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how great you think you are
Last week the Marketing Industry some members of the assembled an agency approach seriously they
Network held a Business Briefing audience to mean that clients really need to see that the agency has at
session in Birmingham city centre. want more for less from their agencies least invested some time and effort in
During the hour-long discussion a and that concern was voiced. understanding their business and their
panel of clients talked openly about Not surprisingly it was shot down in brand and can deliver a considered
how they have handled the recession flames by the clients on the panel, no strategy that can take it forward.
so far and the impact it has had on doubt affronted by this accusation that Some of the clients said they are
their marketing strategies. They also ultimately all they really want is for now receiving up to six approaches
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to work with agencies in the future. expertise for a smaller and smaller fee. to be through pieces of direct mail that
It was a genuinely interesting event, The word ‘value’ is quite possibly merely tell them how great the agency
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marketers in the audience raising misused words in the English looked at most of the time.
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One of the points that did come out advertising industry has got a lot to do client this week, don’t simply tell them
during the discussion was that clients with that, throwing the word ‘value’ how great you think you are, but use
are increasingly looking for even more around willy nilly over the years. your expertise to offer some real
added value from agencies. But ultimately what the clients were insight and tell them how great you
Inevitably, that was understood by saying is that in order for them to take can and will make them.
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“Unless you are offering to take a cut in pay or you are the
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look favourably upon it you berk.” Carl,Page 20

