Dave Trott

Advertising Legend

Dave Trott has worked for over 40 years in advertising, developing a reputation as both a brilliant copywriter and as an industry leader. He has worked for and founded iconic agencies and has created some of the industry’s most memorable campaigns for clients such as Toshiba, Holsten Pils and Ariston.

"If you avoid the rejection, you avoid the opportunity"

Topics

How to Buy Something You Don't Want
The Meaning of Creativity
Advertising - Why it's All About Execution
Content Without Ideas isn't Content

Languages

He presents in English.

How he presents

Advertising guru Dave Trott talks about creative thinking. He inspires audiences with his sound advice and in-depth knowledge with real-life stories and case studies all told in a humorous and practical way.

Publications

2023
Crossover Creativity
2021
The Power of Ignorance
2019
Creative Blindness
2016
One Plus One Equals Three: A Master class in Creative Thinking
2014
Predatory Thinking
2009
Creative Mischief

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In Detail

Dave Trott trained in New York at Carl Ally Inc. He then moved back to London as a trainee copywriter where his campaigns included Pepsi’s "Lipsmackinthirstquenchin" and Courage’s "Gercha". Dave Trott founded the advertising agency GGT which was behind Toshiba’s "Hello Tosh gotta Toshiba", Holsten Pils, Cadbury’s Flake, Red Rock Cider, Cadbury’s Creme Eggs, LWT posters, and Ariston’s "Ariston-and-on-and-on". GGT was voted Agency of the Year by Campaign magazine, and Most Creative Agency In the World by Advertising Age magazine of New York. Dave left GGT and set up Bainsfair Sharkey Trott, then set up WTCS which morphed into CST and then merged with The Gate London, where Dave was the Chairman.

What he offers you

Dave speaks to audiences keen to learn his views on everything from how to run agency departments to how to create successful campaigns, while illustrating that creative thinking can be applied to almost every part of our lives.