Keep a record of every idea you think of. Those half-thoughts and starters mightn’t have been useful now but they can help jumpstart better ideas in the future.

Your audience isn’t a weird, strange odd group of people. So don’t treat them that way. They’re your friends, family and the people you meet everyday.

Don’t wait until the inevitable pitch before you start pitching. If you get into the right mindset now and again you might be able to avoid pitching altogether.

Everyone knows Creative Directors are suppose to make ideas better. But did you know there are more ways to do that than just commenting on the ideas.

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If you spot something that’s wrong or could be better it can be very hard to speak up. But if you don’t you’ll only ever regret it every time you see the mistake.

There’s one thing that you need to do above everything else. And that’s to care. Your work will go downhill the second you just start doing things to get them done.

You’re a creative you should be full of ideas. So make sure you are. Have options, alternatives, back-ups and openness and you’ll never be stuck as a job evolves.

An advertising creative is really a translator. You have to find ways to speak to a whole range of people in ways they’ll find interesting and engaging.

Most of the ideas you have will never be made. A lot won’t deserve to but the great ones can have a use in the future if you keep hold of them.

For a creative industry we can be very uncreative in the way we hire talent. As a Creative Director you should use your imagination beyond just the work.

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Advertising’s an industry chock full of people with opinions, and no qualms about expressing them. You need a way to decide which ones are worth listening to.

Production can make or break an idea. Learn how it all works and you’ll be able to get the most out of every shoot and studio budget.

Creatives love to talk about creative work to other creatives. But you need to take it outside of the dept if you want to make great creative more often.

Sometimes it feels like there’s one sensible and practical answer. That’s when you should be extra careful. Use creativity to explore less obvious answers.

What’s it for? Why will anyone care? Know the answers to those two questions and advertising becomes a whole lot simpler.

If your ideas aren’t very good then nothing else matters. Don’t get distracted by some of the more glamorous aspects of the ad industry.

How you act is just as important as what you say. It’s the different between a snake oil salesman and a brand you can believe in.

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