The Creative Floor Awards – Details, episodes & analysis

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Welcome to Agency Tales, a rollicking dive into the weird, wonderful, and occasionally mind-boggling world of advertising. What you’re about to hear might seem unbelievable, outrageous, or just plain absurd. And you’d be right.

In this episode, we somehow managed to involve Princess Diana, King Charles, Prince William, Princess Kate, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Dustin Hoffman, James Gandolfini, Andy Serkis, Spandau Ballet and David Abbott. (Yes, that David Abbott.)

Big shoutout to this episodes contributors for spilling the beans: Robert Campbell, Paul Burke, Frank Walters, and Jon Webb.

Important Deadlines & Links (No, we’re not joking—some of this is actually useful):
🏆 2025 Award Entry Deadlines:
https://awards.thecreativefloor.com/

📅 Talent Fund Submissions (Deadline: 31 January):
https://awards.thecreativefloor.com/talentfund

📚 Masterclass:
https://thecreativefloor.com/awards/masterclass

🎟️ Tickets to PM360 SPARK (Feb 24, New York):
https://buff.ly/4jf1GT5

💥 CGI That’ll Blow Your Mind:
https://boomcgi.com/
#NotAllAwardsAreCreatedEqual

🎥 Shape-Shifting Magic by Havas:
https://www.youtube.com/@officialshapeshifting

Need to plug an open role or production service?
Email us at: awards@thecreativefloor.com

Season 7 kicks off with the electrifying Fourcast crew: Jeremy Perrott, Frank Walters, Adrian Parr and Selwyn Learner. Discover the secrets to staying relevant in a fast-changing world and finding your “why.” An unmissable conversation packed with acerbic honesty, wisdom and bad puns.
2025 Award Entry Deadlines:
https://awards.thecreativefloor.com/
Talent Fund Submissions 31 January:

https://awards.thecreativefloor.com/talentfund

Links from episode: 

https://thecreativefloor.com/awards/masterclass

https://boomcgi.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@officialshapeshifting

Advertising Health World Top 10: 

https://advertising-health.com/the-official-2023-advertisinghealth-world-top-10-in-partnership-with-clio-health-2/

To promote any open roles or production services email: 

awards@thecreativefloor.com
#NotAllAwardsAreCreatedEqual

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More compilations of the advertising industries funniest and outrageous tales. 

Thank you to the episodes contributors:

Steve Moss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-moss-b5309517/ 

Paul Pateman: https://www.pateontoast.co.uk/ 

Andrew Short: https://www.andrewshort.info/ 

To send in your agency tale email us at: awards@thecreativefloor.com

Links from todays shout outs: 

https://thepowerofadvertising.com 

https://thecreativefloor.com/awards/shop 

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED

A compilation of the advertising industries funniest and most outrageous tales. 

This episode contains stories about Ricky Gervais and Edris Elba. 

Thank you to the episodes contributors:

Ben Kay: https://ben-kay.com/

Steve Moss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-moss-b5309517/ 

To send in your agency tale email us at: awards@thecreativefloor.com 

Links from todays shout outs: 

https://thepowerofadvertising.com 

https://thecreativefloor.com/awards/shop 

To send in your shout outs for any open job roles, production services email us at: awards@thecreativefloor.com 

WARNING: DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED

A compilation of the advertising industries most outrageous and funniest stories. 

This episode contains stories about Nicole Kidman, Mr. T, Jack Black, Vinnie Jones and Helen Baxendale. 

Thank you to the episodes contributors:

Jeremy Perrott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-perrott-257246168/

Paul Pateman: https://www.pateontoast.co.uk/ 

Dick Dunford: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dick-dunford-151a01a/ 

To send in your agency tale email us at: awards@thecreativefloor.com 

Links from todays shout outs: 

https://thepowerofadvertising.com 

https://thecreativefloor.com/awards/shop 

The concluding episode of our epic chat with Steve Hudson. 

If you want to book Steve for a seminar or want to be first to access his upcoming masterclass on ‘Everything you need to know about advertising but were afraid to ask - A clients guide to effective successful advertising’ email awards@thecreativefloor.com  

Check out this episodes sponsor: boomcgi.com

If you want a shout out for any open job roles, production services on future episodes email: awards@thecreativefloor.com

Part 2 of our chat with Steve Hudson on The Power of Advertising. 

Thank you to this episodes sponsor PM360. Details on their Innovation Summit, New York March 25, 2024: https://www.pm360online.com/the-innovation-summit-2024

If you want a shout out for any open job roles, production services on future episodes email: awards@thecreativefloor.com

We chat to Legend Creative Director, Commercials Director and Creative Floor 2024 judge Steve Hudson. Hear his inspiring story into ad land and his best lessons from John Webster, Frank Budgen and Sir John Hegarty to name but a few. Everything you need to know about getting your best work through market research and how to think of an idea when you just can’t. This conversation will help make you a better Creative (even if you’re technically not one). Check out Steve’s ground-breaking work and creative education platform: thepowerofadvertising.com  

Thank you to this episodes sponsor: boomcgi.com 

If you want a shout out for any open job roles, production services on future episodes email: awards@thecreativefloor.com

The concluding episode of our conversation with the Fourcast crew. Some great insights on A.I., mistakes agency’s make when it comes to culture and how to hold onto your humanity over the next 12 months. 

Thank you to this episodes sponsor: https://arabadonline.com/en

To get your hands on the final 50 of our working for home candles (never to be made again) visit: https://thecreativefloor.com/awards/shop/

If you want a shout out for any open job roles, production services on future episodes email: awards@thecreativefloor.com 

Part 3 of our Fourcast chat with Jeremy Perrott, Frank Walters, Adrian Parr and Selwyn Learner. 

Thank you to the sponsor of this podcast: 

PM360 SPARK: The Innovation Summit on March 25, 2024 
Full details: https://www.pm360online.com/the-innovation-summit-2024If you want a shout out for any open job roles, production services on future episodes email: awards@thecreativefloor.com