Recommended
Agency register
relaunches site
The RAR has launched its new website
at www.agencyregister.co.uk.
The new site aims to provide a single
source of all the information clients
need to make an initial assessment of
marketing suppliers.
Clients can register on the new the
site for free and can rate any of their
existing suppliers at any time. Key
supplier information and case studies
are available through a new improved
search function on the site. Clients can
also ‘follow’ particular suppliers or view
comparison reports are also available
on groupings of suppliers which is
ideal for clients looking to review or
benchmark existing agencies.
The new site also gives suppliers
a host of new tools so they can take
advantage of their recommended
status and get feedback on their overall
ratings.
Subaru appoints
Golley to DM task
Golley Slater Dialogue (Leeds) has
been appointed by Kenyon Neads,
Subaru UK’s marketing director, as
the automotive brand’s national DM
agency.
The agency’s first brief for the brand
will be to launch the new Subaru
Legacy and Outback. The creative will
follow the ‘Uncommon Sense’ above-
the-line message produced by Chick
Smith Trott (CST). Golley Slater has
also worked closely with One Black
Bear to develop the email campaign.
One Black Bear in Birmingham
is Subaru UK’s incumbent online
agency and launched the new
Legacy and Outback micro site www.
unlikeothercars.com last week.
Former coors director
kick off new NW agency
Simon Davies, the former marketing
director of Molson Coors who left the
brewer after 13 years at the start of this
month, has opened a new strategic
and creative agency in Manchester.
MMIXX, which is based in
Davies: became
Spinningfields, is the brainchild of frustrated at
Davies, experienced agency man lack of integrated
David Walters and Dr Mark Batey, a agencies - so he
psychology academic at Manchester launched his own
Business School who has consulted
for the likes of Unilever, Rolls Royce “Some people will say we are crazy
and Johnson & Johnson. to start now, but very many successful
The start-up bills itself as a businesses launch in a recession.”
combination of a “strategic marketing Davies and Walters met as brand
consultancy and media neutral creative managers on Imperial Leather in the
agency”. 80s and say they have long planned to
Davies said: “As a client I found it launch a business together.
frustrating that there are so few – if While Davies stayed client-side
any – genuinely integrated agencies Waters crossed over to agency life as
out there. a director of Clark Hooper Scotland
“Even the big groups are more like and founder and creative director of
shopping malls of individual disciplines Blue Chip Marketing.
than properly integrated operations.
MMIXX is going to offer clients
“In an age of media without
boundaries everyone needs help
strategic insight and the means to act navigating the new world to connect
on it regardless of whether the answer with consumers, so there has never
is advertising, web, DM, pricing, been a better time to launch an agency
distribution or all of the above. that can do just that,” Walters said.
The Drum has launched a new application
for the iPhone which will allow users to
keep up to date with all the latest Drum
news and comment in real-time.
The application has been developed by
Birmingham-based digital agency 383
Project. Jacob Dutton, account director
for 383 Project, said: “The popularity
of the iPhone in the UK is undeniable,
particularly in our industry. This is why we
wanted to work with The Drum to develop
an app that will help keep suits and
creatives up to date whilst on the move.”
Features in the application include a look
at our live Twitter feed, the full Drum
Directory, latest job postings and the
ability to view and book onto all the latest
events.
Aegon loses asset
as director leaves
in restructuring
The sales and marketing director of
Aegon Asset Management Jon Bennett
is set to depart the company alongside
four fund managers as part of a move to
better integrate its European business in
both the UK and the Netherlands.
The move will see Bennett’s
responsibilities assumed by Martin
Harris, head of European distribution.
Alistair Duffy, Simon Holman, Mark Love
and Duncan MacKay will also leave the
European equity team.
Andrew Fleming, head of European
asset management, said: “I believe these
changes provide a clear signal of our
intent to compete as a successful third
party asset manager on a pan European
scale. The fund management changes
are consistent with our stated aim of
strengthening our existing propositions
where we believe we can add value for
our customers and future clients.”
Chapter cleans
up with first win
Chapter, the Birmingham start-up which
launched earlier this year, has been
appointed by shower firm Triton.
The agency will work to engage the
Triton brand “with a variety of audiences
through the line”.
Chapter’s managing director, Mike
Rose, said: “This is a fantastic win for
the agency and is testament to Chapter
being structured around an ethos of
client closeness and understanding.
Our approach is really striking a chord.”
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“It feels like some of the decisions are taking longer to get
green-lit,and the impression is that some of the games
publishers are being a little bit more cautious
what they’re pushing the green button on.” Stu Aitken,Axisanimation,Page 25
Yorkshire’s digital talent to be shown
off during Digital Week and the Dadi’s
The line up of events for Digital Week
have now been announced in order to
showcase the digital creative work being
handled across the Yorkshire region.
Taking place in November in Leeds,
Bradford, Huddersfield, Scarborough
and Sheffield, the week long line-up will
have a particular theme given to each city
and will also examine and discuss new
technologies in every area of the digital
and creative sectors.
Digital Week will culminate with the
DADI Awards, in association with Leeds
Live it Love it.
Leeds will host events on sound and
music, and will look to celebrate the city’s
music scene with seminars including a
round table event on 9 November entitled
‘Audio evolution: Music in the digital age’,
which will see four views from specialists
in the sector about how music can survive
the digital boom and stand up to giants
such as iTunes and the pirate traders.
new lease of life
at Rubber Republic
Rubber Republic, the viral and social
media agency, is teaming up with the
BBC to launch nature documentary,
Life.
Life follows in the scale and ambition
of the BBC’s popular Planet Earth and
Blue Planet series.
Every week, before each episode,
Bristol-based Rubber Republic will
take previously unseen preview clips
of the BBC 1 series to an online
audience.
“The BBC has a track record of
producing footage that people love
and want to see – it’s fantastic for us
to be able to work with them and take
clips from this series and match them
up with relevant online communities
each week,” says Kirk Hullis, account
director at Rubber Republic.
Rubber Republic will also be using
footage from the series to promote the
BBC’s new and incredible Nature site,
which offers an archive of video and
sound clips spanning over 30 years.
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The DADI Awards will be one of the highlights of Digital Week
2009, as the event takes place across the Yorkshire region
Sheffield will host discussions looking
at the role of 3D technology in design
and architecture as well as a workshop
examining 3D technologies in the gaming
world.
Social media will be the focus in
Huddersfield with new media clients set
to discuss the best use of social networks
such as Twitter, Facebook, Whippet on
the Wire, Flickr and Audio Boo.
Scarborough will be looking at the
advancement of digital on-screen with
Woodend Creative Space and the
Scarborough Digital group hosting
New University of Liverpool design
roster to feature seven agencies
A new design roster for the University of
Liverpool has been drawn up consisting
of seven agencies.
The agencies include Liverpool’s
Uniform, ICE and Kaleidoscope,
Crescent Lodge Design from London,
Gardiner Richardson from Newcastle,
an evening of film screenings which
pioneered the digital movement.
Bradford will host both the Bradford
Animation Festival and the Bradford
Gaming Festival in conjunction with Digital
Week. It will also host BarCamp, which
will involve more than 130 attendees
from Yorkshire and across the country
who will link-up live to BarCamps in the
US, Canada and India to look at new
developments in film, animation and
digital media and offer a special guest
speaker which will be announced nearer
the time.
Photographers’ representative
The Miss Jones Agency has
signed London fashion legend
Tony McGee.
McGee’s career has spanned
over thirty years. Working at
Pinewood Studios aged fourteen,
he developed his skills in
photography that would catapult
him to success at the young age
of seventeen, shooting his first
cover for Harpers & Queen.
By 21 he had his 25th magazine
cover under his belt and had
developed his reputation for
high fashion, high quality
images.
Forepoint from Preston and Da Vinci
Communications from Manchester.
The appointment was made following
a competitive tender process, which
looked to appoint creative agencies to
aid the promotion of the University both
in the UK and globally.
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Republic looks to
propaganda for
brand strategy
Fashion retailer Republic has announced
the appointment of creative agency
Propaganda following an agency review.
The Leeds-agency has now been
tasked to work on the development
of Republic’s brand strategy and
communications having recently opened
its 100th store in Chester.
Jo Molineux, Republic’s head of
multi-channel, confirmed Propaganda’s
appointment and said that they were now
looking forward to working with them to
develop their brand further.
Mike Phillipson, director at
Propaganda, commented: “Republic is
a very successful business with a unique
proposition, culture and personality. We
will now be working with their team to
enhance their brand further.”
wrinkly poster
from Newhaven
A new poster campaign has been
launched for the Scottish Government by
Newhaven, to highlight the value of older
people in society, life and the workplace.
The wrinkled special build posters are
the next stage of the See the Person Not
the Age campaign which began last year.
The posters will roll out across the country
backed up by wrinkly leaflets which are
being handed out to commuters to back
up the message and drive people online
to the campaign website.
The site was created by Edinburgh
digital and design agency Whitespace.
Creatives on the campaign were
Chris Watson and Rufus Wedderburn,
the campaign was produced by Helen
Clyne, while account handlers were Fiona
Stirling, Campbell Ferguson and Tracey
McIntosh.
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Teviot launches
new Missoni
hotel branding
Having implemented the brand for Hotel
Missoni across its collateral for the
opening of its Edinburgh office, Teviot
is now set to work with its new hotel in
Kuwait.
The Edinburgh-design agency has
worked with Hotel Missoni from the early
stages of the brand’s development and
was key to the design and production of
its hotel collateral for the Edinburgh hotel
which opened in June.
Now Teviot is producing the brand
guidelines to ensure the effective
implementation of the brand globally.
Amaze acquires
Digital business
London and Belfast digital technology
consultancy MCL Digital has been
acquired by Amaze.
The acquisition of the company, which
was founded by Matt Clarke and Nigel
Conde, follows a partnership which was
developed over recent years.
It will now be integrated into the
Amaze Group with Clarke and Conde
joining the technology leadership team
which provides strategic technical
direction for the company, and will work
alongside Jonathan Copnell, operations
director.
Natalie Gross, managing partner at
Amaze, said: “The acquisition of MCL
Digital is a strategic move for Amaze
that will further extend our skills into
emerging areas.
“Additionally, MCL Digital will support
our existing teams to fulfill the growing
demand from our clients for forward-
thinking technical consulting as more
of them turn to digital to support their
business infrastructure.”
Lowd&Klea announces
creative partnerships
The Lowd&Klea Group has announced
a host of senior appointments and
promotions alongside their recently
formed collaborative partnerships with
Designers Republic founder Ian Anderson
and GHAVA in New York.
The Lowd&Klea Group has announced
the repositioning – Smart Thinking.
Collaborative Working – and rebrand of
existing agency LeadsDesign and the
launch of the special projects team within
its existing visual communications studio,
L&K Creative.
L&K Brand Communications, formerly
LeadsDesign, will provide strategic and
creative brand communication, whilst
sister agency L&K Creative brings together
an in-house creative team with global
collaborative partners including GHAVA
in New York and Ian Anderson (The
Designers Republic), in the UK, combining
concept creative, graphic design, motion
and audio-visual disciplines.
NHS staff get website so that they
can Affect change from within
Alienation Digital has developed a new
website aimed at encouraging NHS
employees to submit their ideas for
improving the health service.
Scottish Health Innovations Ltd
(SHIL) works in partnership with NHS
Scotland to protect and develop the
new innovations and ideas of health
care professionals.
By developing these ideas, SHIL
creates new products and technologies
that improve patient care and generate
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Anderson: has joined
forces with Lowd &
Klea Group
Meanwhile, new senior positions
include the promotion of Carla Murphy
to group managing director. In addition
Simon White has joined L&K Brand
Communications as head of creative,
while Jo Daley has been recruited from
Mccann Erickson to manage public sector
and education clients.
Darren Wake also takes the post of
marketing and business development
manager for L&K Brand Communications
as he joins from Open Door Design.
Cheryl Cole has launched her new
website www.cherylcole.com to
support the launch of her debut
solo album. The site was developed
and designed by Birmingham
digital creative agency Clusta.
Going live to coincide with the
launch of the singer’s debut single,
Fight for This Love, the site aims
to complete Cheryl Cole’s official
branding as a solo artist and will
allow users to post comments.
financial income for NHS Scotland.
SHIL markets itself to two target
audiences: NHS Scotland employees
and the commercial sector.
The new website, located at www.
shil.co.uk, is a marketing platform for
the various products that SHIL has
developed, a starting point for people
looking for information about patents
and intellectual property, and aims to
be a hub for a range of commercial
opportunities.
The Awards Evening is almost upon us.
Visit www.marketingindustrynetwork.com/
awards/nominations to find out if you have
received a nomination. The Marketing
Industry Network Awards aim to identify the
BEST media, marketing and communication
agencies and teams across the whole of the
UK. Book your tickets now. Call Kim Baran
for more details on 0141 559 6078.
Masterclass: Using Social Networks for
Business, 2 Nov, Manchester
Could your company benefit from using
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other
social networking sites? You will come
away from this day understanding how to
use social networks, hear from experts
and look at case studies, find out whether
it’s appropriate for your company and take
away some guidelines for engaging with
audiences in this way.
Masterclass: Writing Effectiveness
Papers Masterclass , 25 Nov, Scotland
As the effectiveness season looms one
of Scotland’s best know paper writers
shares his experiences of writing many,
many effectiveness papers with practical
advice on the way to win. Learn real
insights into what the judges are looking
for, how best to research your paper and
how to structure it. Anyone faced with the
prospect of entering a paper into any of
the UK’s effectiveness award competitions
and not knowing where to start will benefit
from attending this event.
Business Briefing: What is Collaboration?
in association with Marketing Birming-
ham and Business Link West Midlands,
8 Dec, Birmingham
How do design agencies, full service
agencies, freelance designers and social
media experts combine their services
to pitch for work and maximise the
opportunities for income generation?
Marketing Birmingham, Business Link
West Midlands and The Marketing Industry
Network are bringing you this event to
hear from clients and find out about how
to collaborate and who to collaborate with.
www.marketingindustrynetwork.com
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“I’m luckier. Phil has been in and out of the shit a
bit. I seem to have got lucky with my lot. Except
having to tolerate Shinton. We all have our
crosses.“ Gareth Howells,Page 19
Former barkers boss Hughes looks
to the future with new idea agency
Former Barkers director Andy Hughes
has officially launched his new advertising
agency, Idea, formed following the
recent closure of Barkers.
Two former colleagues, Zoe Law
and Lynsey Massie, have also joined
Hughes in partnership. Hughes was a
stalwart of Barkers in Scotland having
been at the agency for more than two
decades. However, following its surprise
closure he quickly launched Idea –
taking with him a trio of long term, ex-
Barkers clients, Behar Carpets, Verve
Automotive and Robertson Homes.
However, Idea has been forced to
resign the Robertson Homes business
last month following a pending conflict
of interest.
Speaking of the launch, Hughes said:
“We are doing pretty well, particularly
given the short start up timescales
and we are particularly grateful for the
World cup 2010
site launched
Thomas Cook Sport is to launch a
microsite featuring travel packages and
flight offers for football fans planning to
head to the World Cup in South Africa.
The tour operator appointed
Staffordshire digital agency TAMBA
to create a site which will include
“information and entertainment while
highlighting exclusive travel offers”. An
online display advertising campaign will
coincide with the microsite’s launch later
this month.
Danny Talbot, managing director of
Thomas Cook Sport, said: “Having
been appointed as a participating
tour operator for the 2010 World
Cup, our focus is on the fast growing
online football market - we understand
that to successfully engage with this
active consumer group, we must
offer the most relevant and helpful
information.”
TAMBA’s MD Jon Broomfield
described creating an online base for
football followers interested in attending
the World Cup was an “ideal brief”.
considerate support given by two of
our longest-standing clients formerly
at Barkers, Behar Carpets and Verve
Automotive.
“We have also pitched for several new
pieces of business in recent weeks with
some success and I hope to provide
more details soon.
“The only regret is that after handling
the business for around five years through
Barkers, Idea recently resigned the
Robertson Homes account. The reason
for this decision is a pending conflict
of interest. The parting is completely
amicable from both parties and I wish
Online Comments
Julie Grant: Very pleased to hear this Andy, I am sure your wnew venture will
be a great success!
Karine Burns: Well done Andy. Look forward to catching up with you again
soon. Wish you and the team all the best.
Outdoor footwear brand Karrimor
looks to outdoor specialists Karol
Rucsac and footwear brand Karrimor
has appointed Karol Marketing Group
to handle its PR.
The public relations account adds to
the North East agency’s list of outdoor
clients which already includes Vango
and Force 10.
As a result of its appointment, Karol
Marketing will be responsible for all
PR activity for Karrimor’s rucsac and
footwear ranges.
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Robertson Homes every success in
finding a replacement creative agency.
I have offered to provide any suppport
required to facilitate a responsible hand-
over to our successor when required.”
“I should imagine the news of an
account review will be welcomed by
a fairly static agency marketplace and
I wish all interested parties good luck
– we have had many successful and
enjoyable experiences working with
Robertson Homes over the last five
years.”
“I hope to reveal more info on our new
business wins in due course.”
Sheridan&Co has designed the travel
retail environments to launch Absolut
Rock edition, the latest special edition
bottle from the iconic vodka brand. The
first UK sites will open in Heathrow
and Gatwick airports in the first week
October.
Sheridan&Co has worked with Pernod
Ricard Travel Retail Europe to bring the
Absolut Rock concept to life in a series
of sites in airports across the globe.
Neil Kennedy, general manager at
Karrimor said: “The outdoor sector
continues to grow at an increasing rate
and we are constantly developing and
refreshing our ranges to suit the needs
of our customers.
“Communicating with our target
audience about the range and quality
of our products is key to our success
and PR is an essential element of our
marketing campaign.”
editor’s INBOX
a round up of some of the latest press
releases uploaded by you onto the
drum’s website in the last fortnight
Newenglish Design has been appointed to
create a full print, in–store and web campaign
for Honda Power Equipment following its,
“Whatever you do…Make sure it’s a Honda” launch
at the Southampton Boat Show. The campaign is
the first for Honda UK to run across four sectors.
The Remarkable Group’s specialist video
and motion graphics division, Reko, is working
with one of the biggest sporting brands for a World
Cup campaign. Reko is creating a promotional
video for Puma, filming behind the scenes at its
World Cup campaign photo shoot with Chelsea’s
Nicolas Anelka and Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna, Tomas
Rosicky and Emmanuel Eboue.
Tangent Graphic has created the brand
and visual identity for Gateway to Growth,
a specialist division of Business Gateway. The
agency was appointed based on their previous
work carried out for public sector organisations.
Integrated agency Red C has won a three-way
pitch to expand the role of online marketing for
AGA Rangemaster Group, which celebrates
300th anniversary of its foundry this year. The
agency has been appointed to work on brands
including AGA, Fired Earth, Divertimenti, Falcon,
Rayburn, Rangemaster and Mercury.
Asda is launching its first ever fully animated
flash microsite and online flash games as part of
its major collaboration with LazyTown to promote
its ‘GreatStuff’ healthy food range. The online
campaign has been designed by Leeds-based
agency Gratterpalm.
Telecoms giant Motorola has awarded
Cheshire’s Event Marketing Solutions a
six-figure contract to deliver a major B2B roadshow
throughout Germany. The tour will target a major
global market for Motorola – the emergency
services – and specifically the German fire service.
Bristol’s True has created a new website for
Somerset school, Millfield. Millfield has a
distinguished alumni, including international
sportspeople, world business leaders and leading
figures in the arts.
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return to normality?” Uncle carl,Page 20
Blackpool Tower
moved to Leeds
and Manchester
Blackpool Tower has been moved
around a little over the last week, making
its way to Leeds and Manchester with
the aid of Amaze PR.
The Manchester office of the
marketing services company was tasked
by VisitBlackpool with the promotion of
the beachside town and used a 200
foot high projection of the Tower to lead
the way in its delivery. The Tower was
projected, unannounced, onto local
landmarks through the use of a mobile
rig and was used as a reminder that the
town’s illuminations will continue until 8
November.
Co-Op launches
TV and radio ads
The Co-operative has launched the latest
phase of the multi-million pound brand
campaign it started in February.
As well as running an edited version
of its TV ad from earlier this year, the Co-
operative has now unveiled a new online
and national radio campaign and in-store
communications created by Manchester
agency Refinery.
The online and radio work, which uses
the “good for everyone” message from the
TV ad, centres on three of the organisation’s
major initiatives – Renewable Energy,
Fairtrade and Community Projects – and
gives examples of its work in these areas.
The three 30-second radio ads
feature a voiceover from the actor
John Hannah and will run across
major stations and networks including
Talksport from this week.
Elmwood’s edinburgh briefs
office will remain open
The boss of design consultancy
Elmwood, Jonathan Sands, has hit
out angrily at rumours of the agency’s
closure in Scotland, saying in a long
statement posted on The Drum’s
website that they have not made any
decision to close in Edinburgh.
Rumours of redundancies being
made at the agency, in order for it to
focus more on overseas development,
began to circulate in recent weeks,
and while Sands did confirm that there
had been redundancies in Scotland he
would not confirm how many, though
he did says: “Not everyone in Scotland
has been made redundant.”
In his statement on www.thedrum.
co.uk Sands said: “The Scottish market
is unbelievably tough and it is going to
get much, much worse in my view. With
this in mind it is true that we have cut
some costs over the last month right
across the company and that program
will continue until the year end. It is also
true that the Edinburgh office is likely to
be the hardest hit.
“As I am sure every reader can
imagine this has been a tremendously
hard few weeks, the talent in our
Edinburgh office is exceptional and
we have had to let go some very, very
O street offers first look at celtic
connections 2010 marketing campaign
Having been awarded the Celtic
Connections festival contract earlier this
year, O Street has launched its first work
for the client.
The initial work for Celtic Connections
includes an advert for the Glasgow
Concert Hall’s What’s On Guide. The
official launch for the festival took place
on 20 October. The full brief includes the
creation of all the marketing materials for
the 2010 festival. The Glasgow agency
was appointed in August following an
open credentials tender, and a creative
pitch against a shortlist of three other
agencies. The brief invited agencies
to suggest a new look and feel for the
festival in its 17th year.
www.thedrum.co.uk/news11
Sands: will continue in Scotland, while
looking at other growth markets
gifted people. In fact one or two of our
best.
“Last year Elmwood made a record
profit well in excess of £1m. Fortunately
as with previous years we left most of
this cash in the business in anticipation
of the continuing market downturn.
Being independent from the bank will
be vital over the next two years as the
recession gets even deeper.
“Conserving cash and investing in
growth markets is our plan.”
Sheffield based shopping centre Meadowhall
has appointed Brilliant Media to handle
the £500,000 planning and buying account for
its Christmas campaign. The agency beat out
incumbent Miller Advertising and MediaVest
(Leeds) for the work with the campaign set to
launch in the next month.
Birmingham Airport has appointed 3Sixty
to aid it in maximising the monetisation of its
website while also ensuring that it communicates
with airlines and tour operators.
Blue Ginger, the group of Manchester Chinese
and Thai takeaways, has launched a new website
with Studio North. The Manchester agency
has designed and built the new site, which
features an onine ordering system that emails
every order placed to the chosen restaurant.
Accident claims company The ClaimBrains
has launched a new website by OneBestWay
ahead of its forthcoming ad campaign. The site
by the Newcastle-based agency features the
ClaimBrain characters, who will also feature in the
TV campaign. Social networking will also feature
through Facebook and Twitter with the campaign
extending to radio, direct mail and SEO.
Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, part of
the GRA Limited group which operates five tracks
across the country, has appointed PR agency
Paver Smith to handle its public relations.
The advertising and branding of this year’s Style
Awards in Birmingham have been created
by 383 Project. 383 Project was appointed
to handle the brand communications for the
event which is organised by Retail Birmingham
in the search for the city’s most stylish retailers,
restaurants and department stores.
The UK arm of Austrian dairy NOM has appointed
Weber Shandwick Manchester to support
the launch of its fir yogurt in the UK. NOM Dairy
UK’s two new product ranges will see Weber
Shandwick provide PR support to the ‘Everyday
Natural Goodness’ campaign.
Electricals retailer Comet has appointed
Yorkshire’s Summit Media to handle all of its
pay-per-click requirements. The retailer will make
use of Summit’s Portfolio Manager technology
which will allow it to synch its warehouse with
PPC campaigns in real time.
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“I was the first to get into the business as I’m five years
older. Gareth used to visit me at work and thought it would
be a breeze. Then proceeded to make it look like a breeze–
twat!” Phil Howells,Page 19

