We have our own stories about Sarah Barclay. Make sure you take the time to read it after Stan's words below. When I was young one of my creative idols was Sarah Barclay, who at the time was working at the Campaign Palace. She works in New York now I think, as an ECD on some global brand whose name I can’t for the life of me remember. Anyway yesterday I stumbled on a lovely little video of Sarah talking about the early part of her career. In her own words she puts down her success ... Read More! »

Another gem from Stan to brighten up our Monday Morning. He's a keeper, isn't he? Last week I came across a piece written by Kevin Roberts, the worldwide CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi. I loved it so much I lifted it verbatim and posted it to my BrandDNA blog. Today I’m going to share it with you as well. Why? Because it highlights a way of thinking that I believe any person who calls themselves a creative can benefit from. So take a moment to read it, digest it and apply it to your ... Read More! »

If you're bored this Monday Morning and need a bit of inspiration, why not only read this WHIP, but all the others? It's bound to get you into gear super quick. Spend some time searching the Monday Whip archive and you’re sure to come across me talking passionately about building a folio of ideas ‘n stuff rather than a book of ads. This logic holds true for all types of creative work not just advertising. The idea being that your folio represents you and the way that you think, ... Read More! »

We thank Stan everyday. I was listening to sports radio yesterday morning and they were talking about young players who had failed to make it at their first club, but went on to achieve great things at their second club. What these players all had in common, was that the clubs that picked them up after they were traded by their original club assigned senior players to mentor them. In addition these clubs also had one or two junior coaches on their staff. These people were new to ... Read More! »

Don't be fooled by the number on this post - this is Stan's 200th Monday Morning WHIP! For almost five years Stan has been kicking our asses into action, and this morning is no exception. Enjoy. I’m you’ve heard about the Oreo tweet during the power blackout at the Superbowl a few weeks back. If you haven’t you really should have. So get over to Google pronto. Anyway this week that tweet picked up not one but two Bronze Clio awards. And those awards are going to be shared ... Read More! »

Sometimes being a creative can mean being creative on someone else's creative, if that makes sense. One of the things you need to be prepared for as a working creative is working with other people’s ideas. You may be a photographer commissioned to capture someone else’s vision. You may be a director tasked with bringing a creative team’s idea to life. Or you may be a writer who has to edit and enhance another writer’s draft. Either way it takes a while to get used to ... Read More! »