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Dave Bedwood

Dave Bedwood

Creative DirectorUnited Kingdom
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Dave Bedwood

Dave Bedwood

Creative DirectorUnited Kingdom
Professions
  • Art Director
  • Creative Director
LevelSenior
About me
Dave started his advertising career in 1998 as a copywriter at BMPinteraction, which became Trib-al DDB in 2000. By 2001, Dave and his creative partner Sam Ball were made Creative Directors of Tribal DDB. They ran the Volkswagen, British Gas, Guardian and Nationwide accounts. In 2004 Dave became a founding partner in Lean Mean Fighting Machine, with the goal of being the best digital agency in the world. Their clients include Unilever, Land Rover, Google, and Con-verse. In 2005 Dave and Sam won Campaign's Young Achievers of the Year Award. The following year they were voted by their UK industry peers to be the number one creative team working in digital. In 2008 Dave was selected for the Observer’s Future 500. Over the years at Lean Mean Fighting Machine, Dave has picked up numerous awards including: Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, Clios, ADC, BIMA, Campaign BIG, and the Webbies. However the greatest achievement was realising their initial goal, by winning Cannes Digital Agency of the Year in 2008, the first and only UK agency to do so. Dave has served as a juror at Cannes and all the major awards juries, and has also been a Jury Chairman at D&AD, Art Directors Club and Creative Circle. In 2014 Lean Mean Fighting Machine merged with M&C Saatchi, where Dave is now a Creative Director.
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Projects
  • The Could Be True Story of Ballantine's
    The Could Be True Story of Ballantine'sBallantine's has launched 'Could Be True' - a comedy tale of what may have happened if the brand had taken an alternative path through its near 200 year history.
  • The Stay True Story of Ballantine's
    The Stay True Story of Ballantine's
  • The Silver Line: Christmas Alone
    The Silver Line: Christmas AloneBig Christmas plans? For most of us, the family get-together is edging near and we've already got that gingerbread feeling. But that's not the case for 1 million older people in the UK. So we teamed up with The Silver Line to share an all too common issue...
  • NatWest: Fairer banking
    NatWest: Fairer bankingWhen it comes to a relationship with your bank, it doesn't have to feel like you're going round in circles; Goodbye unfair banking, hello NatWest.
  • Boots: Macmillan beauty advisors
    Boots: Macmillan beauty advisorsBoots and Macmillan teams offer make-up tips to help manage the visible side effects of treatment, so you can start to feel more like you again.
  • TfL: Tortoise and the Hare
    TfL: Tortoise and the HareTortoise and the Hare tale urges teens to think about road safety in new Transport for London ad.
Work history
    M&C Saatchi logo
    M&C Saatchi logo
    Creative DirectorM&C Saatchi
    Creative Partner
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Skills
  • Advertising
  • Art Direction
  • Design
  • Creative Direction