HELPING BRANDS LIKE CADBURY, BT, AVIVA & MERCEDES BREAK CULTURE
TURNING BRAND STRATEGIES INTO CULTURAL MOMENTS PEOPLE REMEMBER.
FROM ICONIC BRANDS TO SHIFTING AMV/BBDo’s OWN CULTURE.
THE WORLD IS NOW LOUDER & MESSIER. BRANDS NEED A SHARPER CULTURAL COMPASS.
SCROLL DOWN FOR BRANDS THAT CROSSED INTO CULTURE.
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CULTURE TAKES INTENTION.
CRACK THE CULTURE CODE
Find the cultural tension only you can own. Not trends—truths. Move with meaning.
IGNITE IN CULTURE
Turn strategy into impact. Design expressions, experiences, and cultural moves that hit, spread, and stick.
SPARK THE STORY
Create narratives people feel, not just see. AND in their bones.
FIVE YEARS. ONE RADICAL TRANSFORMATION. A CULTURE SHIFT THAT REDEFINED AN AGENCY.
FIVE YEARS. ONE MISSION. TRANSFORM THE UK'S BIGGEST AGENCY. AS CO-INNOVATION DIRECTOR, I LED AMV/BBDO FROM TV-FIRST TO CULTURE-FIRST.
NEW DEPARTMENTS. NEW CAPABILITIES. NEW REPUTATION. WE DIDN'T JUST WIN BUSINESS. WE WON IN CATEGORIES WE'D NEVER ENTERED.
BREAKING BRANDS INTO CULTURE.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
Gorilla
THE GORILLA THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
The amazing Fallon team had the iconic idea. Client nerves nearly killed it.
My role? Reframe it as Cadbury's evolution into a content brand, not just a confectionery company, to take its place in DIGITAL CULTURE. Workshops galore. One breakthrough moment.
Sometimes strategy's greatest achievement is helping brilliance survive.
MERCEDES:
ESCAPE THE MAP
FROM CAR ADS TO INTERACTIVE WORLDS
UK's first long-form brand experience. Users drove the narrative through a dystopian adventure.
Results: Younger audience engaged. 1.15:1 payback in 5 months. Mercedes proved premium brands could innovate digitally.
We didn't just change the campaign. We changed what Mercedes could be.
YOU ARE THE BIG PICTURE
We turned people into the CAMPAIGN—literally.
Global repositioning through participation. People uploaded photos. We projected them onto landmarks from London to Singapore.
Impact: 2M visits. 87 countries. Brand consideration +14pts. Positive sentiment +17%.
Bonus: €200,000 for Save the Children.
Purpose meets participation.
#YOUDRIVE
TWITTER MEETS TV. VIEWERS TAKE THE WHEEL.
UK first: Live TV chase controlled by Twitter votes. Real-time storytelling.
15M reached. 100K tweets in 2 nights. Site visits +140%.
Mercedes didn't just join the conversation. They let culture drive.
ADAM & JANE
BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE SOAP—NOW INTERACTIVE
Transformed passive viewers into active participants. Nearly 2M people voted on life moments—proposals, pregnancies, weddings.
BT went from utility to cultural fixture. Emotional connection through collective storytelling.
AIRPORT TRUCKS
AIRPORT TRUCKS KEEPING THE JOY ALIVE
Post-Gorilla: How do you follow an icon? By becoming a content brand.
Invited creators to remix. Millions of views. Cadbury transformed from advertiser to publisher of joy.
CHANGING PLACES
CHANGING PLACES: INCLUSION AS PROVOCATION
We helped Tesco back the Changing Places movement, 100+ fully accessible facilities. First major UK retailer to commit.
4.1M impressions. +77 sentiment. Then we challenged every competitor to match it.
Real change > Corporate purpose.
ICONIC BRANDS TESTIMONIALS
