Ad People Archives - Adpulp https://www.adpulp.com/category/ad-people/ Advertising News and Know-How Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:11:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.adpulp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-adpulp-logo-reddark-grey-32x32.png Ad People Archives - Adpulp https://www.adpulp.com/category/ad-people/ 32 32 29582147 Sir John Believes In the Value of “Original, Unaided Thought” https://www.adpulp.com/sir-john-believes-in-the-value-of-original-unaided-thought/ https://www.adpulp.com/sir-john-believes-in-the-value-of-original-unaided-thought/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:11:50 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=40227 In July, Sir John Hegarty offered a challenge to the ageism problem that continues to plague the ad agency business. The founding partner of Saatchi & Saatchi, co-founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and first recipient of the Lion of St. Mark award, also sounded off on AI and the ever-present need for human talent. Here’s […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/sir-john-believes-in-the-value-of-original-unaided-thought/feed/ 0 40227 Ad Chatter Season 5, Episode 3: Kevin Frank Talks Apple, LinkedIn, and Leadership https://www.adpulp.com/ad-chatter-season-5-episode-3-kevin-frank-talks-apple-linkedin-and-leadership/ Sun, 30 Jun 2024 23:45:37 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=38048 In-house agencies have grown in size and stature over the past 20 years. ECD Kevin Frank was there early on, leaving agency life to lead creative teams at Apple and LinkedIn. Now he’s living an expat life in Paris. In this 39-minute Ad Chatter from AdPulp, Kevin talks with host Dan Goldgeier about: Life at […]

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]]> 38048 Ad Chatter Season 5, Episode 2: RAPP’s Troy Hitch Talks Leadership, AI, and Musicals https://www.adpulp.com/ad-chatter-season-5-episode-2-rapps-troy-hitch-talks-leadership-ai-and-musicals/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:46:34 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=38003 A theater major from Kentucky isn’t necessarily the most likely candidate to become a CCO of a major agency, but Troy Hitch, Global Chief Creative Officer of RAPP, is the product of a number of adventurous experiences. In this 35-minute Ad Chatter, Troy talks with host Dan Goldgeier about: • The “Ego Epiphany” that good […]

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]]> 38003 Healthy Teams Make Great Things https://www.adpulp.com/healthy-teams-make-great-things/ Fri, 24 May 2024 12:53:18 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37998 Collaboration is the key that unlocks creative greatness. The best films, music, food, advertising, media, and so on, are all made by teams. Therefore, joining a highly functional team and learning to be a productive member of the team is the way forward for ambitious makers. Two professors at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas […]

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]]> 37998 Ad Chatter Season 5, Episode 1: Steve Harrison Talks About Ad Legend Howard Gossage https://www.adpulp.com/ad-chatter-season-5-episode-1-steve-harrison-talks-about-ad-legend-howard-gossage/ Wed, 22 May 2024 00:23:38 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37996 We have a returning guest! Host Dan Goldgeier chats with Steve Harrison about his new book, co-written with Dave Dye, The Howard Gossage Show – and what it can teach you about advertising, fun, fame, and manipulating the media. In this 29-minute podcast, Dan and Steve chat about: • What made Howard Gossage’s work so […]

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]]> 37996 Visible Start Is A New Training Program for Women Over 45 https://www.adpulp.com/visible-start-is-a-new-training-program-for-women-over-45/ https://www.adpulp.com/visible-start-is-a-new-training-program-for-women-over-45/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:20:14 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37894 Ageism is one of the most embarrassing problems in the advertising industry. It’s a topic we continue to cover in these pages and a problem that lingers like the vilest of stenches. At the same time, some of the industry’s smartest people are working on solutions. Jane Evans, author of Invisible to Invaluable: Unleashing the […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/visible-start-is-a-new-training-program-for-women-over-45/feed/ 0 37894 Influential Voices in the Marketing and Advertising Industry Today https://www.adpulp.com/influential-voices-in-the-marketing-and-advertising-industry-today/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:50:52 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37853 Last year I tried to resist AI. I had my reasons, and have them still, but I’m adopting a different, more curious, and accepting posture now. That’s what led me to ask my AI Assistant, Claude, to name the 10 most influential voices in the advertising industry today. Claude quickly named Seth Godin and Bob […]

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]]> 37853 Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 4: Featuring Artist Chad Rea https://www.adpulp.com/ad-chatter-season-4-episode-4-featuring-artist-chad-rea/ Sat, 30 Dec 2023 12:44:44 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37840 “When I went to Mother, it was like I was asked to put on my funny pants. At Pyro, I wasn’t allowed to be funny. It was more about being cool. And so when I went to Mother, if I tried to do anything cool, it was like, where’s the joke?” This episode of Ad […]

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]]> 37840 Change Agents Are Always Needed, Even If They’re Not Always Welcome https://www.adpulp.com/change-agents-are-always-needed-even-if-theyre-not-always-welcome/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:56:58 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37814 I don’t hear the words, “change agent” too often these days and that’s okay. Buzzwords never contain much value in the first place. But let’s not confuse the buzzy name for the work. The work of a change agent is to make a difference by recognizing what must change, and then having the chops and […]

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]]> 37814 Martin Weigel Imagines A Better Future for Strategy and Strategists https://www.adpulp.com/martin-weigel-imagines-a-better-future-for-strategy-and-strategists/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:12:26 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=37767 People inside and outside the agency business sometimes wonder what strategy is and how it works. Strategy is about creating change and transformation, according to Martin Weigel, chief strategy officer at AMV BBDO. I’m glad he is in the mood to explain the strategic offering and argue for its value. Let’s look at just one […]

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