Creativity Sucks!

Episode 23: Fame in advertising and design

Host Eliza Williams sat down with three creative leaders during the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity to discuss what legacy means in today's industry.

Episode 22: The value of craft in design and advertising

We invite three industry experts to discuss the role of craft, and how it is being impacted by AI.

Episode 21: How should brands show up on social?

Accompanied by guests from We Are Social, Billion Dolllar Boy, and Movement Strategy, we examine how brands should navigate the wild west of social 

Episode 20: How can we improve pitching?

We look at the contentious issue of pitching in advertising and design, with guests Felipe Rocha, Chris Newell and Abba Newbery.

Episode 19: Diversity in the creative industries: is it working?

Lameya Chaudhury, Ravi Amaratunga Hitchcock and Anoushka Khandwala join host Eliza Williams to discuss the success of DEI programmes in advertising and design.

Episode 18: The return of humour to ads

We begin series 4 on a comedic note with 4creative's Lynsey Atkin, Star Quality's Hunter Ellenbarger, and McCann UK's Rob Doubal joining host Eliza Williams to discuss humour in ads.

Episode 17: How can we do creative education differently?

For our final episode in series 3, we're looking at creative education, with help from Brixton Finishing School's Ally Owen, Ravensbourne University's Derek Yates, and designer, author and educator Ian Wharton.

Episode 16: How to be a great creative leader

Creativity Sucks! looks at how to nurture creative teams, with advice from Richard Holman, Rani Patel, and Sarah Watson

Episode 15: On advertising and ethics

Guests from Revolt, Publicis MENA, and Nice & Serious join the Creativity Sucks! podcast to discuss greenwashing, B Corp, and how attitudes towards ethics in the advertising industry are changing

Episode 14: How ad agencies are changing with the times

Host Eliza Williams talks to Ian Heartfield of New Commercial Arts; Tiffany Rolfe of R/GA, and Kwame Taylor-Hayford of Kin about new approaches in advertising.