Mark Tutssel visits for one-off presentation

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The MADC, with the support of Leo Burnett Melbourne, is proud to present Mark Tutssel for a special one-off presentation on Thursday, March 4, from 6pm-7.30pm at the Melbourne Theatre Company.

Tutssel is Leo Burnett's Worldwide Chief Creative Officer and this year's Chair of the Film and Press juries at Cannes. He is a passionate believer that we need to give brands genuine human purpose. Not positionings. Not benefits. And that this is the difference between making real human connections and "talking at people".

Tutssel will speak on his definition of humankind in the creative world, which is the philosophy that sits behind the way Leo Burnett thinks about creative solutions for its clients. It's about creating ideas and experiences that are human-centred and have the ability to transform the way a person thinks, feels and ultimately behaves. The ultimate goal of humankind is to create work that enriches people's lives - with content that genuinely moves people.

Tutssel's work has won many major creative awards including the International Advertising Festival's Cannes Grand Prix and numerous Cannes Lions. Tutssel joined Leo Burnett USA in 2002 as deputy chief creative officer with a brief to raise the creative profile of the flagship agency. He has overseen creative for Kellogg's, Nintendo, Morgan Stanley, Beck's and Proctor & Gamble. Tutssel has chaired and served on a number of awards juries including Cannes, Clios, D&AD, One Show, the ANDY Awards, the ADDY awards, Eurobest, YoungGuns and the Asia Media Awards.


Tickets for the Tutssel presentation are free for students with valid ID, $20 for MADC members and $30 for non-members.

To book email info@madc.com.au or contact MADC on 0411 516 517.

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8 Comments

todd said:

I hope he's not wearing his Kaftan this year

Anonymous said:

It's Melbourne. He'll be safe wearing black.

Anonymous said:

"...The ultimate goal of humankind is to create work that enriches people's lives..."

Does Leo Burnett Worldwide still have the Marlboro account?

Anonymous said:

Fucking Earth Hour.

It's all leading to fucking Earth Hour. Again.

socrates said:

8.18 - yup, when I worked there, Philip Morris was worth about 25% of global revenue.

Sorry Tuts, methinks that the ultimate goal of humankind may just be to reproduce.

"It's about creating ideas and experiences that are human-centred" - what a load of absolute trousers

Anonymous said:

8:18 easy with the cynicism. I think Tuts deserves a little more respect for the things he has achieved in his career and for being the kind hearted person he is.

If you think 'human-centered' ideas and experiences are a 'load of absolute trousers' I'm afraid you might be in the wrong business. Heaven forbid we should we should try and do something people enjoy and want to be part of. Sorry, the days of pissing people off with advertising are over.

And when he is referring to human centered ideas I'm guessing they aren't for cigarettes, whether Leo Burnett has the account or not. Just a hunch.

Anonymous said:

Hey, not so fast 4:27. They may have invented advertising that can be understood by snails, slaters, bumblebees, molluscs and other lesser lifeforms.

socrates said:

4.59 - I worked with him for 4 years. He's a good bloke and a talented art director.

On the cynicism point. My hunch is that if the Tuts of 10-15 years ago (and certainly the bloke who grew up tough in south wales 30 years ago) could have looked at himself now and seen the kind of stuff he is being wheeled around the world to present, he'd be the first person to shake his head

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