01

02 03

01 The Leith Agency has designed a book to accompany As Others See Us, the Homecoming Exhibition created by Tricia
Malley and Ross Gillespie, collectively known as Broad Daylight. The publication has introductory texts by Julie Lawson of
the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and Professor David Purdie and features images of– and texts by – Eddi Reader,
Aamer Anwar, Peter Howson, Christopher Brookmyre, Hardeep Singh Kohli and Clan Chief Sir Malcolm MacGregor of
MacGregor, to name but a few. It is a celebration of Scottish culture, reflecting and conveying through words and pictures
the work of Robert Burns. The exhibition runs at the National Galleries on the Mound Edinburgh until 7 November 2009.
The book is available from the National Galleries shop, bookstores or directly from Luath Press. See other images at www.
broaddaylightltd.co.uk.

02 Advocates for Animals, Scotland’s animal protection organisation, is poised to unveil a new corporate identity
designed by the graphic design studio, StudioLR. The commission includes a new brand identity, stationery and suite of
merchandising material. A new website also launches on 23 October.

03 FC United of Manchester, the member-owned football club founded by fans, is working with This Creative as it looks to
raise money to build its own stadium. Gateshead-based Solution Group has launched a hand-illustrated annual report for
client Premier Waste. The eight page Annual Report aims to showcase the firm’s green credentials, and to bring this home,
the agency has illustrated each section with a cut-out figures.

04 Bristol-based Taxi Studio has been appointed to design a book for British Design 2010. British Design is an annual
publication from Dutch publishers BIS. It showcases the best of British design agencies across disciplines. The book launch
will be held on Wednesday 28 October 2009 at the Design Museum, London.

05 D8 has completed a large-scale project for GlaxoSmithKline. GSK, one of the world’s leading research-based
pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, asked the Glasgow and Birmingham-based agency to help with promoting
brand awareness amongst employees. James Young, D8’s managing director, said of the work: “GSK’s in-house team have
built a fantastic resource so our main task was to encourage people to use it. As it was mainly an internal exercise we felt
it would be best to adopt a friendly, light hearted approach using illustration.”
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05
14marketing forum report www.thedrum.co.uk OCT.23.09 THE DRUM

“A simple, memorable, well-produced idea aimed at people

like me who probably let their very young children watch
too much CBeebies becauseGary
they’re busy writing reviews for
some marketing magazine.” Setchell, Page 21

All aboard for

the Marketing
Forum 2009
WEDNESDAY
The first day of the three-day Marketing
Forum (now in its 17th year) aboard the
Aurora is very much a process of settling
in as quickly as possible. Networking at
the bar had already begun by the time
The Drum arrived on board and figured
out its schedule for the next few days.
With the initial emergency drill
complete – a necessity of Maritime Law
apparently – the first keynote speaker
of the day, geneticist Steve Jones
from University College London and
author of In the Blood and Darwin’s
Britain, addressed all of the assembled
delegates.
Jones discussed the topic of genetics
and DNA and how genetics ultimately
shape a person’s lifestyle. The talk
began with the audience of marketing
delegates being asked for a show of
hands as to who had had ‘a good’ year
as opposed to ‘a bad’ year. He found
that the large majority said they had had
a good year.
Following this, Jones’s talk mentioned
that genetics might influence people
to become managers of customers
depending on which genes they
possessed.
“An awful lot of what we are as
business people may be in our DNA”
he stated before informing the audience
that two thirds of people will die as a
result of the genes they possess and
that the human body actually is made
up of fewer genes than previously
thought – only around 25,000.
“This demonstrates that we actually
know very little about genetics, but that
we do know more than we did a few
years ago.”
Many in the room will have learned
much from the talk, and they promptly
headed to the bar with a few new
topics of conversation. But once dinner
is completed, the hard work will really
begin with a speed dating session
taking place soon after.
Tomorrow will see a succession
of seminars and talks planned for
throughout the day with networking and
breakout times also scheduled.
We were sailing Last week The Drum pulle
aboard the Aurora with many of the most sen
Marketing Forum. News editor Stephen Lepita
so that landlubbers could keep up with what w
THURSDAY
Thursday morning on the Aurora and
it’s all go from 8am. Breakfast is wolfed
down quickly to give me time to get along
to the first talk being given by Simon
Carter, marketing director for Fujitsu, UK
Government Division, and previously the
head of marketing for the Post Office.
 Thursday afternoon has been pretty
Carter spoke about the transformation
of brands and their continual need for
change.
 One of the first questions he
asked delegates was “Brands, are they
important?” before telling the room of
about 20 marketers that brands ultimately
need time and investment to thrive.
He used Virgin as a prime example of
a brand that has been given such time
and tried to innovate and grow emotional
attachment with its consumers.
 messages that brands put out,but now
“Brands are emotional,” he said. How
do people feel about the experience?
How do people react and talk about the
product that they have bought and the
service they have received?”
This was a theme taken up later by Will
Harris, marketing director at Nokia, who
believes that while many marketers may
not have as big a marketing budget as
they once had, or the same number of
staff, it is the ‘most exciting time’ for the
marketing industry.
This, he says, is mainly due to marketers
losing a degree of control over their
brands to the consumer. Digital innovation
has taken the control of a brand out of the
hands of marketers and handed it over
to the people marketers most want to
reach.
Harris cited one website as a great
example – myastinmartinisrubbish.com
– made by a disgruntled customer of the
car brand, which the company has been
unable to prevent from venting its spleen
about its hatred for the car that the owner
bought.
 director at Freesat, Alison Sagar, global
“As a consumer you were informed by
the messages that brands put out, but
now media is free, so we no longer control
the message. If consumers like a product
they will tell the world themselves.”
 It was a good discussion with the guys
Twitter was another innovation he
urged the room to use better and explore
how their brand is perceived.
 how it is changing brands and creating
interesting so far with BJ Cunningham
delivering his talk on the launch and
controversy caused with his brand, Death
Cigarettes.
BJ really does love to smoke – he even
admitted to being a ‘cigarette whore’
smoking any brand he can get hold of.
“as a consumer you were informed bythe
media is free we no longer control the
message.If consumers like a product
they’ll tell the world themselves.”
Amazing that a brand can launch with
the purpose of telling the truth – ie that
smoking kills – only for it to die a death
mainly due to a distaste for that truth.
They also offered a money back
guarantee on it! Cracking marketing plan!
Tell the truth!
 holder was now what the advertising
“Consumers will forgive you if you
try and fail, they will not though, forgive
entropy. Consumers will not forgive
companies that just don’t do anything,”
he said.
An interesting point as there are
probably many established brands that
wish they didn’t have to innovate due to
the risk and money involved.
 happened to ‘Don’t leave home without
Next up – a panel discussion on Asset
Leverage, which involved Trevor Watkins,
marketing partner for Clarke Willmott, Will
Abbott, marketing and communications
marketing manager for American Express
and Simon Carter of Fujitsu, who’s really
earning his dinner having already held two
other talks today.

talking about what is becoming the ‘big
issue’ of the forum – the use of online and
new challenges for them.
Curiously, this was the first session
in which anyone mentioned iPhone
applications, which Carter said she
believes are more important for brands
than interaction with social media.

Sagar, a self confessed Twitter fan, also
said that she didn’t believe it had much to
offer B2B and that she didn’t see a long
term future for it.

Sagar also spoke about the change in
strategy for the marketing of American
Express and that the benefits and
services received from being a card
would communicate.

“We want to reinforce this as a valuable
asset and share that this is more than just
a card which we will do through out future
communications,” she said.

Strangely when I was in America last
month, I found several places not willing
to accept American Express…whatever
it’?

Right, I’m off to one more talk and then
I have to get ready for dinner. Black tie
tonight. Apparently it’s ABBA tribute night
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m pulled on its life jacket to spend three days The long good
FRiday aboard
st senior marketers in the UK at this year’s The Aurora

Lepitak sent back this report from the boat

FRIDAY (Pre-Breakfast)
Well, Abba night wasn’t quite what I’d
expected – more cabaret than Mama Mia

what was going on at the captain’s table. and I don’t remember the wholesome
Swedes having quite so many feathered
dancing girls either.
At least Karaoke was sung by people
who clearly weren’t regulars in front of
a microphone which is usually when it’s
at its best.

Thankfully I had an early evening last
night (12.30am) as it’s another day full of
seminars and meetings today.

I have bumped into a few people from
the agency scene so far with Refinery,
WAA and IAS all positioned next to
one another in the Armstrong Bar for
meetings.
There’s a few other regional agencies
scattered around the boat too and
from talking to the two fabric company
marketers that were sat next to me
during dinner (I learned a great deal
about carpets during dinner, more than I
could have hoped) the high standard of
agencies on board has apparently gone
down well amongst the clients.

I wondered just how nervous
agencies would be out there if they had
a look at the delegate list and saw the
name of one of their clients out here.
I’ll summarise the client delegate
list later so you know if you should be
worried or not, but every client I’ve
spoken to so far has been full of praise…
although they have also been quick to
point out just how few people are at this
year’s Forum. Apparently there are four
forums altogether taking place on board
the ship at the moment and the Aurora
is still not even half full.
I was also informed that the client list
is not as high profile as it used to be.
Above: The Aurora as it I guess that’s probably true of the
sails out of Southampton jounalistic turnout too. Only The Drum
carrying many of the UK’s and Marketing Week have decided
most senior marketers and to attend this year when it used to be
The Drum’s news editor, attended by journalists from ITV, BBC
Stephen Lepitak and actually made the TV news.

