Maybe it’s because a young creative or two had to cancel. Maybe it;s because we had a few last minute editions to the creative director list. Or maybe it’s because ihaveanidea’s very own Rafik Belmesk has traveled to Singapore with a pocketful of good luck. Whatever the reason, we’re happy to announce that we have [...]

TEDDY BROWN
SVP EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
DRAFTFCB
PORTFOLIO NIGHT 7 LOS ANGELES PARTICIPANT
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Looking back, what was your own first portfolio like?
“Absolute dreck. I was one of the last generations of hires to get accepted at an agency without attending an ad school. I worked like hell my first two years to build a new book from scrap and [...]

No preamble can do this Ogilvy & Mather promo spot for PN7 New York any justice.
Enjoy.

Two more cities have joined the Portfolio Night 7 SOLD OUT club! Both Buenos Aires and Los Angeles sold their final tickets this morning, making this the biggest turnout in Portfolio Night history (even bigger than last year when we had two additional citites!) And tickets are STILL being sold in the three remaining non-SOLD [...]

Tham Khai Meng is Ogilvy & Mather’s new Worldwide Creative Director, and one of the main forces behind Ogilvy becoming a Global Partner of this year’s Portfolio Night — which in turn brought PN7 to Beijing, Beirut, Dubai, Melbourne, New York, Sao Paulo and Tunis.
As a Global Partner, Khai was responsible for filming Ogilvy’s segment [...]

WADE HESSON
GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR
MacLAREN McCANN
PORTFOLIO NIGHT 7 TORONTO PARTICIPANT
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What are you hoping to experience at Portfolio Night?

“New points of view on the same old problems.”
Do you prefer to look at work on a laptop or in a physical portfolio?

“I like pieces of paper. Advertising is about nailing down ideas – turning thoughts into things. For [...]