CB Hot Suit Takes: Jamie Scott, Managing Director, Showpony
CB Hot Suit Takes is our new Q&A series for extremely busy CEOs and senior leaders across the industry ~ covering careers, creativity, challenges and the song that sums it all up. Next in the hot seat is Jamie Scott, Managing Director, Showpony.
1. What made you get into advertising?
When I was at uni in the early 90s, I worked at the local pub pulling beers. We started booking bands every week so I’d make ads on a Mac Classic and place them in the local street press, Rip It Up. I thought bromides were cool and I thought type was really cool and I probably thought I was a bit cool too.
2. What piece of work are you most proud of and why?
“Old Tyres”, print and outdoor for Bridgestone –- It’s clever and pragmatic with a cracking headline and a couple of stock shots comp’d together. I loved it the first time I saw it. I loved it when we picked up a LIA for it. I loved yesterday when I saw it in the office.
3. What’s the biggest challenge you face in your role right now?
There are so many things I want to do right now.
4. What’s the most recent thing you’ve learned – professionally or personally?
The lifecycle of an ad agency applies to everyone no matter how big or storied.
5. What song best sums up your career so far?
I can change – LCD Soundsystem
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