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What Does It Take To Be A Great Creative?

20 Episodes

We ask the world’s most imaginative minds what they think it takes to achieve greatness in the field of creative communications.

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‘Distill the brief’: The Mill’s Phil Crowe on what it takes to be a great creative

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‘Be a producer’: RPA’s Sarah Bates on what it takes to be a great creative

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‘It’s about asking a lot of questions’: Deutsch’s Winston Binch on what it takes to be a great...

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‘You always have to doubt a little bit of yourself’: Saatchi & Saatchi New York’s Javier Campopiano...

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‘Great ideas don’t go anywhere unless you can sell them’: Campfire’s Mike Monello on what it...

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‘You need to have a sustaining energy that can propel you’: Second Story’s Keri Elmsly on what...

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‘Having conviction is very important, but there’s a catch’: - Momentum’s Omid Farhang on what...

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'Work hard, have fun' - CP+B LA's Paddy Fraser on what it takes to be a great creative

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'Do your homework': Droga5's Annette Berry on what it takes to be a great creative

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Hill Holliday's CCO Lance Jensen gives his thoughts on what it takes to be a great creative

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Big Spaceship’s CCO Cedric Devitt on what it takes to be a great creative

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‘You need to be outspoken and very clear’: Flo Heiss on what it takes to be a great creative

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Pete Harvey, partner and ECD of BarrettSF, chops it up about being a great creative

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Roger Camp, partner & CCO of Camp + King, discusses what it takes to be a great creative

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What does it take to be a great creative? Featuring Jason Gaboriau, EVP and ECD, Doner LA

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The Martin Agency’s New York ECD James Robinson talks what it takes to be a great creative

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JWT’s global CCO Matt Eastwood on what it takes to be a great creative

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DMI Music & Media CCO Tena Clark gives her thoughts on what it takes to be a great creative

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