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Kyiv
International
Advertising
Festival
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Find excuse Were so busy and missed that deadline Festivals never pays off Network agencies have bribed everybody Nobody knows us here It is not our level Moscow chaps always win I have nothing to wear to the ceremony I'm too old to party Were so busy and missed that deadline Festivals never pays off Network agencies have bribed everybody Nobody knows us here It is not our level Moscow chaps always win I have nothing to wear to the ceremony I'm too old to party Were so busy and missed that deadline Festivals never pays off Network agencies have bribed everybody Nobody knows us here It is not our level Moscow chaps always win I have nothing to wear to the ceremony I'm too old to party Were so busy and missed that deadline Festivals never pays off Network agencies have bribed everybody Nobody knows us here It is not our level Moscow chaps always win I have nothing to wear to the ceremony I'm too old to party
Jurors gives the awards to each other An award gives me nothing We create an effective advertisement but fakes always win War is for the young blood Don't feel like going to Odessa Blame it on the client My time is expensive Stagnant market gives nothing to celebrate Jurors gives the awards to each other An award gives me nothing We create an effective advertisement but fakes always win War is for the young blood Don't feel like going to Odessa Blame it on the client My time is expensive Stagnant market gives nothing to celebrate Jurors gives the awards to each other An award gives me nothing We create an effective advertisement but fakes always win War is for the young blood Don't feel like going to Odessa Blame it on the client My time is expensive Stagnant market gives nothing to celebrate Jurors gives the awards to each other An award gives me nothing We create an effective advertisement but fakes always win War is for the young blood Don't feel like going to Odessa Blame it on the client My time is expensive Stagnant market gives nothing to celebrate
If prizes were paid in cash… Our clients have small budgets There is nobody to fill in the entrie as our secretary is pregnant Ukraine is not ready for our ideas People are tired of our victories We save up on participation Taking care for my liver If prizes were paid in cash… Our clients have small budgets There is nobody to fill in the entrie as our secretary is pregnant Ukraine is not ready for our ideas People are tired of our victories We save up on participation Taking care for my liver If prizes were paid in cash… Our clients have small budgets There is nobody to fill in the entrie as our secretary is pregnant Ukraine is not ready for our ideas People are tired of our victories We save up on participation Taking care for my liver If prizes were paid in cash… Our clients have small budgets There is nobody to fill in the entrie as our secretary is pregnant Ukraine is not ready for our ideas People are tired of our victories We save up on participation Taking care for my liver



Gatis Murnieks

CAREER SUMMARY:

  • October, 2010 to date: Creative Director at DDB Worldwide Latvia – the leading and most respected creative agency in Latvia 2009
  • March, 2010 to October, 2010: Senior Art Director at BBDO Moscow – the leading and most respected creative agency in Russia 2009, part of BBDO Russia Group
  • March, 2010 to October, 2010: Creative Director/ Manager at BBDO Bespredel – a virtual creative hub for digital and unconventional initiatives at BBDO Russia Group
  • April, 2007 to March, 2010: Founder/ Owner/ Creative/ Only Full-time Employee at FUSE – a joint venture between Gatis Murnieks and Omnicom Media Group Latvia
  • In 2007 after graduating college I decided to fuse features of creative, digital and media agencies in Latvia to form an innovative project for the local market with a symbolic name – FUSE.

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Art Director’s Club Adwards, 2010: Best Campaign, Best Guerrilla Campaign
  • Art Director’s Club Adwards, 2008: Best Outdoor, Best Media Innovation
  • Golden Hammer (International Advertising Festival in the Baltic region), 2007-2009: 2 Golden Hammers, 4 Silver Hammers and the Media Folder (Best Agency of the Year)
  • British Council and Creative Economy, International Young Creative Entrepreneurs 2009: Winner in Latvia
  • JCDecaux Outdoor Advertising Awards, 2008: Best Innovation, Best Local Design
  • Passwords (Baltic Advertising Festival, based on EFFIES Principles), 2009: Idea Generator of the Year Award
  • Giving free lectures in the leading universities (such as Stockholm School of Economics) and other student institutions on innovation and it’s use in marketing and communications
  • Representing Latvia in international competitions such as British Council’s IYXE09 and programs for young creatives like Swedish Institute’s Creative Leaders
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