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Ideas and inspiration
The Breakfast Club is our monthly get together where we have guest speakers come to the Agency.
In 2008 we had several inspiring speakers including the President of the IPA and Sir Chris Powell. Coming up we have Kieron Matthews from the IAB.
Kieron Matthews
Kieron Matthews, the IAB's first head of marketing, gave an inspiring and entertaining presentation including a show reel with his favourite, nostalgic, old ads and clips as well as some classic and unreleased Coca-Cola jingles. Kieron's passion for advertising really reached us through his witty, personal recollections of his path through the industry and his message that perserverance really gets results, as does doing the jobs others would rather not.
Moray Maclennan
Moray Maclennan, who was once crowned “The most hated man in advertising”, cleared the bar. His achievements are unprecedented for a man of his age and again like Chris Powell, we were immediately amazed by the approachability and charm of the person in front of us. Make no mistake a sterner side quickly shone through with his first piece of advice and as most of the attendees of the BC are at the beginning of their careers, probably the most relevant.
Sir Chris Powell
The ex-chairman of BMP DDB and still has an office here at No.12. Spending his working life in advertising has certainly not made him jaded with the people or the business and he showed that with his incredibly relaxed attitude. He sat down and started firing questions at us all (whilst munching a bacon sandwich) before some of