Frank Palmer

Chairman and CEO of DDB Canada

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge Thanks for having me on. Great to talk to you. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge @ejbrooks there's still jobs around for someone who is persistent. Never give up on your dream. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge I'd like to see what Geoffrey Roche has created to see if it's as colourful as the clothes he wears. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge He never got me back. I wanted to be a cop so I could always find out clues ahead of time. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge I once sent a co-worker to speak at an event that didn't exist. No one was there. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge I'm the world's biggest practical joker. I will spend lots of $$$ in order to pull off a good one and I have. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge Great ideas can come from anyone and anywhere not just the creative department. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge I'd have a small creative boutique with very smart people. No walls. No silos. No egos. All virtual. Beehive of energy.

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@kumii Get to work! Should have left earlier.

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge Good question. @radarddb was just one innovation that we created to use the power of unpaid media to reach our audience.

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge Client are more budget aware, but they still want outstanding creative that achieves their results. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge We don't want to be order takers. We want to instigate. Great work takes great effort, because it's new and also unexpected.

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge Give the client what they need not what they've asked for or what they are expecting. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge You have to encourage freedom. Thinking outside of the norm and not settling for what is expected. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge We're living in uncertain times. If you're not make tough biz decisions you're going to get bruised & bloodied. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge Too bad it wasn't a great memory, but it probably made you better at what you're doing. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge still remember that job like it was yesterday. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge Other than the birth of my children, it was when a local TV station hired my as an artist. Getting my first job in the industry..

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge My left brain said I'd make money as a businessman but my right brain said I'd never make money as an artist. #artunexpected

[Frank Palmer @DDBFrank]

@adlounge My business side is more dominant. When it rests, my right brain kicks in...