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Gaelan Draper’s Journey From Actor to Filmmaker and ECD

Originally posted in Muse by Clio By Angela Natividad  Reinventions is a questionnaire series with people who are making pivots in their lives. Meet Gaelan Draper, who went from actor to executive creative director at Quirk Creative.   What were you before?  I started my career on film sets at age 10, when I was cast in Chocolat,…

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Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2021

Originally Posted in Fast Company. For the third year, Fast Company collaborated with Accenture to score every application we received and identify more than 100 organizations, leaders, and teams that have created cultures of innovation in 2021—no easy task given that many employees have continued to work remotely this year. The companies on the Best…

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‘A few more strategic decisions’: What it’ll take for TikTok’s ad offerings to get advertiser buy in

This article originally appeared in Digiday. Written by: Kimeko McCoy TikTok can be addicting. It’s a lesson direct-to-consumer founder Melanie Travis learned after downloading the app last year, endlessly scrolling through dance challenges, lip syncing videos, comedic skits and everything in between.  After so much scrolling, she decided to delete the app from her phone…

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Irina Shayk for Augustinus Bader

This article originally appeared on the Augustinus Bader website. In March of this year, we were honored to be voted WWD’s Beauty Inc’s ‘The Greatest Skincare of All Time’ by a panel of hundreds of industry experts – an unparalleled achievement for our young, science-backed brand. To mark this brand milestone, we are pleased to…

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Who Should You Trust Your Health To?

And What’s In It For Them? Originally posted by Thrive Global By Sarah Gross This was a difficult question to answer even pre-Covid-19. Should you listen to your doctor or your gut-feeling? Trust your friend or a reputable website? Follow Gwyneth Paltrow or Dr Oz? Find a good holistic health guru or try to enroll in…

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Meet the 40 rising stars of Madison Avenue who are revolutionizing advertising in 2020

Originally posted in Business Insider Wren Sieber, associate creative director, Quirk Creative Sieber started as an art director, but her mandate has expanded over the past year to include directing commercial spots for the Brooklyn-based agency. She directed multiple spots for brands including Real Techniques, Trade Coffee and Tula Skincare in 2020, including Tula’s first…

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Time to Start your Own Agency?- Meryl and Gaelan Draper – Quirk

Originally posted in Listen Notes     ABOUT THIS EPISODE Many people from adland might be thinking that now might be a good time to start their own shop. This episode features an interview with Meryl and Gaelan Draper who have been running their own shop- Quirk – for the past six years. They have…

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What Brands Can Learn From Quarantine’s Best Creators

Ads and commercials feel pretty hit-or-miss right now. And it’s not their fault. The truth is, it’s hard to say something unique or helpful or comforting about the current state of affairs.

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