. Eaon Pritchard, the Head of Digital Innovation at Clemenger BBDO knows all about the whiz-bang-shebangabang's, he even hashtagged his ten tips. ... Read More! »