Left: Clients and agencies I’ll actually be quite happy if we don’t
get up close and personal make the news to be honest.
at The Marketing Forum’s Means I should get home in one
speed dating session piece.
Now for a hearty breakfast.
16marketing forum report www.thedrum.co.uk OCT.23.09 THE DRUM

“It’s a brave move during such hard times but with a

title guaranteed to shift in such large quantities is
it necessarily wrong?” Richard Benjamin,Uber,Page 25

That Friday Feeling After a black tie dinner, an ABBA

tribute and a karaoke session, delegates managed to
crawl out of their cabins for a day filled with quantum
physics, lessons in love, Buddism and global economics.
The Drum was there to capture the action as it happened.
FRIDAY from the get go, but PR is coming into its
I never made breakfast in the end. By the own now and I’m sure will be treated with
time I’d written my previous report it was that respect more often too. So perhaps
time to hit the first seminar. Hence, I’m this is a plea that while coming a bit late,
currently thinking of the lunch I’m missing is likely to follow through at some stage.

right now writing this report up. Next up was Thomas Foulkes, head
Today’s seminars have been short. of developmental marketing for Land
Maybe that’s due to last night’s over Security Retail, and his talk was about
indulgences at the Karoke or simply teaching clients the Five Ways to Make
that they were straight to the point, I’m Your Agency Love you.
not sure, but the first two were both I was never aware that clients and
interesting.
 marketers came over all Ally McBeal
The first seminar lasted just 16 minutes and worried about what their agencies
and was held by Angie Moxon from 3 thought of them. It’s nice to know. Without
Monkeys Communications. She made ruining the talk, which was a follow up to
the comparison between marketing his Five Ways to Make Your Clients Love
communications and Quantum Physics. You talk he began over a year ago. The
Why not?
 five ways are:
The argument was simply that • Write great briefs – and write them, Above: leaving
Quantum Physics deals with indivisible don’t call them in home, the
units of focused energy that only fix when • Do what you do and not what they do, Aurora departing
observed. Moxon believes that the same • Champion effectiveness Southampton
is true of a brand’s communications • Have partners not suppliers for three days of
that the separate agencies working on • Act with integrity marketing insight.
a campaign should ‘fix’ when divising a The last one I found interesting in that Left: Life boats
campaign and work closer together from he urged for marketers to ensure they at the ready for
the very start. were a model citizen and professional for anyone who didn’t
PR should be included from the the agency to fully respect. A tough call, fancy the ABBA
beginning of a marketing strategy along but he’s right. An agency will not respect tribute or karaoke
with the other areas and be a factor in the a marketer they don’t believe is ultimately
overall marketing development instead of a decent human being.
 as he sees this as attempting to do his white shirt, red braces and matching
an after thought.
 He rounded off his presentation with a new things and not be scared of it. It’s tie – his insight was fascinating.
“You can’t have a shiny brand that clip that’s on YouTube and worth taking a threshold that once the company gets He highlighted the relationship between
just stays still, you have to surrender a look at – a re-dubbed clip from A Few over it can thrive from. the USA and China as the most important
the brand to its audience,” said Moxon, Good Men with Jack Nicholson and Tom It will be interesting to see what brands relationshp to watch economically – “We
continuing what has become a recurring Cruise – talking as creative director and take from that advice. Scary, but I can don’t want them falling out,” was the
theme of the last day or so. client. It’s called A Few Good Creative see a certain logic there.
 understatement before looking at where
She believes that PR is part of the Men. Find it at http://bit.ly/15gC3. Finally, for the morning – Justin the banks are now. Nowhere by the
solution to guiding perception. She 
BJ Cunningham who was yesterday’s Urquhart-Stewart was the keynote sounds of it.

follows this up by stating that the age key speaker held a workshop and speaker – examining the global economy “We’re not a doomed world, but a
of deference is well and truly gone. explained his model, which was based and where it’s going. slower one that is recovering,” he said
Consumers now have the power.
 on Buddhism and full of emotion and A witty, public school educated speaker reassuringly. “It is in a cycle.”

I liked the metaphor, and feel she’s fate. He genuinely implored clients to that couldn’t help but command the Let’s hope he’s right and someone
right.The PR agency should be involved encourage failure within the company respect of the audience – especially with gets peddling that cycle quickly.
THE DRUM OCT.23.09 www.thedrum.co.uk marketing forum report17

Homeward bound It’s been a hard voyage, but it seems

that clients and agencies made the most of their time
SATURDAY
God it’s early! I promised to list the clients
that were in attendance on the ship. I’ll
do that in a while. I thought I’d conclude
my experience on board the Aurora first
of all.

Rob Smith from thinking consultancy
GoMad had a decent turnout of around
15 people, considering that he had the
final timeslot of the whole Forum and was
up against a talk that involved sampling
international beer and cheese (it was a
tough decision folks, but I took the hard
one).

His workshop focused on cognitive
thinking – teaching us to consider our
thinking more and the extra success
companies and professionals have if
they recognise the thought processes
involved.
That it included me being tied up to a Above left: Nokia marketing director Will Harris, believes that there has never been a more exciting time to be a marketer
member of Strathclyde Police during it is as consumer take control. Above right: Jon Bennett of Aegon revealed on board that he is moving on from the company
something I’ll quickly gloss over.

Cinema chain Vue’s sales and
marketing director, Mark de Quervain, “General consensus was that ultimately the brand must be
held a seminar on clear cut segmented honest and its products must be as good as they possibly
marketing, which was quite tough going can be in order to offer a positive consumer experience and
at such a late stage of the proceedings,
although his insight was intriguing and
gain trust and a good reputation.”
his overview of the segmentation that he products must be as good as they each supplier pays upwards of £14,000 but enjoyable three days. If you are from
has done for Vue was also interesting. possibly can be in order to offer a positive to attend the Marketing Forum. Every an agency and one of these is your
Vue is the only cinema in the UK to consumer experience and gain trust and supplier I spoke to was positive that client, don’t worry. I’m sure everything is
offer teenagers between 13 and 18 a a good reputation.
 it had been worthwhile and that they fine (gulp). I’m off to lie down.
discounted price from adult tickets, That evening saw the Queen tribute would get more than enough work to Shortened client list: Vue Cinema,
which I find surprising but apparently act take place, which was better than cover the cost. I hope they are all right! Nokia, JD Williams & Co, Meridian
these are the things you do through the ABBA tribute act I have to say in my The marketers too seemed on the whole Business Support, RAC Motoring
segmented marketing.
 humble opinion, but I think, as it was the positive about their experience onboard. Services, Krispy Crème, American
Another panel discussion was held final evening on board, even a Gary Glitter Only once was someone’s Express, uSwitch, Fitness First, Motorola,
with the same panel as yesterday during tribute would have been well received. disappointment made clear to me of Abbey Legal Protection, Yahoo, BBC
which I learned that the marketing Everyone was in the mood to let their the number of suppliers and clients on Sport, The Co-operative Group, Rank
director of Wagon Wheels was on board hair down. At dinner I heard one tale of board. I would expect that this will not International, FreeSat, Capital One Bank,
and is now sick and tired of being asked a woman who had placed her room key be the case next year should the industry First Choice Coffee, Chartered Institute
why they’ve gotten smaller. She says in a bloke’s pocket, only for him to tell pick up along with the economy.
 of Management Accountants, TNT
they haven’t, so don’t ask if you ever her that he was married and therefore So, all in all, yes, I believe it can be Express, Berghaus Ltd, Post Office ltd,
bump into her. uninterested. His friend in turn took the worthwhile, but everyone must work hard DirectGov, Aegon Asset Management,
The general panel discussion once it key from his pocket and disappeared and use their time onboard to ensure Sony Music Entertainment, Hitachi
got going was about brand protection… with the woman instead. I have no idea they gain from a business point of view. Capital, NSPCC, PDSA, Ocean Finance,
once again following the lines of if this story is true, but maybe it shows Anyone who goes for a holiday is either Xerox UK, Cardiff University, Diageo,
consumer power and the protection of a that even in tough times, the marketing making enough money that it doesn’t University of Aberdeen,  Santander Asset
brand online. industry likes to play as hard as it works. matter or making a big mistake.
 Management, Electronic Arts, Plymouth
General consensus was that ultimately I’ve been asked whether I thought I’ll finish off with an abridged list of the Argyle FC, HSBC, Morrison’s, The Walt
the brand must be honest and its the experience was worthwhile? I’m told clients with which I have spent a hard, Disney Company.
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THE DRUM OCT.23.09 www.thedrum.co.uk sibling rivalry19

Creative heavyweights Brothers Phil and

Gareth Howells are perhaps two of the most
colourful creatives in adland - Phil at The Raft and
Gareth at Newhaven. But does their sibling rivalry get
in the way? Or has it helped their career progression?

Brothers in arms:
The Howells brothers,
then and now...

