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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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  • Portfolio, work

    Naming and branding Publicis Groupe Africa’s consolidated Activations division: “In Real Life” (IRL_)

    November 20, 2018

    This was quite an honour, and a fairly mammoth undertaking. I was tasked with naming and creating an identity for…

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    Sportingbet “I Bet You Don’t Skip” Digital Campaign Wins 2017 Bookmark Award

    February 28, 2017

    A Youtube preroll ad campaign (and a supporting TV ad), which I conceptualised, wrote and directed for Sportingbet, picked up…

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  • Screenshot of Regus connect Website with Freelance Blog by Gord Laws
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    My Guest Article at Regus Connect: “8 Little Things That Keep Clients Loving You”

    June 18, 2015

    I was recently invited by UK-based freelance hub, Regus Connect, to write a guest article for their industry-related blog. They’d…

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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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  • The Dull-Eye Llama by Gord Laws (2011)
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    Toon: “The Dull-Eye Llama” by Gord Laws (2011)

    June 9, 2014

    I was sitting at Yamada Sushi with my buddy Dale, when suddenly I burst out laughing, as I do when…

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  • Jonathan Davis from Korn
    work, writing

    Gord Laws Archive: Interview with Jonathan Davis (2008)

    June 2, 2014

    There are several good stories that have their origins in the night of Coke Fest, 2008. This Q&A that I…

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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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    Six Simple Tips for Unblocking “Writer’s Block” (From a Guy Who Writes a Lot)

    April 25, 2014

    I don’t believe in “writer’s block” any more than I do “brick-layer’s block” or “accountant’s block”. I have, however, experienced…

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