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Copywriter of the week : Melissa Ruggles

Wannabe 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…
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Copywriter of the week : Robert Phillips

Robert 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…
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Copywriter of the week : Paul Falla

The 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.…
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Copywriter of the week : Steve Williss

Throughout his entire working life, Steve Williss has had a love of letters. He loves how their shapes are individually defined to represent a sound, and when combined with others, produces a word that, subsequently, has a purpose. By trade,…
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Avoiding Copywriting By Committee

We hear the phrase ‘Everyone’s a critic’ a lot in the creative disciplines. Sometimes this feels very true, especially in larger companies with longer approval processes. But it’s important to be able to distance yourself from the creative…
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Copywriter of the week : Shelley Travers

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…
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Copywriter of the week : Fraser Bailey

An 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…
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Copywriter of the week : Stephanie Wollenberg

I’ve spent close to a decade creating concepts, inventive taglines, refreshing re-brand ideas–you name it–for Nike, Deliveroo, American Express, Philips and Booking.com. Helping brands “speak” is my thing. That’s why since I started…
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Has Digital Marketing Killed Off Branding & Creativity?

How has digital marketing affected branding? Q&A with Chris Bullick, MD of The Pull Agency. Bill Gates – somewhat belatedly – said ‘The Internet changes everything’. In reality, Microsoft was late to the party but Gates nailed…

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