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" Do the work you believe in - if there's an authentic reason for doing it. "
David Droga
You
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" You put choice on the table, you change the whole game. Everything is about control. If an ad is interesting to you, you'll have the conversation with the brand. If it's not, it's a waste of time. "
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" There are few forces for good as extensive and important as the United Nations. Being able to work with them and other global aid organisations for World Humanitarian Day is a humbling and extraordinary opportunity. "
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" Being the youngest of five boys with a younger sister, being the only one who didn't go to university, I had to prove it was the right decision to go into advertising. "
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" Like anyone, I'm scared of failure. That drives you to work really hard. "
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" There is good business doing good. "
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" We strive to do stuff that connects with people. "
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" I just loved the idea of writing for different personalities all the time. "
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" A lot of people ask what it takes to move from being a creative to a leader: Take everyone's career personally. People will work hard for you if you work hard for them. Any idiot can be a boss; all you need is a title. But to be a leader, you need to earn respect and have an opinion you stand by. "
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" Caring makes you want to work harder. "
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" If we turn on our best, where do we go from there? "
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" When I first made some comment when we launched that part of our purpose was to do stuff that has social ripples, lots of people said it was such a glib thing to say. I actually believe that. "
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" My first job in advertising was actually in the mailroom of Grey Advertising in Sydney. "
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" I'm not an executive. I'm a creative person. "
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" Why can't I prove that advertising can manifest itself in a way that doesn't necessarily mean television ads but changing behaviour and creating a brand out of something that already exists? "
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" A lot of people think technology is a solution, but it's really just a canvas for your work. It can make good things amazing and bad things terrible. Facebook allows you to have access to mass audience really quickly if you do creative really well. "
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" If you don't have reservations, you're a fool. You can't go blind into something. "
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" Nothing connects with people like humanity. That doesn't mean you have to tell slice-of-life stories all the time. But you know, with so many options in technology, the consumer's not really that interested in advertising... They are interested in great stories. That transcends any medium. "
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" It's one of those weird things where I'm always curious about what's next. It's not just an empty restlessness, I try to appreciate things as they're going along and in the moment, but when things are good, I'm always anxious about how I can better that or take it on further. "
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" The thing I believe is we are good if our peers think we're great. But we are great if the real world thinks we're good. And there's a huge difference. "
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" I believe in creating ideas that consumers actually want to engage in, creating movements with our thinking and not bombarding them into submission. "
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