“Pat Burns is a one-off. The most talented copywriter it’s ever been my pleasure to have worked with. A human ideas factory. And probably the nicest person in Adland.”
Trevor Beattie
I’ve been working for more than 20 years as a writer and creative director.
I got very ill, CHEATED DEATH, and now I’m back for more.
2 years at Simons Palmer. 5 years at TBWA\London. 9 years at Beattie McGuinness Bungay.
I’ve made ads for three banks, three mobile networks, three beers, two car makers, two newspapers, two retailers, sweets, video games, TV channels, chips, coffee, crisps, tights, holidays, fashion, charity, music, football, electronics, ketchup, management consultants, a movement, rights, wrongs, a hashtag, a billionaire philanthropist and a government.
Awarded by Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, Creative Circle, Campaign Big, Drums and BTAA.
Back to Trevor:
“Pat and I go back a (very) long way. I was ECD at TBWA/London during a glorious period when the agency was runner-up as Agency of the Year on three occasions. Pat’s creative contribution to that success was huge and significant.
When I set up my own agency in 2005, it was Pat Burns to whom I turned. Pat was BMB’s first creative hiring. We needed help. We needed creative intelligence. We needed energy. Pat gave us all in abundance. Resulting in a run of six new business wins in our first three months of trading. Pat’s creative thinking and effortless professionalism turned a fragile start-up into a creative powerhouse and thriving business with breathtaking speed.
As BMB grew and grew, we formed an alliance with a sister shop in Mumbai. Again I turned to Pat Burns to turn a thought into a solid reality. He jumped on a plane and singlehandedly set up an Indian branch of BMB, the way he does everything. With passion, professionalism and aplomb.
Pat Burns made me and my agencies look very very good for a very long time. And he’ll do the same for you. His creative output on accounts as varied as Sony PlayStation, Carling, TUI, Nike, McCain, John Smith’s and News International resulted in pitch wins, award wins and much product shifted.
Pat is the complete package: A brilliant creative writer. A charmer in front of clients. A patient mentor to young creative teams. A thoroughly decent human being. There really is only one Pat Burns, and more’s the pity for Adland. I urge you to talk to him quickly. Before somebody else does.
Please feel free to give me a shout should you need to know any more. trevor@tbfilms.org”