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DE CEMB ER 16TH, 2014
GAVIN BARRETT,
FOUNDIN G PARTN ER &
CREATIVE DIRECTOR,
BARRETTANDWELSH
RUSSELL BARRETT
MANA GING P ARTNE R
CHIEF CRE ATI VE OFFICE R
BA RTLE BOGLE HE GARTY
AN INTERACTIVE S ES SI ON WIT H
MEET RUSSELL
In the 18 odd years that Russell Barrett has been in advertising,
most of them have been just that. A little odd. He started off at
Rediffusion DY&R as a trainee copywriter and brochure bitch. While
there, he managed to learn a little and build a portfolio of pure
paper Lions. He moved on to Ogilvy as a Senior Writer, a mid-level
egotist and a junior award winner. Ogilvy gave him the opportunity
to learn even more and win his first and then subsequent series of
awards.
The next step was as a Creative Director at Leo Burnett, where over
5 years, some of the paper Lions transformed into real ones. He
continued learning (a recurrent theme), winning businesses,
awards across media (Golds, Silvers, Bronzes, finalists @ Cannes,
The One Show, Andys, Spikes, D&AD, London International and two
Grand Prix at the Goafest in India) and found himself change, for
better or worse, into an Executive Creative Director. At Bates India.
He then left to learn at BBH as the Creative Head and in the next
two years got promoted to Managing Partner & CCO. He is busy
trying to make BBH become all it can and deserves to be. And here
is where we find him, managing and partnering and predictably,
still learning.
RUSSELL BARRETT
MEET GAVIN
© barrett and welsh
PUTTING IDEAS FIRST
TO MAKE IDEAS LAST
© barrett and welsh
NOT IN THE AD BUSINESS
BUT IN THE MOVING BUSINESS
Owner/Founding Partner + Creative Director,
Barrett and Welsh. In pursuit of big ideas, he
has: nibbled on pigs' ears (not on a live pig at
the time); gone elephant-back in the Thai
jungle (no elephants were hurt); gambled in a
Macau casino (was utterly destroyed). His
commercials have been shot by: Deepa Mehta,
David Carson and Louis Ng. His poems: can be
found in Penguin’s anthology of 14
contemporary Indian poets, Reasons for
Belonging. His work: has run in 35 countries,
helped elect prime ministers in two countries,
attracted the ire of the lawyers for Dolly the
clone sheep, drawn an angry crowd in Lagos, is
studied in business school in Canada and India
and received derisive mention in a John Irving
novel. He has accumulated: 1 wife, 2 kids, a BA
(econ.), an MA (eng. lit), a murderous guppy,
a scruffy cocker spaniel poodle and 79+ awards
for his work. His first jobs were: market
researcher for Maggi noodles; sales manager
for a pharmaceutical company. He cannot: sing
GAVIN BARRETT
SA ME SAME
BU T DI FFERENT
FIRST SAME SAME
THE N DIFFERENT
THEN WHEN
WHAT HOW
THEN WE SHUT UP
SO, SAME SAME.
I T’S A BIG
G OOD WORLD
I T’S A BIG
GR EA T WORLD
#BLOODYGREA T I DEA S
BLOODY
G REA T IDEAS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57zo8O5pDXc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qsI1SiLqDc
© barrett and welsh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TXyBHZdsJE
© barrett and welsh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVFeGE7HdJU
© barrett and welsh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
© barrett and welsh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnFMvQW3TGk
IDEAS	
  TRAVEL	
  
	
  
IDEAS	
  TRAVEL	
  
Human	
  beings	
  have	
  reacted	
  to	
  ideas	
  through	
  the	
  ages.

And	
  there	
  are	
  some	
  ideas	
  that	
  work	
  perfectly.	
  	
  
Living	
  through	
  time	
  and	
  space.	
  
