About Mark Pollard

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www.markpollard.net

I’m a strategy director, a reformed magazine publisher and future strategy book maker. I’m based in Sydney, Australia, but will be moving to a New York advertising agency in May 2011.

You can find me on Twitter at @markpollard or join the Facebook page.

I’ve been making content for the Internet since around 1997. I write about strategy, account planning, the changing nature of advertising, creativity and ideas, as well as manhood and fatherhood. Preferably, starting with the last two. Hence, Life. Then strategy - it keeps me in perspective.

I try to write about things that make people feel uncomfortable - but only because they don’t know whether or how to talk about them… not because they don’t think them. And not for discomfot’s sake. Try these on for size:

Professional history

I’ve written for over 60 magazines (including a 5-year weekly column in 3D World, Vice Magazine, Adnews, B&T), hosted a radio show on 2SER (The Mothership Connection), sub-edited a music book (Behind the Beat), and crowd-sourced a man book with Gavin Heaton (The Perfect Gift for a Man). I’ve worked in places like TribalDDB, MassMedia, Ogilvy, Leo Burnett and McCann. Add me on LinkedIn if you like

Some accolades and activities that I’m proud of

Gold at the Account Planning Group Creative Planning Awards in 2008 for the McDonald’s NameIt Burger strategy
Listed in Sydney’s Top 100 Creative Catalysts 2009
Listed in Adnews Top 40 under 40 2009
On the Account Planning Group and ad:tech Social Media committees
Top rated non-keynote speaker at ADMA Forum 2009
Top 20 Australian Marketing Blog

I speak and present

I’ve spoken at Ad:tech, the Aussie Bloggers Conference, ADMA’s digital marketing course, ADMA Forum, Ignite, the Marketing 2.0 conference, the NSW Knowledge Management Forum, universities, design schools and a bunch of other events. If there’s anything on this website that you’d like me to talk to an audience about, all you need to do is ask. If you want something that’s ready and packaged, you can read some of my presentations.

If you’d like to contact me

You can find me on Twitter at @markpollard or fill in some boxes. Catch you on Twitter, Facebook or in your inbox (RSS/email updates). Now, go read something! Please.

Photo by Jye Smith