内容简介

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world - a pocket 'bible' for the talented and timid to make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world's top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes and creativity, all notions that can be applied to aspectsof modern life. This book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom, packed into easy-to-digest, bite-sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this is a must! Paul Arden began his career in advertising at the age of 16. For 14 years he was Executive Creative Director at Saatchi and Saatchi, where he was responsible for some of Britain's best known campaigns including British Airways, Silk Cut, Anchor Butter, InterCity and Fuji. His famousslogans include 'The Car in front is a Toyota' and 'The Independent - It is - Are You?'. In 1993 he set up the London-based production company Arden Sutherland-Dodd where he is now a commercials director for clients such as BT, BMW, Ford, Nestle and Levis.

精彩摘录

与现实对抗是创意人的天性。每个创意人都需要反叛精神。反其道而行之，能让创意人的生活充满激情，也让客户的世界因此丰富多彩。

——引自第2页

人人都想做到“好”，但很少有人愿意再进一步，历经磨难做到“卓越“。对很多人来说，平日与人为善、得到更多青睐才是更重要的。这当然也有价值，但你可别把“卓越”和“让人喜欢”弄混。

——引自第6页