	
  
LET’S	
  SEE	
  SOME	
  ADS	
  THAT	
  DEMONSTRATE	
  THIS	
  POINT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8WkIC7bMnE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6zgQH3tUKk
THESE	
  ADS	
  HAVE	
  THE	
  SAME	
  THING	
  IN	
  COMMON.	
  
A	
  SINGULAR,	
  UNIVERSAL	
  IDEA.
BU T DI FFERENT
BUT	
  NOT	
  ALL	
  IDEAS	
  ARE	
  MADE	
  THE	
  SAME	
  WAY.
SOME	
  IDEAS	
  NEED	
  A	
  LOCAL	
  EDGE.	
  
There’s	
  nothing	
  wrong	
  about	
  adapting	
  a	
  global	
  idea.	
  	
  
Provided	
  it	
  works.	
  
Otherwise	
  it’s	
  our	
  responsibility	
  to	
  make	
  it	
  work.	
  
	
  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4vkVHijdQk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vt5gcX521Y
BUT,	
  WHEN	
  IT	
  COMES	
  TO	
  ADVERTISING,	
  ONE	
  SIZE	
  DOES	
  
NOT	
  FIT	
  ALL.
SOMETIMES	
  YOU	
  CAN	
  TAKE	
  FROM	
  THE	
  LOCAL	
  AND	
  MAKE	
  IT	
  TRULY	
  GLOBAL	
  
	
  
http://youtu.be/NDwEE_1ESMU
http://youtu.be/RvYbIpATdRY
AND	
  SOMETIMES	
  YOU	
  NEED	
  TO	
  TELL	
  A	
  PURELY	
  LOCAL	
  STORY	
  
	
  
http://youtu.be/jTav-vdht0E
http://youtu.be/Aanb4XFvlQk
© barrett and welsh
http://youtu.be/bUkN7g_bEAI
© barrett and welsh
http://youtu.be/efE79-YQgto
© barrett and welsh
http://youtu.be/8gper3YkzMg
© barrett and welsh© barrett and welsh
http://youtu.be/PIond1E15mM
YOU	
  KNOW	
  WHAT?	
  
SOMETIMES	
  CULTURES	
  CONVERGE.	
  AND	
  THERE’S	
  NOTHING	
  MORE	
  EPIC	
  THAN	
  
WHEN	
  THAT	
  	
  HAPPENS.	
  
	
  
http://youtu.be/NWF2JBb1bvM
WHEN
WHAT HOW
QUESTION
QUESTION
THE CLIENT
QUESTION
THE STRAT EG Y
QUESTION
THE CREATIVE
QUESTION
THE MEDIA
THE ANSWE R
MY FR IEN D
IS BLOWING
THE ANSWE R
MY FR IEN D
IS BLOWING
YOUR MIN D
What	
  are	
  you	
  doing	
  here?	
  
A	
  degree	
  cannot	
  arm	
  you	
  for	
  life.	
  
You	
  merely	
  have	
  a	
  formal	
  education.	
  
We	
  hope	
  to	
  arm	
  you	
  with	
  one	
  simple	
  tool.	
  
	
  
ASK	
  QUESTIONS!	
  
WHEN	
  SOMEONE	
  SAYS	
  MAKE	
  A	
  TV	
  AD,	
  ASK	
  WHY.	
  
WHEN	
  THEY	
  SAY,	
  THAT’S	
  HOW	
  IT	
  IS,	
  ASK	
  WHY.	
  
WHEN	
  THEY	
  SAY,	
  ADAPT,	
  ASK	
  WHY	
  
WHEN	
  THEY	
  SAY	
  ADOPT,	
  ASK	
  WHY.	
  
ALWAYS	
  QUESTION.	
  
	
  
© barrett and welsh
http://www.desicreative.com/interview-with-gavin-barret-guy-behind-the-give-me-red-campaign/
© barrett and welsh© barrett and welsh
https://vimeo.com/65094675
QUESTIONS?
Fire away.
© barrett and welsh

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