Steve Harrison is a British copywriter, creative director, and author.
As of 2005 he had won more Lions Direct trophies than any other creative director in the world.Steve Harrison's Cannes Lions Awards
Career in Advertising Born in Blackpool, Steve Harrison completed a doctoral thesis on American Society, Cinema, and Television: 1950–1960 at the University of Manchester.Steve Harrison education At the age of 30, he traveled to London and secured a researcher position at Ogilvy & Mather.Steve Harrison career background After 11 months, he was hired as a copywriter at Ogilvy and Mather Direct after their global vice chairman, Drayton Bird, noticed a report that Harrison had written.Steve Harrison Biography from Brand Republic In 1989, he was made Head of Copy at the agency, and by 1997, he was European Creative Director.Steve Harrison career progress
In 2001, Harrison founded Harrison Troughton Wunderman Bloomberg profile of Steve Harrison after the Wunderman owned agency Impiric purchased Harrison's Agency, HPT Brand Response.Formation of HWT from HPT Brand Response The agency went on to produce a number of campaigns for brands including Xerox, IBM, Microsoft, Vodafone, and Rolls-Royce.HTW Client list
In 2006, Harrison became the first Creative Director to head up the Direct Jury at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.Steve Harrison Chairs Direct Jury at Cannes
In 2007 Steve Harrison stood down as Worldwide Creative Director of Wunderman following a management restructure of the Advertising Agency.Steve Harrison departure from Wunderman
Awards Harrison has won three gold, five silver, and two bronze Lions for his work.Steve Harrison Cannes Lions wins
Study of Howard Gossage In 2012, Steve Harrison authored a book on the advertising pioneer Howard Gossage entitled 'Changing the world is the only fit work for a grown man'.Adweek profile of Steve Harrison's book on Howard Gossage Harrison's study of Howard Gossage began when he came across Gossage's book 'Is there any hope for advertising' in the library of Ogilvy and Mather New York.Interview with Steve Harrison on Howard Gossage
Harrison started out intending to make a documentary about Howard Gossage with a friend. He wrote a treatment for this documentary, which then became the outline for his book.Interview with Steve Harrison on the creation of his Howard Gossage book
Published works In 2010, Steve Harrison authored the book 'How to do better creative work'.Marketing Magazine's review of Steve Harrison book on how to do better creative work In their review of the book, Campaign Magazine called it 'essential reading for anyone looking to demystify the creative process'.Campaign Magazine quotation on Steve Harrison's book
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