Creative Insights
Creative thinking from the world’s leading copywriters

Social Media and the Freelancer
Freelancing Social MediaIf you are a freelancer in a creative field and you are not utilizing social media then you are truly missing out. Essentially being a freelancer means that you work for yourself. Thus, you are your very own public relations firm.
What does…

Copywriter of the week : Gregorio Urbina
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My name is Gregorio Urbina. I was born and raised in Costa Rica but professionally I would say that I grew up in Chicago. I spent 8 years there at agencies both big (FCB, Arc Worldwide, Y&R) and boutique (Ten35, common ground), before…

What Is Tone Of Voice In Copy And Why Does It Matter?
Content & StrategyYour tone of voice: why fade away when you can stand out from the crowd?
With reviews and comments being easier to share than ever before, clients and customers have a great deal of choice these days. So how do you make your brand stand up…

Copywriter of the week : Ingrid De Jong
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It was a bitterly cold November day in 2012 when I arrived in Amsterdam with my two Canadian cats Zoe and Ooshi and two suitcases. My favourite cousin Erwin was here to meet me as well as the iconic I Amsterdam sign outside Schiphol airport.…

Copywriter of the week : Melissa Ruggles
NewsWannabe diplomat turned copywriter (of sorts)
By Melissa Ruggles
Yep, that’s right. A long time ago I wanted to be a diplomat, for the American government no less. That all changed when I met a Dutchman and decided to stay here in The…

Copywriter of the week : Robert Phillips
NewsRobert Huddlestone Phillips draws on 20 years experience as a writer in advertising and brand building. Having set out with Agencies in London, Dubai, and Amsterdam, he's learned on the job from the very best. He is currently completing projects…

Copywriter of the week : Paul Falla
NewsThe Naked Copywriter
“Today I received one of the most challenging copywriting assignments in my 30-year career. To write 500 words about something I know everything about. Intimately. Every single damned detail. All the “product” benefits.…

Copywriter of the week : Shelley Travers
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When I was growing up all I wanted to do was work in media, but everyone told me that it wasn’t likely to happen in Adelaide, and so while I was working as a High School English teacher, I booked a one-way ticket to London on impulse. Within…

Copywriter of the week : Fraser Bailey
NewsAn alternative look at a career in advertising
By Collective copywriter Fraser Bailey
This is not another boring story of which clients I worked on while working for such and such an agency. Instead, it’s a more personal and football-related…