The Drum:
Right, now we have the two of you together... How did it
all start? Who followed who?
Phil:
I was the first to get into the business as I’m five years
older. Gareth used to visit me at work and thought it
would be a breeze. Then proceeded to make it look like
a breeze – twat!
Gareth:
I thought it was all about having a cool office and playing
football in the corridor. The bugger never told me how
hard he worked. I loved it when he showed me the ads
he’d done. I used to bore everyone saying my brother
had done that ad.
Phil:
We both went to Llandovery College and Carmarthen Art
College. I went on to Kingston to do Graphics and Gareth
went to Manchester to do advertising.
I’m very protective over my brother, though. Once at
Llandovery the school bully [called Rat] picked on Gareth.
I got a little annoyed and left the vermin battered, bruised
and hanging on a coat hanger for the rest of the school to
file past on their way to dinner.
On another occasion when Gareth and his writer were
having problems from senior management about leaving
to join a competitor – I had to put a polite call in to the
creative directors to make the transition a little smoother.
Another time, I got Gareth a placement at Still Price
Lintas when he first started out with Tom Richards. I tried
to get them hired there. I remember them doing some
great stuff for Flora cheese. A few months later, Dougal
Wilson (Gareth’s partner from Leith days) did a placement
and I tried to get him hired too.
Phil:
We’re always bouncing ideas off each other, talking about
our beloved Scarlets rugby team or planning our next fly
fishing trip.
Gareth:
Yeah, we bounce ideas off each other all the time. His are
normally shit and mine are fantastic. Eh, eh, eh, eh.
We do it when we get together, to be honest. Over
a few bottles of red. Then we forget the ideas in the
morning. Probably for the best.
We have never worked together, though. We got as far
as getting a logo together. A 2H pencil. (Did I mention Phil
has a degree in Graphic design from Kingston?) I’d love
to work with Phil, though. He could wash and I’d wipe.
Phil:
Yep. If we could somehow find a way of working with
each other in the future – brilliant! It would be great to
have someone scruffier than me in the office.
Gareth:
I think we could work really well together. Mutual respect.
Phil is a big talent.
Phil:
I think we could work well together, he’s a great talent.
The Drum:
So, how has it all turned out in your parallel worlds of
advertising?
Phil:
Gareth has been more successful, but I’m more
handsome and there’s still a few years to go.
Gareth:
I’m luckier. Phil has been in and out of the shit a bit. I
seem to have got lucky with my lot. Except having to
tolerate Shinton [Jonathan, co-founder of Newhaven].
We all have our crosses.
The Drum:
And when you get together for family dos, do you bore
the rest of the family with ad-talk?
Phil:
Our Dad was in the SAS, if we talked about advertising
he’d punch us.
Gareth:
We do talk ideas pretty much all the time, though. Except
when Wales score.
Phil:
Our sister Rhian is a producer at The Moretti Agency. One
day she’ll be the most successful Howells.
Gareth:
I’m told she’s doing well. I think they are being kind.
20agency agony uncle
Dear Uncle Carl,
I’ve been asked to take a 15 percent pay cut. The
directors have taken a cut already. It has also been
made clear that there will be job cuts. If I refuse the
pay cut (which I really can’t afford) will I automatically
be one of the first out the door? Where do I stand
legally? I do not want to leave my job.
A legal question. Who am I, Raymond Burr? (Anyway,
could he actually ‘stand legally’ as Ironside?) My guess is
if they are taking pay cuts and now asking the staff then
there will be more job cuts and the chances are your name
will come up whether you take the cut or not. Legally, or
otherwise, they shouldn’t be approaching individuals; it’s
stupid management, they are talking about a change in
your contract of employment and would have to do it
through consultation with HR, lawyers, even unions, if
indeed you are members. They should have proposed
a unilateral pay reduction across all staff with a secret
and anonymous (same thing?) staff vote - just like the
UK car industry in the 70s. And that’s because, like them
you won’t vote for a pay cut to save a couple of jobs as
you all think ‘well it won’t be me, what about Mark in
accounts or Tracy on reception. I’m too important’, yeah
right, because no one ‘important’ ever lost their job.
A cautionary note on any accepted salary reduction;
do they guarantee a return to previous levels once times
improve? Is there a deadline to return to normality? Will
they ‘repay’ the loss of earnings, what happens if you
leave or are asked to leave before the status quo returns
– it’s a legal nightmare!
Dear Uncle Carl,
I’m a long-serving account director and it’s been my
plan to take a short sabbatical. When I last had an
appraisal (ages ago) I was told I’d be able to take
three months off, but no promises were made about
when. I now want to make plans but, because of the
recession, I’m worried about asking the question
and about having a job to come back to.
Ask them. I know that you think that if you do that,
then they may think ‘mmmm we could give him lots of
time off to travel!’ But what you need to know is they
are not stupid and if after such an enquiry from yourself
they did indeed choose to kick you out as a ‘cost cutting
measure’ they would be leaving themselves wide open
Dear Uncle Carl…
Pay cuts, parties, vacations and
relocations - after years spent
managing people nothing shocks
Uncle Carl any more. But maybe
you’re in for a shock when Carl
tells you to go and take a hike.
for you to pursue a rather strong case of constructive
dismissal. So approach them and give them a reason
why it’s a great idea for you to make like Michael Palin
and fuck-offski. Surely they will welcome the salary relief
with you gone. My only advice is to write a record of the
meeting and the request, all nicely dated… just in case!   and I make you another cast iron guarantee – you will
Dear Uncle Carl,
I have recently moved house away from the city that
I work in. My commute takes almost two hours. I was
wondering if I might be able to negotiate working
from home one day a week, or perhaps changing
my hours to avoid rush hours. How could I make this
proposition attractive to them?
Unless you are offering to take a cut in pay or you are
the guy in the office that no one really likes then no, they
won’t look favourably upon it you berk. You mention
‘them’ once and yourself eight times in your question,
so really this is all about you, isn’t it? And how you
should be the centre of their universe. Your lack of spatial
awareness and basic geography, if anything, already
has them fuming, moving two hours away for fks sake.
‘Management’ aren’t idiots. They know you have moved;
they now know you will try to maintain your routine for
more than one month but less than three and they then
know you will fail to maintain this charade which leaves
the final step. This is where you nervously creep up to
their office or approach HR with a cutting from some
business magazine promoting remote working through
improved broadband as a ‘positive green issue’.
Please make the request and bear in mind all they
have to do legally is ‘consider’ your request... right up
to the point where they say ‘NO’. Think about this; your
management, if they allow this, are allowing staff to re-
create the terms of employment, which will become
biased toward you. Now, I may sound like a tyrant, but
you work for them, not the other way around. One thing
that fucks me off about this is, imagine if your bosses
one day announced the agency was moving two hours
away from you, no requests, no consultation. It couldn’t
happen could it? If it did there would be an uproar with
all the staff shouting ‘you never said that when I signed
my contract!’ Yes, well, neither did you when you signed
your contract, so why should it work the other way?
But simply because at my old place it said in my staff
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handbook you had to work within 35 miles of the office,
who is to say that your bosses may in fact be idiots and
simply say ‘yes’ to your request. If they do, well done, you
have my and your wife’s congratulations. But I guarantee
they will have opened a Pandoras box of staff requests
leave them in three months anyway – mark my words,
I’m Uncle Carl, I know these things.
Dear Uncle Carl,
We have organised a big party to celebrate our
agency’s 10th birthday. We have invited clients,
peers, friends, journalists and a few prospective
clients too. The problem is that it looks like very few
people can make it. Should I act desperate and beg
them to come, should we just enjoy it as an agency
party, rearrange it... or just cancel?
We don’t beg, do we? After all we are not in PR.
Give people a stronger reason to be there. Explain how
important it is they are there and how important they have
been to the success of your business. Look perhaps at
the venue; this is a special celebration are you indeed
making it ‘special’? Is it the same usual drinking hole or
somewhere people haven’t been before? Look again at
your guest list. You have invited the usual suspects but
what about beyond that? Invite not only the current team,
but the people who helped you build the business over
ten years; the key staff, old clients, past suppliers and
friends of the agency within the industry.
Look wider still, to other local business owners and
leaders in your area. Maybe get a great industry speaker
there too (I have an agent). Just remember this is not
simply an agency party for ‘agency staff’, don’t worry that
some pencil-dick account director or up-their-arse-mac-
monkey won’t go. This is your 10th year celebration; fuck
those lightweights – chances are they won’t be there in
ten weeks anyway. If you really think about what you are
celebrating and what you have achieved there will be
plenty wanting to share your moment and you will have a
great celebration – I await my invite.
are you troubled? Don’t be. send all your
questions for uncle Carl to dear.carl@carnyx.
com Or, If you wish to meet with carl to talk
about your business, email him on ch@kloog.ch
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gary setchell
creative director, McCann-Erickson birmingham

01magenetic North
http://kids.tate.org.uk/games/
discovering-turner
Terrific site. Packed with engaging,
interactive content that covers art in a
way that my young nephews loved. I can’t
possibly do it justice in this short review
but this work results in making the Tate
seem fun and accessible. 9/10



02Clusta
www.thesaturdays.co.uk
A surprisingly clean and classy site design
for pop girls The Saturdays. But this might
be because they haven’t made their first
million yet – if the band wants to compete
with Girls Aloud, they need to invest in
features for their site like ringtones, games,
01 02 exclusives, etc. 6/10



03The leith agency

scottish government tv ad
A simple, memorable, well-produced idea
aimed at people like me who probably let
their very young children watch too much
CBeebies because they’re busy writing
reviews for some marketing magazine. I
think parents will like it and check out the
website to ease the guilt. 8/10




04liquid
www.asics.co.uk/sportstyle
I liked this for two reasons. Firstly, it makes
Asics’ history of innovation relevant to the
leisure audience without being a lesson.
Secondly, when I checked out a pair of GEL
03 04 LYTE III, I was only a couple of clicks away
from buying them. Decent job. 7/10


05air Creative
creative Craft scotland
If the aim of this ad is to tell me there’s
more to craft in Scotland than knitted
loo roll covers, then it does its job. The
‘C’ word idea feels like it needed a more
provocative execution, though. 6/10
05

06merle
advocates for animals viral ad
This lovingly-crafted film did a good job of
making me aware of this particular issue.
Gorgeous animation, a fatally-wounded
pregnant seal and Richard Briers’ voice
is surely a recipe for getting support from
animal lovers. 8/10


07aardman animation
bayer schering pharma viral ad
This film successfully uses humour to tackle
(sorry) the issue of erectile dysfunction. At
least, it made me want to check out the
07 other beautifully observed films on the
website (www.in-bed.info) where useful
06
advice is delivered in an utterly charming
way. 9/10

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 Special feature.
Left: David Boni The Locals
With offices in London, Edinburgh and
Southampton, a growing team and an enviable
body of work from her leading photographers,
Dawn Moretti explains how growing south has
allowed her to deliver even more to her clients.
Mark Seager Agency:Family Client:Children First
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north &
Above: Robbie Smith Agency:BJL Client:British Airways Campaign:British Airways
Having made the case for giving Scotland
its first photographers agent six years ago
amidst scepticism there was even a need,
the Moretti Agency has never been scared
of making brave decisions. But just what’s
driven the decision to expand and open a
London office in a year of tightening belts?
“It was always my ambition to extend our
roster of photographers, and we needed
to expand to accommodate the growing
diversity of projects we had coming in.’
says Moretti, ‘I wanted us to be able to
handle briefs from agencies all over the
UK and not just north of the border.
So when the opportunity came up to share
offices with 1st Option locations in
Camden Lock I knew we had to take it.”
This year, the Moretti photographers have
indeed seen work commissioned from all
corners of the UK.
David Boni was chosen for the prestigious
launch of Wonderbra Ultimate Strapless
by Manchester Agency Iris, as well as Aviva
work with Balloon Dog of Norwich and a
global campaign for Intervet with McCanns
London shot in South Africa.
Robbie Smith has been in Amsterdam and
Zurich with BJL shooting for British Airways
and it was recently announced that Mark
Seager’s work with Family Advertising on
Children First was selected for inclusion
in the Creative Review Photography Annual
2009 coming out this month.
“We’re really chuffed for Mark that his work
has been chosen. To be part of the definitive
collection of the finest photography of the
year is fantastic news for him, and for the
agency. His work will now be seen by
creatives in over 80 countries.”
David Eustace meanwhile was one of only
11 photographers commissioned to capture
the ‘Characters of America’ for USA Network
in association with Chronicle Books.
A project which saw him drive the entirety
of Highway 50 capturing 50 portraits
against 50 landscapes.
New on the books
Having offices in Camden Lock has no
doubt helped the agency add new London
talent to their books. Last week Moretti
announced the signing of top food
photographer Will Heap who regularly
shoots for Waitrose and Marks and Spencer,
and Patrick Harrison whose lifestyle work
has fronted campaigns for clients such as
Vodafone and Nokia.
Almost all the campaigns, including those
shot in South Africa make up a growing
number of projects using the Agency’s
production skills.
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Will Heap Client:Ebury Press ‘SECRETS OF AGA PUDDINGS’ by Lucy Young
Team Moretti
Moretti now have a four strong in-house
team of agents and producers, including
Rhian Howells, Alexa Murray and Frances
Young. Together with Moretti herself they
clock up a sizeable 40 years experience
between them. Producing not only for their
own photographers but agencies, direct
clients as well as independent photographers
and their agents.
Testament to their on the ground know-how,
New York based production company
The Custom Family recently brought
Moretti in on a recent commission to
produce a print campaign and art film
for Pringle of Scotland with photographer
Ryan McGinley and academy award
winning actress, Tilda Swinton. This high
profile fashion shoot took place in various
locations around the West coast of Scotland
earning the agency considerable praise.
Looking back across the spectrum of work in
2009, has the tougher business environment
changed the way they do business?
“ I’ve got a great team around me. It’s been
a tough year for some of our clients, they’re
trying to keep standards high on smaller
budgets, but we’re used to challenges.’
says Moretti adding, ‘Part of the thrill
sometimes is finding a creative solution
to a tight budget. The team are experienced
enough to know how to get the best from
what’s on the table and still produce a
great end result.”
There was a time when some people
believed booking a photographer through
an agent meant it would cost more. Is that
still the case?
“Not at all. Maybe a few years ago but
it’s definitely not the case now. Agencies
we’ve worked with know we’re here to
look after them and their clients. This
allows our photographers to get on with
shooting while we’re arranging all the
behind the scenes and time-consuming
bits.’ She adds, ‘We don’t charge our clients
commission for booking the photographer,
our agreement is directly with the
photographers themselves.”
Location links
Moretti were invited to share the other
half of the Camden Office with the UK’s
leading location and events company,
1st Option. One glimpse of their website
www.1st-option.net and it quickly becomes
clear they bring a wealth of experience to
the table. As well as finding stills, TV, film
and event locations across the UK, they now
exclusively represent London’s legendary
icon, Battersea Power Station.
Patrick Harrison
Client:UBS
(Top)
David Eustace
Agency:Leith Agency
Client:Scottish Government
TV production:MTP
Outside of the UK, Moretti have used their
affiliations with local production companies
around the world. Moretti have just completed
a Long Tall Sally fashion shoot in Morocco
and Rhian is gearing up for another one in
either India, Thailand or Vietnam.
“Having someone work with you on the
ground helps minimise the risks, and of
course the locals tend to know the best
places for a well-earned beer when we
wrap-up.”
While growing the team, the talent they
represent and the suite of services offered
to their agencies and clients, it seems The
Moretti Agency have succeeded in doing
something even more important – help
grow their reputation as one of the leading
photography and production agencies in
the UK.
Dawn Alexa Rhian Frances
If you’d like to contact Dawn please send an
email to dawn@themorettiagency.com
or visit her brand new website
www.themorettiagency.com
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Gaming grows up
No longer the sole preserve of nerdy boys in dimly lit
bedrooms, video games are now enjoying mainstream
appeal. But with gamers asked to fork out upwards
of £50 for one hotly anticipated new title, how are the
agencies responsible for marketing games tempting
recession-weary consumers to part with their cash?

