Bob Strickland.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / COPYWRITER

Complicated, simple.
Boring, interesting.

I build stories for brands.
From the human side of technology to the power of a good idea.

Selected work

Film & campaigns

01 / SELECTED WORK
CISCO

The Human
Network.

Make the network about the people it connects.

Creative direction & copywriting
Global campaign · Six years
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CISCO • Konnichiwa
The idea & the films +

Out of the wiring closet.
Into the conversation.

At the dawn of social media, Cisco powered a network that was about to power everything. I built and launched the Human Network campaign to show how technology inspires, protects and connects people. The campaign ran globally for six years.

Cisco • Welcome to the Human Network
Cisco • NY Times Takeover
CISCO • Konnichiwa
Cisco • Collaboration
CISCO • The Trip
Cisco • Doctor's In
SAMSUNG

Innovation belongs
to the owners.

Artists. Chefs. Dancers. Outliers. Owner Stories put the Galaxy Note in creative hands and showed what its stylus made possible—from a collaborative art wall at Austin City Limits to a table for six at Lollapalooza.

Samsung • Galaxy Wall Activation
Samsung • Michelle
Samsung • Fabrice
More Samsung films +
ACL_Anthem
Table For Six
Teresa

Print that makes a point.

02 / PRINT & CAMPAIGNS
03 / ABOUT BOB

A story fanatic.
With a sense of purpose.

I’m a creative director, copywriter and content consultant. I love words and creating unforgettable narratives for brands.

I’ve created the voice of integrated global campaigns in technology, tourism, communications and financial services. Along the way, I’ve led teams and collaborated with great minds at agencies in New York and Los Angeles.

My work spans print, broadcast, digital, social and direct marketing, with recognition from Cannes Lions, The One Show and the Effie Awards.

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EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

Ogilvy / Publicis Razorfish / Accenture Song / Lucid Growth Lab

LET’S TALK

Every good story
starts somewhere.

bobstrickland@me.com

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