Like every other industry is, horse racing is at a crossroads. There must be a changing of the guard, because nothing and no one lasts forever. But, how? Do many industries actually have a future? The baton must be passed, and the same question is asked: Who to and is there such a thing as a definite successful succession plan in place- especially if there’s no future and no one willing to take things forward? Yes, no industry can keep talking about understanding customer dem

When first promoted to the position of Creative Director at DDB and reporting to the Global Chairman- and mentor- always concerned that we might be lulled into a false sense of security and formulaic thinking, Keith Reinhard, below, did many things to keep us young guns grounded, focused and not out there shooting blanks. Each Thursday, every DDB creative director around the world received a handwritten note from him to inspire us. What I remember was receiving a note saying

It was 1983 and during the casting session for a new and pretty ambitious McDonald’s commercial titled “Steppin’ Out”. Michael Jackson had just happened on MTV and via Heavy Rotation, and many of us in advertising were jumping on the bandwagon like breakdancers McDonald’s weren’t going to be left out of anything happening that way this big, baby. The production house- A1 with the quite resilient Hashima Rumjahn, simply known as Hash as Producer- had found the choreographer. S