D
espite the world being in a horrific
recession, it looks like the UK is about
to reach the “watershed” for video
games pricing with next month’s arrival
of the most hotly-anticipated new game
in recent memory: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’.
“Not only is it the most anticipated game of the year
(if not decade), but it is being retailed at £54.99 -
£5 more than any standard premium release,” says
Uber’s Richard Benjamin.
“It’s a brave move during such hard times but with
a title guaranteed to shift in such large quantities is it
necessarily wrong?”
The latest iteration of the highly-successful Call
of Duty series might be able to demand a premium
price when it is released, but that’s not to say it
will neccesarily set a benchmark for video games [l-r] Uber’s creative for real-time strategy game Stormrise; its work-in-
pricing. progress for upcoming title Aliens vs Predator and the agency’s designs
Supermarkets have become key retailers for the for the Vin Diesel endorsed driving game Wheelman
games sector and have begun to drive down costs on
big releases; football title FIFA 10 sold at only £25 when Richard Benjamin, more than triple-A titles), but even though revenue is lower
it was launched in Tesco this month. “Industry opinion managing director, Uber on these titles, the general uplift in high-profile marketing
is divided with fears of devaluing brands and leaving As games have become more mainstream (and more in the industry has rubbed-off across the board.
consumers with unsustainable price expectations,” expensive) how has the way they are marketed had Are there any trends likely to impact on games
says DKPM’s Andy Weir. “But competition can only to change? marketing in future?
benefit the price conscious consumer can’t it?” Years are spent developing games, Hollywood actors One of the big changes within the industry in the coming
It might benefit the consumer, but what does this add voiceovers, huge brands secure product placement years that will have a huge effect on marketing is the
changing landscape of the games industry mean for and the latest bands have their hits slapped on everything advent of downloadable games. In effect this does away
the agencies and studios involved in marketing the from driving games to shoot-em-ups. This has raised with packaging and cuts out the stores and therefore
games themselves? the bar in how games are perceived and has solidified point-of-sale and other in-store promotions. Of course
We asked creative agencies who promote video gaming as a true cultural benchmark shifting it out of games will always need branding, but with much less
games – Uber, DKPM, Head First – animation studios geeks bedrooms and into the mainstream. collateral required the worth of projects to agencies will
that create trailers and films for games – RealtimeUK The marketing needs to reflect these shifts in game be much less.
and Axis – and Mere Mortals, a company that creates production/perception and this is why many campaigns Whatever the future, the consumer still needs to be
games as well as marketing materials, to tell us now resemble those for blockbuster Hollywood tent pole informed and excited about forthcoming titles and the
how the gaming industry is bearing up during the movies – confident, brash and slick. Of course there are creativity this entails is as demanding and vibrant as
recession. always the smaller releases with tight budgets (much ever.
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[Clockwise from left] Two examples of Axis’s animations for Sony’s Killzone2; the same studio’s teaser film to promote new
Bethesda Softworks title Brink; Head First’s designs for MotoGP 09/10; and DKPM’s work for Disney and Sega’s Football
Manager 2010, which is released on 30 October

Andy Weir,
client services director, DKPM
How is the games industry holding up during the
recession?

 press or online.
 meet these challenges.
Historically there has always been a bit of a dip for the
Games industry in Q1, following the traditional pre-
Christmas sales frenzy. It’s fair to say that in 2009, this dip
was a little more severe and a lot of clients put marketing
spend on hold while they took stock of the situation.
There was a lot of uncertainty across all markets and
Games was no exception, but since Spring we have
seen confidence steadily pick up and overall 2009 has
been pretty buoyant compared to many other markets –
and Q4 is looking as strong as ever with huge games like
Modern Warfare 2, DJ Hero and FIFA 10 likely to break
box office records.
Do budgets for games projects compare favourably
to those from clients in other sectors?
While overall marketing budgets have come down for
Games in 2009, in such a competitive marketplace
there’s only so many corners you can cut. On the whole
budgets do compare favourably with other industries but
can differ wildly by title – and there’s been no real drop off
in budget for the really big ticket titles. On the other hand,
the big challenge this year has been how to maximise
ROI and create efficiencies, especially with smaller titles –
we’ve seen publishers such as Disney and Codemasters
opting to group titles by genre or target demographic,
creating umbrella campaigns for a broad range of titles
that can then be more effectively promoted in store, in
Christine Brandwood,
marketing manager, RealtimeUK
How has this year been for you in terms of
commissions for games projects?
We have seen a bit of a drop in the high value, high
impact pre-rendered marketing trailers commissioned
by our clients but fortunately that slack has been picked
up by the commissioning of concept movies, smaller
marketing trailers and press imagery. Our clients are still
keen to produce these high-impact marketing trailers
but we’ve found that some games titles haven’t seen the
green light and some games release dates have been
put back.
As games become more advanced and in some cases
cinematic, does this put more pressure on what is
expected from you?
With the massively improved capabilities of the
current generation of consoles, the demand for higher
image quality and cinematic qualities has increased
enormously.  We have had to create Hollywood
style cinematic trailers featuring stunning special
effects, spectacular action and highly detailed human
characterisation. Only a few years ago this level of
quality was the preserve of cinema features so we have
had to push ourselves both technically and creatively to
Stu Aitken,
managing director, AXISanimation
How do you think the games industry is holding up?
It feels like some of the decisions are taking longer to
get green-lit, and the impression is that some of the
games publishers are being a little bit more cautious
in terms of what they’re pushing the green button on. I
mean certainly if you look at TV commercials they have
been slow this year and there’s an idea that that market
is in crisis a little bit anyway. But in the games market
the games are still being produced and we’re still being
asked to pitch for a lot of stuff.
The gamers themselves are still hungry for new
titles and, as they are often quite vocal on the games
themselves, I imagine they’re not shy about speaking
their minds on the trailers you create as well...
I don’t want to accuse gamers of being juvenile but the
reactions can be quite extreme. Everything’s either totally
cool or totally sucks and it’s quite rare to get something
in the middle. Things like whether you’re showing people
gameplay or something pre-rendered often comes up
and it’s a sensitive issue for clients.
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There’s an increasing sense that despite the fact that
people like flashy pre-rendered trailers [which don’t show
how the game actually plays, but merely try to build
interest] as a cinematic experience, there can also be
a frustration if they feel they’re not actually being shown
how cool the game looks at the same time. The bigger
titles are going to have to be able to display multiple
facets to get across all the things that the gaming public
wants to see.
Steve Walmsley,
managing director, Mere Mortals
Will the rise of simpler downloadable games – which
we’re now seeing more of thanks to Apple’s iTunes
store for the iPhone for instance – make traditional
games publishers think twice about putting fortunes
into big games releases?
If you look at the iTunes store it’s just bombarded with
games now so it’s very difficult from a sales point of
view to actually get your product noticed, and as a
consquence it’s very difficult to generate revenue out of
that.
I think there will always be the requirement for some of
the big, big titles, but in order to be able to impress with
the next version of say Grand Theft Auto the complexity
of the game goes up and the cost goes up. You’re okay if
you’re Grand Theft Auto because you’ve got a following
[Clockwise from left] RealtimeUK has worked on Sony’s Motorstorm game and THQ’s title
Stormbirds; Mere Mortals was comissioned to create graphics for Charlie Brooker’s TV
show Gameswipe, its work including a video games-style avatar of the presenter himself
there and repeatedly people have come back to buy
the latest iteration. But with some of the big titles now
that are costing multi-millions to produce just to get that
quality some of the big publishers are struggling to make
money on them and some have been spectacular flops.
...So big budget games start to look like a gamble?
Yeah. It’s a crowded market and you can’t be absolutely
sure... you can put multi-millions into a feature film and
it flops and it’s becoming the same with some of the big
games. Download will not see the end of the big title
games but it will start to erode the confidence in some
instances of putting several millions into a game that
runs on a platform.
DOM CONLON,
director, head first
As Head First celebrates its tenth birthday, and a
decade of creating advertising and design work for
videogames, we asked the agency’s Dom Conlon to
predict what the next 10 years might have in store
for the industry.
Over the next 10 years, video game marketing will
increasingly shift online. It will change and mature without
doubt – devices such as Amazon’s Kindle could well help
ease the transition from print to screen but the clever
agency will realise that it’s all still about strategy and as
games become more widely accepted and accessed, it
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will be this strategy that differentiates.
The future will also see more and more games released
exclusively online. PlayStation Network and Xbox Live
are the two big services now and the quality of these
titles is incredible.
The industry has to change to meet the increasing
popularity of digitally available content. Xbox Live
Marketplace now offer complete game downloads
from the Xbox360’s back catalogue. It’s only a matter
of time before ‘expansion packs’ – games in their own
right such as GTA IV Tales from Liberty City – start to
have simultaneous releases on both the high street and
online.
I think it will be more the tail end of the next 10 years
when we see the vast majority of game releases going
digital. Presently there simply isn’t the broadband
infrastructure in most countries to cope with digital
downloading and I can’t see this changing in the next
few years. Inevitably this ultimate shift in content delivery
will have some effect on advertising and marketing but
not as earth shattering as some would have it.
Regardless of digital or high street release the avenues
of advertising will remain the same. Admittedly there will
be no need for packaging in the physical sense but
there will be a need for ‘digital packaging’, the thing that
holds that content together online, making it stand out
amongst the crowd.
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Turn key powers forward with
motor sport sponsorship deals
Who says marketing is no longer a
glamerous job? With a bit of invention
and by practicing what they preach,
Turn Key are obviously finding a way
to keep life in the fast lane.
The Leeds-based agency has
claimed pole position following a
move into the world of motorsport
after securing sponsorship for three
cars racing in three different British
motorsport championships.
The company’s red and black logo
is currently featured on a Porsche 911
GT3, a Formula Palmer Audi car and
an Elf Renault Clio Cup Car, driven
respectively by up and coming drivers
doodle discoveries
Doodle Discovery
Dave Pye, co-creative
director, Refinery
I feel this is a person who is on cloud
nine and happy with their lot, centred
and well comfortable in their own skin.
Perhaps they are into music and lots
of fun to go with it, not taking life too
seriously but at the same time they
know how to behave as well.
The initial N is strong with them and
connected to them.
I sense it’s someone who has an
active imagination and an eye for
new ideas and concepts within their
role. The creative side of them is what
attracts clients, as well as the fact that
they are good to be with.
They can and do spot a business
opportunity well before it gets to the
point of striking a deal.
They can balance being laid back
with a serious business head and I feel
this is what keeps things going with
them.
There is also something about the
way he sees things, from a different
angle and it works well. I really like
this drawing / doodle and the person
it came from.
Lewis Hopkins, Paul Rees and Sam
Tordoff.
The ‘Turn Key’ branded Porsche has
recently been spotted burning rubber
with Porsche driver Lewis scooping
seventh and eleventh place in his two
races last month. Sam also qualified
in pole position and went on to win
his race under fierce competition –
live on ITV4 – while Paul Rees, hotly
tipped as a Formula One star of the
future, gained a double podium finish
coming in second and third in his last
races at Brands Hatch.
Now, where did these pit girls go?
Hello?
L - R Managing Director
of Turn Key, Nik Entwistle
and Porsche Carrera
Cup driver, Lewis Hopkins
with the Porsche 911 GT3
Joan Charles has provided intuitive
readings, business consultancy and
coaching to both the public and private
sectors for the last 27 years. She is editor
of the online magazine www.evolvedstate.
com, a platform for world class authors
and contributors in their respective fields of
spirituality and intuition. Are you interested
in a personal intuitive analysis, reading or
coaching? Then why not call Joan for an
appointment on 07930 697229 or e-mail
joan.charles@btopenworld.com, or see
www.evolvedstate.com.
If you would like to see what our
intuitive reader, Joan Charles, has to
say about you, email your doodles
to: stephen.lepitak@carnyx.com
www.thedrum.co.uk OCT.23.09 THE DRUM
Stop the Press: Mallinson lost for
words over Achievement award
Last week, MTP executive producer Simon Mallinson was presented with the
Outstanding Contribution Award at the Scottish Advertising Awards. Caught up
in the ‘emotions’ of the moment, Mallinson missed a few words that he wished
us to pass on... And a couple of lighthearted highlights from the past couple of
decades.
My staff and friends certainly proved that they could keep a secret on Friday night. I
didn’t have the faintest idea what was planned. There are things that should have been
said that weren’t.
When MTP opened in an office that cost £20 a week, all the good TV was being done
and being done well in London. It was a real uphill battle to convince people that we
could do it as well from Scotland. I only managed this because of the advice, help and
support I got in the very early days from some very senior, very talented creative people.
People like Will Atkinson, Jim Downie, Brian Williams, Nick Gibson, Mike Reynolds,
Simon Scott, Andrew Lindsay, Angus Walker, Bish & Bosh, Sion Scott Wilson, Frank
Stubbs, Les Watt, Rufus Wedderburn, Gareth Howells, Dougal Wilson and initially the
hardest to convince but once won over, wonderfully supportive, Gerry Farrell. They
taught me how to do it- that it was all about the director and his vision releasing the
potential of the script. I have to thank all the directors but particularly Martin Wedderburn
for consistently delivering award winning films over the last 10 years. All these people
need to be thanked. I also need to thank the clients for trusting me. Mark Hunter at TCB,
Pam Hyder at Standard Life, Tom Gill at S&N. Chris Dempsey at the Government.
On Friday night I didn’t just forget to do the thanks, I also forgot to tell any jokes. So
here you are- the three funniest moments…
• Whilst filming for the Scottish Tourist Board, looking in the mirror of a service station
bathroom and seeing my face covered in human doobie before realizing that the towel
I’d reached for with my eyes closed had been used by the previous occupant as a
substitute for the missing loo paper. I thought it was a secret until the cameraman asked
me if I fancied getting shitfaced at the bar with him that night.
• Trying to explain to Cuban Customs that the spy cameras they’d found in my suitcase
were to put into giant Bingo balls so that the people wearing them could see out.
Que?
• Selling everyone’s favourite account director his own airline ticket. He thought he’d lost
it and I convinced him that I knew a company that made last minute forgeries.
Now, as Maureen Lipman would have said ‘enough already’ and moving on there’s
another recession and does anybody have any more scripts out there?
THE DRUM OCT.23.09 www.thedrum.co.uk
Successful, dynamic, conceptual...
questions 01 What attracted you to the position? 02 What company did you last
work for? 03 What was your first industry job? 04 How did you find your new
position? 05 What is your favourite day of the year? 06 Who is your favourite TV
personality? 07 What was the last album you bought?
RACHEL CUNNINGHAM,
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, BIG COMMUNICATIONS.
1. Working with brilliant people, on brilliant accounts, producing brilliant
work. 2. WAA. 3. Account Exec at Big Communications (I just couldn’t
stay away!). 4. Heard on the grapevine and got in touch. 5. Spring Bank
Holiday - The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling event! 6. Gethin Jones –
featuring in the new Holland & Barrett TV ads…plug, plug! 7. Pre-ordered
the new Robbie Williams Album – got to be better than his last come
back surely??
HANNAH PEMBERTON,
PLANNER, BIG COMMUNICATIONS
1. Big have a great creative reputation and planning is right at the heart
of the business and its future. Plus its location closer to my home in the
midlands (and as I just got married, I want to be at home more often!)
2. Propaganda, Leeds, as a planner. 3. E.ON UK, campaign management
in the consumer marketing team. 4. Played the role of detective (as
planners often do!). 5. The first day of autumn, colours changing, new
scents, watery sunshine and a chill in the air, oh and all the new seasonal
things to eat. 6. I don’t really have a favourite, but if I had to pick one I’d
go for Nigella, she’s become this pornographic caricature of herself and
is always an amusing and saucy delight to watch! 7.Pimpoint, an album
from this mad Japanese jazz club band, Soil and Pimp.
LAURA GURNETT, ACCOUNT MANAGER, COI EAST MIDLANDS
1. A new challenge, in a new city with a new set of clients. 2. Derbyshire
Criminal Justice Board. 3. Account Executive at BH PR & Communications
Ltd in Derby. I spent year three of my degree working here and was then
offered a position upon completion of my degree. 4. A friend who already
works at the COI, Gaby Hateley, sent me the details and I applied. 5.
Christmas Eve. 6. Ant & Dec. 7. Take That, The Circus.
 
