Nov 14, 2023

Real Career Stories: Advertising Copywriter

Posted on Nov 14, 2023

Curious to know how others got to where they are today in their career? On the DMI podcast we get to chat with all sorts of digital marketing professionals - but their career journeys are all unique.

John McMahon is a veteran creative director in advertising and marketing and he tells us here how he got started as a copywriting... after doing a PhD in philosophy. He offers advice on creating a portfolio and how to move up the ranks.

Listen to the full podcast episode where John gives lots of practical advice on managing creativity in your daily work and stories about some interesting briefs he's dealt with in his time.

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Will Francis

Will Francis is a recognized authority in digital and social media, who has worked with some of the world’s most loved brands. He is the host and technical producer of the DMI podcast, Ahead of the Game and a lecturer and subject matter expert with the DMI. He appears in the media and at conferences whilst offering his own expert-led digital marketing courses where he shares his experience gained working within a social network, a global ad agency, and more recently his own digital agency.

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