Dave Trott

Articles by Dave Trott

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You Can’t Not Vote

In life we can’t avoid the consequences of our actions, or inactions. It’s an illusion that by avoiding choosing we can opt out.

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Dave Trott: “Reinterpret The Brief”

Reading through an inspiring story written by Arthur Scargill, I've come to understand the power of interpretation. Like the author says, we could either choose to interpret a situation or brief in a disempowering way or interpret it in an empowering way.

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Dave Trott, “Advertising Isn’t Marketing Comms.”

One of the main problems with our business is language.People like to use long complicated words to describe simple things. This makes their job sound more impressive. Consequently, advertising isn’t called advertising anymore. Now it’s called ‘marketing comms’. Comms is short for communications.