MIRANDA ROSE, ACCOUNT MANAGER, COI EAST MIDLANDS
1. The opportunity to work on multiple, diverse communications projects
within the public sector. 2. Nottingham City Council. 3. Sales & Marketing
Manager – Hard Rock Café. 4. The Civil Service Gateway. 5. Christmas
Day. 6.Cesar Millan – The Dog Whisperer. 7. The Best of Jackson 5.
SAMANTHA WYNZAR, COPYWRITER, CHAPTER EIGHT
1. Chapter Eight’s wide and diverse client portfolio presented an
interesting mix, and their growth & success during such a difficult climate.
2. Leeds Bradford International Airport. 3. This one, although I’ve always
worked in sales, marketing and PR. 4. Trawling the job sites after being
made redundant. 5. Other people’s birthdays because I know that how
ever many wrinkles and grey hairs I get, other people are ageing too. 6.
Jonathan Ross, my ideal man, he has looks, style, cheek and can make
me laugh till I cry. 7. I can’t remember, I tend to just beg, steal or borrow
them off friends & family.
If you would like to be featured in our appointments page in a future issue please contact thomas@carnyx.com or tel 0141 559 6137
…and that’s just us!
0870 160 4405
www.moves-recruit.co.uk
appointments31
MICHELLE HORNE,
PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER, CHAPTER EIGHT
1. The need to develop my experience of all things digital within an
agency environment whose knowledge bank is of oceanic proportions.
2. I’ve been a freelancer for the last four years, prior to that, RAM Media
Group as Account Director. 3. Royal Mail, marketing assistant, launching
Special Delivery. 4. I’d freelanced at The Whole Caboodle, the previous
home of Fiona Cartwright, head of marketing here – it was destiny our
paths should cross again. 5. Christmas Day, Father Christmas is an
awesome bloke! All my most favourite food, presents and champagne!
6. Frankie Boyle – no subject out of bounds and makes me laugh so
much that I make weird wheezing noises that I can’t control! 7. The
Rocky Collection – need motivation Rocky style to help shift the
“extension to the temple” after having three babies in three years!
CARL BAVIS, MARKETING ASSISTANT, CHAPTER EIGHT
1. An innovative and quick growing agency that was continually growing
alongside great clients and offering me invaluable experience and great
prospects. 2. I had been working in SEO on a freelance basis. 3. Worked
client side for a buildersuperstore.co.uk. 4. After attending one of their
regular website workshops, which led to a meeting with the MD, Mario
Thomas. 5. New Years Eve, which is also my birthday, giving me two
reasons to celebrate! 6. Peter Kay, he is so diverse and just makes me
laugh! 7. Album? It’s all about downloads now! But it was the latest
Coldplay album X&Y.
PAUL BASSON,
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, CUBE CREATIVE
1. Cube has a great reputation coupled with a strong client base and their
plans for developing the business presented a great challenge. 2. Freerange
Design, an agency I co-founded. 3. Working for a design and build
exhibition company handling the British Airways account worldwide. 4. I
heard that Cube was recruiting so sent across my details, they gave me a
call and invited me in. It was evident that there was a good fit between us
and I was delighted when they offered me the role. 5. 25 January, the
birthday of my children Luke and Lauren, now coming up for 2 years of
age. 6. Jonathan Ross. He skates close to the edge in everything he does
and has the ability to charm people and get on with them no matter who
they are. 7. Ian Brown – My Way. The man is a legend.
EMMA ASHBY, ONLINE MEDIA MANAGER, SWAMP
1. The people, an innovative approach to digital, and a great working
environment. Not forgetting the free cake. 2. Brilliant Media. 3. Media
Executive at the JDA Group. 4. Good fortune. I was looking for a new
challenge, and I was presented with a great opportunity. 5. Around the
1st October – when the season starts to change into Autumn. 6. Larry
David (of Curb Your Enthusiasm). 7. In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy. Why
this band isn’t massive is beyond me.
32marketing mechanics
Dominic Conlon
Director
Head First Advertising & Design
games marketing:
Time to grow up
I I
’m going to let you into a secret. It’s one of the best kept secrets in
marketing. This may come as a shock. OK, here it is: the video game
industry is a global business. It is worth more than movies and, well, the
marketing people who promote each product under its banner aren’t playing.
They know what they do isn’t playing, it’s business.
As a global business, the marketing side of video games must be targeted,
strategic and fiscally responsible. It falls to other businesses, businesses such
as Head First (and all the many talented businesses featured in this issue of
The Drum) to promote and sell the products at a global level. If the product
is big enough then the effort must rival that of any Hollywood blockbuster.
This was true of Resident Evil 5, it was true of Guitar Hero and it will be true
of Modern Warfare 2. If you work in marketing then you could probably add
another half dozen titles to that list from the Christmas period alone.
What constitutes ‘global’, however, varies from title to title. Each territory
may have its own sub-strategy. Imagery may vary from country to country
as local brand managers look to personalise the marketing and take into
account local customs, local personalities or local trends. Sometimes this is
the right way to go.
There are, of course, complications in this approach. The Internet has
made this vast world of ours vastly smaller. When it comes to the release
of media, many consumers are subjected to marketing from all four corners
depending upon their browsing habits. Whilst many if the big magazine
portals are canny enough to target content and advertising at a local level,
things happen, stuff leaks and people share the high points and low points
of ad campaigns.
This isn’t true just for video games of course, in fact it’s probably less true
for video games. For movies, sites enjoy sharing the local marketing efforts
as they look for the best creative across the world.
The Internet brings us all together and we can’t have one bad apple letting
the side down. In many ways there is no ‘local’ any more.
When we approached MotoGP, a campaign slated for full bloom next
year but which has already begun this year, we took the decision to think
about what it means to market at a global level. We were used to delivering
campaigns globally; many video game campaigns operate on a very
centralised approach - create one key message, one set of key assets and
then roll it out. Tweak locally where necessary. For MotoGP, however, this
approach needed refining because of the nature of motor-sports.
Motor-sports aren’t as big a phenomenon in the UK or the US as they are
in, say, Spain or Italy. It wasn’t a question of creating key assets and then
tweaking locally by placing a key rider on the cover for some countries. The
campaign needed to think a little cleverer than that. It had to look at where
the real passion for the sport emanated from, where the real excitement was;
and then it had to convey that to the rest of the world.
It is the same approach when tackling any modern, global brief. It’s not
enough to fit vaguely into a set of brand values any more, allowing local
marketing their own idiosyncrasies. But nor is it acceptable to force a
centralised message from one country on the rest of the world. The marketing
has to be cleverer. It has to be grown-up.
In some ways, the video game business is still trapped in the body of a
twelve year old. It still sometimes thinks and acts as a series of separate,
unconnected businesses. Brands often start and then end with the product
itself and that cannot be right for such a big, such a global business. In the
years ahead that will probably change but for now, for product marketing
making local global is the key. We need to go further and think deeper.
Head First Advertising & Design
T: 0161 228 6699 E: dom@head-first.co.uk
Blog: http://headblog.head-first.co.uk
Web: http://www.head-first.co.uk
www.thedrum.co.uk OCT.23.09 THE DRUM
Carl Pugh
Creative Director,
Head First Advertising & Design
RELEVANCE, realism
and relationships
t’s hard to believe that ten years ago Head First officially took on its first set of
projects and brought together an ambition that had been burning for some
time.
Back in 1999 the world was still riding a wave of optimism. Everything was
possible with lifestyle and culture at the heart of that.
Technology was making leaps and bounds into our daily lives as the boom in
Internet use and mobile phone proliferation was just occurring.
The boom would, in just under a year from our first day, explode as broadband
lifted Internet usage.
Technology was everywhere and those of you in the new media game will
look back fondly (maybe) at the development of Flash and the proliferation of
the phrase “skip intro”. Agencies, including mine, evangelised the potential of
online access as a marketing opportunity with e-commerce and client control at
its heart.
Our early websites trod carefully with Flash and sought to encourage regular
news feeds generated by the client. The online brochure was a whole new beast,
vigorous and alive compared with its neatly stuffed cousin in print.
Yet in the rush to new media and the development or anticipation of new
technologies, the rules, learned over a century of pioneers such as David Ogilvy,
were often sidelined or discarded.
Head First was established for a very good reason: a few of us felt we could
offer more to the publishers of games if we brought in techniques and experience
from outside the field. Let us produce work for other sectors, we argued, and
show how that can influence your advertising. People, we reasoned, have other
interests, other attractions, than video games. We needed to make games
relevant to a wider audience, to show how the fun and excitement of digital play
can fit into their lives. Beforehand, with very few exceptions, video games spoke
a language understood by specific groups of people. Meetings were devoted
to appealing to the hardcore, to existing fans of a particular game. Why not,
we asked, talk to the people who aren’t playing games? More people watch
Coronation Street than play your game. Why not ask why?
We wanted to sample the world and deliver our findings to the video game
industry. And in 1999 we had the opportunity. But perhaps what we forgot,
was that our knowledge of games could, in turn, inform the communication
of other sectors; that we could cross-pollinate advertising for the benefit of all.
When clients in sectors as diverse as mobile phones, radio broadcasters, data
systems, public relations, metal working and many more came our way we
were pleasantly surprised that companies understood our point of difference.
Our belief in our ideas was strong and we were adept at producing creative
campaigns for an industry with an over abundance of creativity. Our experience in
marketing video games to a fast moving, ever changing, trend hungry consumer
has transformed strategy into an ethos we can apply to any product because we
can add relevance.
These clients knew that they needed to return to the principles of good
advertising. They knew that all communication, all design in fact, is advertising
and that it’s only when you excite your customer that you can engage them.
Online, offline, it doesn’t matter. These are the shared traits of any sector. And
now, after the love affair with new technologies has settled into a relationship,
after the politics of optimism has, hopefully, settled into the politics of realism,
now these companies are looking for the excitement within their own products.
We must remember that our lives are complex and that advertising can’t
ignore this fact. As social networking begins to enable us to represent and share
the many different influences and interests in our complex lives, we must also
remember that deep down, the way in which we make purchasing decisions
hasn’t aged a day.
Head First Advertising & Design
T: 0161 228 6699 E: carl@head-first.co.uk
Blog: http://headblog.head-first.co.uk
Web: http://www.head-first.co.uk
ADWILL CCB,
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With the recent acquisition of Broxburn

