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D&AD announce the 2012 Executive election shortlist

August 3, 2011by laurajb Leave a comment

D&AD have announced the shortlist for the 2012 Exec today and I’m privileged enough to be there (with my good friends Flo, Andy and Gary). I’m super-keen, having worked closely with the […]

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general brilliantness, my press life, thought pieces, Uncategorized
Virgin Atlantic site

Up, up and away…

July 31, 2011by laurajb Leave a comment

Success! After 12 months tackling the most epic of projects, from brand development and strategy to the nuts and bolts of plugging into various ticketing systems and pricing engines (hooray […]

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interweb, LBi, Uncategorized
Compare Anything

Steven Seagal vs the chocolate monkey

July 27, 2011by laurajb Leave a comment

We just launched our first app for Compare the Market. A comparison tool for anything, logging social currency such as tweets, mentions, links, comments and likes. Surprisingly Steven Seagal only […]

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LBi, social
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The internet used to be fun. What happened?

July 14, 2011by laurajb Leave a comment

The latest set of talks in the newly-directed Creative Social evenings. This time, on the topic of “The internet used to be fun, what happened?” In a rammed Shoreditch bar, […]

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Getty Images spotlight on yours truly

July 6, 2011by laurajb Leave a comment

Getty Images have released their first Spotlight on digital creativity – with a small film on my inspirations! See more about their Spotlight Project on facebook here:  http://on.fb.me/quEkJ7

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LBi, my press life
Ale and I

OMG its the NMAs!

June 24, 2011by laurajb Leave a comment

Amazing, and very well-kept news last night at the NMA Effectiveness Awards! Ale and I have won the Greatest Individual Contribution to the Industry award! Yes I know, there are […]

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my press life, She Says
creativas.indd

World’s female creative directors – interview at Adwomen

February 27, 2011by laurajb Leave a comment

I’ve just had the massive fortune to be interviewed (and Twitter live interviewed – a first!) for the great Adwomen blog. Interestingly a lot of the questions from the readers […]

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advertising, my press life, She Says, thought pieces

Hello You ladies!

February 17, 2011by laurajb Leave a comment

Last month we had the best London SheSays in some time – a portfolio surgery held at Iris. We had over 70 young ladies bring their portfolios for a night […]

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general brilliantness, LBi, life outside work, She Says, Uncategorized

BAIM, and the Dirt is Gone…

November 16, 2010by laurajb 1 Comment

These days, we speak to our clients and their brands about one thing above all others – BEING BELEIVABLE. Doing what you say on the tin. No hyperbole. But the […]

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advertising, nostalgia, places i've been, thought pieces
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Creative Review Annual judging – the crew is announced

October 13, 2010by laurajb Leave a comment

The CR Annual is open for submissions from today, and I’m lucky enough to be a judge on a considerably smaller panel than I thought! Liking the fact that the […]

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advertising, campaign, design, LBi, my press life

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current obsessions

  • It’s Nice That – Cannes edition
  • Saving Creatives from Plan B since 1962
  • The Best Piece of Advice Ever
  • The League of Extraordinary Women
  • Ditto TV Campfire – Personal responsibility and Peace One Day
  • Impatient man in queue behind student eats sandwich
  • Growing faces

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things i do

  • 2008: One Show Interactive
  • 2008: The FWA Awards
  • 2009 judging: Cut & Paste
  • 2009: D&AD Online Advertising and Black Pencil
  • 2009: my talk in Estonia
  • 2010/2012: Judged Creative Showcase Australia
  • 2010: Judged BIMAs
  • 2010: Judged D&AD Student Awards
  • 2011: Speaking at Adobe MAX
  • 2012-2014: I'm a trustee of D&AD
  • 2012: Art Directors' Club of Europe Digital Jury
  • 2012: D&AD Integrated Jury
  • 2012: One Show Interactive
  • book: Best Piece of Advice Ever
  • book: Digital Advertising (Past, Present and Future)
  • find me on Linkedin
  • I teach at Hyper Island
  • I work at Dare
  • I’m a member of Creative Social
  • I’m a founder of SheSays
  • recently judged: International Festival of Media Awards
  • recently: Spoke at Flash on the Beach

things i love

  • find me on ThisIsMyJam
  • I'm on Pinterest

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