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    Mazda CX-5 “This Feeling, But You Drive it” TVC/ATL Campaign, for Grey South Africa

    June 6, 2020

    Early in 2020, I conceptualised and wrote this new campaign for the Mazda CX-5, alongside Marais Janse van Rensburg, and…

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    2019 HSBC Cape Town 7s digital/TTL/Radio Campaign a Blazing Success!

    March 5, 2020

    I headed up last year’s 7s campaign for the fifth time in seven* years, and it was bigger, better and…

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    How to work out what you should charge as a freelancer

    March 3, 2019

    First of all… Don’t be sorry. It’s okay to want to earn a decent living. You’re worth it. If you…

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    “Raise Up the Streets” TVC featuring Kwesta, written for UrbanArt

    January 18, 2019

    This was a really enjoyable project to work on. I was asked by Marketing Exec Angie Daniel at footwear distributor…

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    #NotAskingForAnything campaign for Cipla

    October 19, 2018

    A campaign that I conceptualised, creative-directed, and wrote for Cipla’s CSI division – The Cipla Foundation – during 2016, whilst…

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    “Day in the Life” Ad-spend showcase video for Converse SA

    March 18, 2016

    A project that I conceptualised and creative-directed for Converse, whilst working at HoneyKome in 2015. Converse SA wanted an interesting…

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    How to Rule at Creative Freelancing: 34 Hard-earned Tips

    May 11, 2015

    To hell with clickbait. This, right here, is an old-school, comprehensive, in-depth feature article, based on a whole bunch of hard-earned…

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  • Reviews

    Book Review: “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln”, by Dorris Kearns Goodwin

    May 3, 2015

    I recently finished (audio) “reading” Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Dorris Kearns Goodwin. Narrated by Richard…

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    Gord Laws (Lovingly) Parts Ways With OwenKessel. Gun Now For Hire

    May 1, 2014

    After two great years working with the good people of OwenKessel, Creative Director and Head of Copy Gord Laws has…

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