Sarah Jenkins is leading the charge at legendary advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi and she’s overseeing the agency’s transformation into a truly diverse, inclusive and brilliantly creative, disruptive and formidable business.

Just like it used to be.

In this Cannes Lion special edition, SJ reveals Saatchi’s new ‘Ignite’, ‘Open’ and ‘Home’ initiatives and explains how they are going to transform the British advertising industry.

She opens up about how the agency includes education and grass-roots influence, sharing ideas in the industry, how Commercial Break is helping Saatchis adapt to the new creative cohort.

In the show, we discuss:

  • The quality of talent coming into the industry & how to create the right environment for on-boarding it.
  • The commercial advantage of a solid D&I strategy
  • Retaining the underdog mentality
  • Conscientious Consumerism
  • Psychology of the Lipstick Recession
  • Is The Empathy Delusion still alive and thriving?
  • Are we in a period of re-gearing our priorities?
  • How to practice fast decision-making
  • SJ’s Top 3 creative campaigns of all time
  • Advertising industry’s contribution to the UK’s GDP

Show Notes

Sarah Jenkins’ LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-jenkins-726b014a/

Saatchi & Saatchi here: https://saatchi.com/en-gb/

Commercial Break  (diversity consultancy) here: https://www.commercialbreak.org.uk/

Dr Ed Brooks –  Research Director, Virtues and Vocations Project, Oxford Character Project, Here: https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-edward-brooks-0

John Lewis: The Long wait advert here: https://youtu.be/QIl69I5_Wjo

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode of the podcast click here.

The fear of public speaking affects up to 75% of the population. Simon Raybould is the man who whispers in the ear of conference speakers, presenters and leaders to help them add meaning and authenticity to their pitches and lectures. With all this new hybrid working, the odds of you landing a meeting on video with an important prospect or a virtual room full of clients have just greatly increased.

Here’s how to make sure that your next presentation kicks butt and you deliver it with panache and confidence.

In this show, we discuss:

  • The two types of nerves
  • The art of practicing
  • How to prepare for a presentation
  • How to eliminate the factors that can derail your performance
  • Reflective practice
  • 3 priorities of any presentation.
  • Dangers of making assumptions about your audience
  • The art of staging Zoom backgrounds
  • Lighting and trust
  • How to find your natural pitch with AHA
  • Following up
  • How to calm your nerves

Show notes

You can find Simon on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-raybould-presentations/

Simon’s company web site here: https://presentationgenius.info/

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode of the podcast click here.