Where, how and now
For the last 20 years I've been working all over the world writing and creating brand platforms that help market and grow brands within a global audience. My skills cover almost everything from the highest strategic to creative concept and execution levels. After more than two decades of crafting my skills as a copywriter and creative director in the world's biggest and best advertising agencies from The Jupiter Drawing Room, Ogilvy, Young & Rubicam, Grey, TBWA, plus working on my own company and collaborating with brand and marketing consultancies, my learning, across 4 continents, has been vast.
My deep knowledge and understanding of global and local culture has been cultivated from years of living and working in different continents, countries and cities such as Durban, Dubai, Cape Town, Kuala Lumpur, Budapest, Helsinki, Johannesburg and Lisbon, to name a few.
Since 2011 I set sail on my own adventure, to put all my knowledge and skills to the test. I am available to work individually on high level strategic brand projects as a creative / strategic director, writer and consultant. Almost like a chief conductor scenario in an orchestra, I am happy to come in at any stage of the project - to work for a few days / weeks / months - to collaborate and deliver my expertise.
Global brand design, strategy and collaboration
Another vessel of my adventure is called Quay-europe.com, a global network of creative experts from production studios, writers, artists, digitalists and entrepreneurs. We generate great ideas, design, film, animation and marketing platforms to set the tone that helps brands transcend the boundaries of location and culture to be able to perform globally, online, offline and beyond. Closing the gap between the business ideas and creative execution as fluidly as possible. Today's online world has made collaboration so much each easier and with well established relationships already I am able to work with and build on my platform of hand picked experts for every task. A very seamless and smooth model that works well with clients able to access my global expertise from from anywhere. I am happy to meet face to face and discuss new ventures, the voyage starts from there.
By collaborating with hand picked experts I am able to bring a world class quality and level of excellence to whatever your brief requires. From some of the world's best industrial animations to creating entirely new brands. Working with experts who are running their own business gives me their signature quality and insight to the work and a unique flavour of global expertise, combined with my experience. This recipe is a unique one and works best when we work directly with CEO's and decision makers who own their business, brand or product. We are able to work closely together, with complete trust that counts on each others expertise, equally adept in b2b and b2c environments. I am not afraid of taking on the toughest, most complex challenges in starting new brands or launching new engineering or innovative products as this is the chance I look for to bring out the best in all my skills.
Global brand approach and journey
Your story and authenticity needs to be crystal clear and cut through the clutter by being real, in the value it brings to the world. I enjoy helping brands create that platform with my network of collaborative partners around the world. I am also happy to find more experts to collaborate with or add to our crew. If you are an ambitious brand or CEO that wants a unique voyage of global brand discovery, welcome aboard! We'd love to charter your course and lead the way with the right crew and specialists to help you reach your global destination. You can see more of Quay on Vimeo too.
Feel free to contact me for any global brand work and ideas. I am always keen to take on new challenges and utilise my unique global experience on new brands and business.
Thank you!
This is where some of my best creative thoughts and ideas happen :) Alentejo, Portugal.