Creative Bites: Mihalis Moulakis

MIHALIS MOULAKIS

GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR
DDB ATHENS
PORTFOLIO NIGHT 8 ATHENS PARTICIPANT
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How do you know when you’ve just seen the best idea you’ve ever seen?

“Admiration and envy. The feeling of envy in particular is overwhelming.”

How important is it to have long copy ads in a copywriter’s portfolio?

“It can be very important. I believe long copy is a very good measure of a copywriter’s ability and talent. If your long copy is really first class, it is highly unlikely that the rest of your writing will be any less impressive.”

Finish this sentence: “Kids these days,…”

“…have almost too much to teach us.”

Portfolio Night is as much about selling yourself as it is getting advice. Combine the two: what’s the best piece of advice you can give about selling yourself and your ideas?

“Every time you walk into that room to be interviewed, you have a lot more power than you think. The person sitting across from you is secretly praying that you will be the one to solve his or her problem. So be confident. And always carry a great portfolio…”