4am start. Catch first flight to the Big Bagel to meet cosmetics client CEO with Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners (our US network affiliate).
JFK very snowy. CEO cancels meeting as I sit in reception. Deep breath…
Productive meeting with Jon Bond on future opportunities for our respective businesses – food for thought. Spend the rest of [...]
Arrive home late afternoon. BAA yet again fail to find ‘sky-bridge’ and we sit on tarmac for what seems like hours. Surreptiously fiddle with blackberry. Pained messages and emails from client and Soho House ‘’call us immediately you land – problems’’. With dread, call client.
Wind up! Buggers.
Evening clearly terrific success. Madge, [...]
Thursday
Wake early to message from target car manufacturer – thought they’d gone cold. Very good start to the day. Makes up for one too many ‘Golden Goose’ cocktails (with real flakes of gold naturally).
Post mortem with client on first night – agree some finessing to PR strategy.
Second night goes without a hitch – much greater [...]
Monday
Arrange to meet Client in Montpelier square early doors. They’re in Pret, I’m in Café opposite, no time to rehearse. Big meeting with F1 Grand Fromage. All plays out well. Sniff a deal in the offing. Exciting day.
Tuesday
Fly to LA to oversee the unison between Soho House and Grey Goose for a run of [...]
A random report of the interesting (and not so interesting) experiences and thoughts of a man caught in the perpetual halogen glow of airport terminals.
LHR dawn – traffic better than usual. Fly to Coral Gables, Miami for 24 hours to present new brand platform to Whiskey client. Miami wet and cold, no need [...]
A random report of the interesting (and not so interesting) experiences and thoughts of a man caught in the perpetual halogen glow of airport terminals.
In Milan for Bacardi CSR Schumacher still and TVC shoot. Culmination of 2 years sell and 4 months creative development. Too many agencies fussing over Michael and getting in the [...]
