Predatory Thinking
Recent Posts
- NOT SO SMART BOMB
- 22/05/2013
- Hollywood often makes films about nuclear bombs. How someone got hold of one and is threatening a city. These films aren’t usually very scary because we all know it didn’t happen. ...
- JUST HOW DUMB ARE WE?
- 20/05/2013
- HOW DUMB ARE WE? A few days ago I got an email asking if I wanted to be on a Channel 4 documentary about advertising. Apparently the government is worried about all the expected Bulgarian immigrants next year. ...
- IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
- 15/05/2013
- When my son was very small he asked me about death. We were driving along on a sunny day. Suddenly the concept hit him with the weight of a cartoon anvil. I heard his little voice from the back seat say “Daddy, I don’t want to die”. ...
- DIFFERENTIATE OR DIE
- 13/05/2013
- Gordon Smith didn’t go to art school. He started at 16 as a runner in an ad agency. Then he managed to get a job in the studio, then a junior art director, then senior art director, then head of art, then creative director. ...
- TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A WRIGHT
- 08/05/2013
- A while back, Robin Wight was involved in a project that needed some careful public relations handling. The most influential man in this area is Alan Parker, founder and chairman of Brunswick PR. ...
Search Blog
Archive
Dave’s Newsletter
RSS Feed
Twitter
- RT @HengHuiLeng: THERE ARE NO RULES: t.co/HCxUFqkVa7 Heard this all my life and it never fucking gets old.Time ago 2 Hours
- @Fat_Bill You've already heard all the stories BillTime ago 2 Hours
- RT @girisham1: Hope you enjoy it! Great book by @davetrott MT @RutaFreitakaite: Book = the best #gift! Thanks @girisham1 t.co/gH1BtI…Time ago 2 Hours
- RT @Fat_Bill: @davetrott OK, OK you predatory beggar. You've worn me down. I've bought your book.Time ago 2 Hours
- @johnpatricwoods First cab off the rankTime ago 4 Hours
- Fantastic, I didn't even know there was a Kindle edition: t.co/Kgeqfud9m4Time ago 4 Hours
- RT @PanMacPublicity: Celebrate publication of #predatorythinking today by watching one of @davetrott 's iconic Pepsi ads! t.co/BXhhO…Time ago 6 Hours
- RT @designgazette: @davetrott our tuppence on your enjoyable new book t.co/5UDyvB4BWsTime ago 6 Hours
Dave Trott's Blog
Daily Archives: 9 May 2012
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER HAD
I studied advertising at art school in New York. When I came back to London I didn’t know anything about English advertising. Or anyone in it. So the first thing to do is find out if there are any …
Predatory Thinking