Richard Huntington

Richard Huntington is the chairman and chief strategy officer of Saatchi & Saatchi London

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What the fuck is going on?

New research from Saatchi & Saatchi provides a snapshot of contemporary Britain and it's not a pretty sight.

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It's time for marketing to embrace 'middle out' economics

The US has turned its back on 'trickle down' policies.

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Why a new year calls for a new openness

Whatever 2023 may throw at us, there's a need to come together, not just as an industry but as a nation.

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Act your age, Web3 is here

The industry needs to understand and appreciate the opportunities offered by the next great leap forward in the digital revolution.

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Peter Mead's joyful book demonstrates the power of being nice

Nice Is Not a Biscuit charts an historic adland career and offers up a philosophy that should remain central to industry thinking.

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Brands have become potent participants in the Ukraine war

Global brands are now intrinsically bound with the cultural and economic values of their home nations.

As cultural citizens, we have an obligation to help enrich lives

The industry needs to look beyond the sell and rediscover the powerful art of creativity as entertainment.

Ours is a tale of two nations – the haves and the have lesses

On the challenges of marketing to a divided country

Send in the clowns

The true magic of advertising lies in making them laugh

The mess, the serendipity, the coffee: a love letter to the Agency

Saatchi & Saatchi London's chairman and chief strategy officer reflects on his addiction to the rush he gets from 'mainlining pure advertising Agency'.

The Independent, BA, Carlsberg and more: some of Saatchi & Saatchi's work in the past 50 years

Chutzpah & Chutzpah: how to make the good stuff happen in advertising.

A new capitalism

Increasing concern about the least-worst economic model...

We don't save people's lives

It's something that can feel uncomfortable at times like this.

Make advertising more like country music

Real emotional connection comes from the specificity of the stories.

Make more entertaining ads. It's what Paul would have wanted

Entertainment is a metric that the industry seems to have forgotten.

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Language matters

Remember the Community Charge? Of course you don't.

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Tribalism has got an awfully bad name of late

It's good for clients that advertising agencies are so partisan.

Led by Donkeys uses politics to show the power of outdoor

The campaign's successful use of outdoor reminds us of the enduring potency of this medium.

Let's get the hell out of the land of middle-distance mediocrity

Twyla Tharp's notion of focal lengths teaches us about creating advertising that feels most alive and vibrant.

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Branding should be left to the cowboys

Frankly, any metaphor that alludes to searing hide as a red-hot iron is driven into an animal's flesh doesn't seem like an entirely good look for contemporary marketing.