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Scotland’s fastest growing printers.

The investment in David Willis and his

team is a natural fit for both companies.

David’s personality and professionalism

totally complements the existing team at
CCB. It’s another indication that in these
difficult times CCB mean business. The
new company Adwill CCB, headed up
in the East by David, will add a new
dimension for clients both East and West.

Success is all about the right fit at the right

time and Adwill CCB promises to be a
sweet success for both companies.

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ADWILL CCB Unit 2, Clifton View, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5NE T: 01506 865382
david@adwill.co.uk www.adwill.co.uk
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Ghost Creations Ltd
Tel: 01283 510000
Contact: David Agnew
dka@ghost-creations.com
www.ghost-creations.com
Zebra Advertising Limited
Tel: 0161 980 0011
Contact: Emma Jones
emma@zebraadvertising.co.uk
www.zebraadvertising.co.uk
Zeffa limited
Tel No: 0845 652 6514
Contact: James Robinson
info@zeffa.co.uk
www.zeffa.co.uk
Advertising & Design
Cactus Creative Ltd.
Tel: 01539 722944
Contact: Niki Plimley
niki@cactuscreative.com
www.cactuscreative.com
Unsuitable Ltd
Tel: 0121 224 7960
Contact: Richard Elwell
rich@weareunsuitable.com
www.weareunsuitable.com
Ambient and Outdoor
Ad Cab Taxi Advertising
Tel: 0141 762 9407
Contact: Gary Watson
info@ad-cab.com
www.ad-cab.com
Artwork
The Artwork Service
Tel: 07899668141
Contact: Jason Hopkins
jason@theartworkservice.com
www.theartworkservice.com
Branding + Communications
Duttons Design Ltd
Tel: 01275 850905
Contact: Mike Spurr
mikes@duttonsdesign.com
www.duttonsdesign.com
Xylo.
Tel: 0161 236 4245
Contact: William Frank
william.frank@xylgroup.co.uk
www.designedbyx.co.uk
Commercial Production
Plum Films Ltd
Tel: + 00 44 131 555 1604
Contact: Micky MacPherson/Tina Foster
ads@plumfilms.co.uk
www.plumfilms.co.uk
Copy Writing
Copy Monkey Limited
Tel: 01237426430
Contact: Martin Dorey
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THE WORD DEPARTMENT and communication systems Andy Gallacher Photography
Tel: 07971 618 033 atom Clip Ltd Tel: 07775 688 774
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CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS Tel: 07765881693
The if agency Rare Creative Group Full Service Agency Contact: Jo
Tel: 0161 926 3200 Tel: 0114 282 3429 theLane Agency johanley@johanley.com
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admin@ifagency.co.uk www.rarecreativegroup.com create@thelaneagency.com Photoworkx
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Design for screen & print Contact: James Nader
Design Corporation Pop Freelance Copy and Creative james@photoworkx.co.uk
Tel: 0161 228 7772 www.photoworkx.co.uk
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Tel: 0131 557 1903 Contact: Dom Raban Tel: 0775 982 4744
info@corporationpop.co.uk Robert Brady Photography
Contact: Julie Diver copyandcreative@hotmail.co.uk Tel: +447713399578 / 441314661896
julie@39stepsstudio.com www.corporationpop.co.uk
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DESign AND Digital
The Marketing Café Ltd www.robertbrady.co.uk
999 Design Group Ltd Whitespace Tel: 0141 644 1777
Tel: 0141 332 2684 Tel: 0131 625 5500
Contact: Ian Palmer Scene Photography 
Contact: Gavin Clark Contact: Iain Valentine ian@themarketingcafe.net Tel: 0115 9788688
gavin.clark@999design.com ian@whitespacers.com www.themarketingcafe.net Contact: Rob Smalley or Chris Burks 
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info@scenephotography.co.uk
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Almond Digital
Tel: 0131 553 5523 Vizibility Design
Coolpink Ltd Valerie Evans Photography
Contact: Adrian Hallam, Director Tel: 01786 469023
Tel: 0113 272 3191 Tel: 07778533528
studio@almondtds.com Contact: Scott Dickson
Contact: Mark Bower Contact: Valerie Evans
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mark@coolpink.net valerie.evans@ymail.com
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www.coolpink.net www.valerieevansphotography.co.uk
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Tel: 0141 204 0667 Independent designers
JamHot Photographers
Contact: Joe Hall Tel: 0141 578 3512 SM+Co.
studio@cityhalldesign.com AC-Type – Andrew Cawley Photography
Contact: Graeme McGowan Tel: 0131 226 1681
www.cityhalldesign.com Tel: 07779 007 097
hello@thisisjamhot.com Contact: Steven Mitchell
Contact: Andrew Cawley
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Dirty Design andrew@ac-type.com
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Tel: 01179273344 www.ac-type.com
MadeByPi
Contact: Josie Harold Tel: 0113 228 2300 Integrated Agency
josie@dirtydesign.co.uk Point of Sale
Contact: Karen Lewis
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www.madebypi.co.uk Tel: 0131 523 1569 Tel: 01236 452 111 
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Contact: Andrew Wise www.jumpmarketing.co.uk www.clarkstephen.co.uk
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andy@enginecreative.co.uk Contact:  Ryan Falconer
www.enginecreative.co.uk Marketing Post Production
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Heedi Design Tel: 07731 871 908 Tel: 0113 2615858
Tel: 0131 555 5401 DESIGN/DIRECT MARKETING Contact: Lynsay Johnston Contact: Zoe Tinsley
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Contact: Iain Gibbons
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Design agency
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HTDL
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– Skills Development Scotland, Glasgow

Skills Development Scotland is the new skills
body for Scotland. It was launched on 1 April
2008 by merging four partner organisations
with a shared vision to improve Scotland’s
skills performance.
A dynamic, forward-looking organisation, Skills
Development Scotland delivers information,
guidance and advice for careers and learning as
well as extensive support for skills development.
Skills Development Scotland is committed to
developing new innovative services for its users
and requires 3 highly motivated designers with
a background in service and interaction design
to help SDS and its people build a customer
focused portfolio of innovative services.
The posts require a degree in design or a
related discipline and a minimum of five
years experience developing innovative
concepts and experiences at a senior level;
a thorough understanding of design thinking,
research and design methods; creativity and
flair coupled with strong project management
skills; excellent communication skills; high
level of emotional intelligence and a passion
for inspiring.
You’ll be equally comfortable progressing design
thinking as managing projects.
Knowledge of Indesign, Illustrator and
Photoshop are a pre-requisite; experience with
Flash and Dreamweaver, Final cut pro, 3D
packages would also be an advantage.
The salary scale is £30,000-£40,000 (to be
reviewed) p.a. based on experience and
portfolio. There is an attractive benefits
package including final salary pension
scheme and a commitment to your continuous
professional development.
To apply, please submit a covering letter, cv
and a digital portfolio of your work. Your digital
portfolio should:
be well-structured with a beginning, a middle
and an end;
showcase 2 service projects (highlighting
design thinking, user research, co-design,
solution and delivery outcome) for which you
have been the lead designer;
be labelled with very short descriptions
e.g. for whom the work was done, software
used, date, importance of piece with
regards to your development and your role
in the project;
be easy to open, navigate and review.
To save e-mailing large files we would request
you upload your digital portfolio to a website (e.g.
creativepool, youSENDit, etc.) and send a link
with your covering letter and cv.
The covering letter, cv and link should be e-mailed
to brianw@skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
by 10:00 on Monday 2 November 2009. We
anticipate that interviews will commence in
the week beginning 16 November.
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