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What people say about
Mike Watson
Creative Director
VML London
England has given us BBH, CDP, and Matt and Dave. Two are advertising legends. The third is well on its way.
I had the pleasure of working with them on both Nestlé and HSBC UK, and they're the kind of creative team every agency hopes to find. Sharp thinkers, brilliantly collaborative, and able to turn even the most tangled brief into work that feels simple, memorable and effective.
Just as importantly, they're a genuine pleasure to work with. No egos, no drama, just great ideas, good humour, and a relentless focus on making the work better.
I'd happily work with Matt and Dave again in a heartbeat. If you get the chance to work with them, take it.
Vicky Janaway
Chief Client Officer
The Gate London
Matt and Dave don’t just solve creative problems, they truly get under the skin of the challenge and solve for what’s needed, not just what’s been asked for.
They are not only brilliant creatives but excellent collaborators too, they listen, offer solutions and always deliver. When it comes to client work and pitching Matt and Dave consistently bring fresh ideas and smart thinking. They instinctively know what good looks like and what’s needed, they protect the ideas without being defensive.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them for their thinking but also because they are great to work with and all round top blokes too.
San Sharma
Creative Director
VML London
Matt and Dave are sharp, insightful, creative leaders, who can take a thorny brief and make it bloom. Conceptual thinking down to the finest detail, they deliver big ideas and craftsmanship in art and copy. Great in front of the client and when working with teams, Matt and Dave also happen to be an absolute pleasure to be around, which is always nice, isn’t it?
Kevin Noble
Creative Services Director
The Gate London
I've worked with Matt and Dave both as permanent staff and freelance, and they always deliver. They're sharp, clever, and a genuine joy to work with – level-headed, smart, and easy to collaborate with.
Deffo recommend.
Guy Bradbury
Chief Creative Officer
M&C Saatchi
@atomiclondon – Matt has done a fantastic job in developing our creative product, and has brought a real passion and commitment to Atomic. As a writer who loves writing, Matt has nurtured other writers in the department and always finds time to help them be the best they can be. His contribution can be felt across all of our clients including Creative Content UK, where Matt successfully persuaded various Hollywood Studio’s and Record Label Executives to agree a direction for our most recent Film and music Piracy campaign.
Guy Bradbury
Chief Creative Officer
M&C Saatchi
@atomiclondon – Dave has done a fantastic job in developing our creative product and has brought passion and commitment to Atomic. He is without doubt one of the most detailed and thoughtful, Art Directors I have had the pleasure of working with, producing brilliantly crafted work for many of the agency’s clients.
He was one of the first art directors we hired at Atomic and he has helped the agency grow to where it is today. And I would be more than happy to recommend Dave as a Senior Art Director or Creative Head at another agency.
Pete Mould
Head of Art & Design
St Luke's London
@atomiclondon – I've worked with Dave for nearly four years and in that time he's never given anything less than 110% on every job we have done together. He can take a seemingly uninspiring proposition and deliver great solutions in every channel, always covering every tiny detail. He treats everything he does with the same enthusiasm no matter what. He's a great team player and an all round genuine nice bloke. It's been a pleasure working with him.
Pete Mould
Head of Art & Design
St Luke's London
@atomiclondon – Matt loves words, but not just how they sound. There have been many times when I've sat with Matt as he rewrites copy so that it not only reads well, but looks great too. He has a passion for craft that is rare these days. He never gives anything less than 100% and is one half of one of the hardest working teams I've had the pleasure to work with. He's a great team player and also one of the nicest guys you could meet.
Richard Hill
Strategy and Operations Advisor
Atomic London
Dave is probably one of the most dedicated art directors I have ever had the pleasure to work with. Not only is he a constant stream of fresh ideas, but the meticulous detail he puts into his craft leads to stunning outcomes. His work is both thoughtful and beautiful. A bit like the bloke himself.
Richard Hill
Strategy and Operations Advisor
Atomic London
Matt and I have worked together for nearly 4 years. Our planner creative relationship is one that I have always enjoyed immensely. Matt is not only a brilliant writer but also a great collaborator. Matt brings inspiration, enthusiasm and healthy pragmatism to every brief we worked on together which has led to many highs winning pitches, maintaining the highest level of delivery on the big often fast turn around client programmes we managed together not to mention saving a few baby unicorn dolphins along the way.
Rob Steiner
Advertising production consultant.
Ex-W+K UK head of production.
Ex- Crispin Porter UK head of production. Ex-Grey London head of TV. Production agency producer/ etc/exec producer/producer @ Kuba & Friends.
"I worked with Dave & Matt/Matt & Dave for about a year.
I was a freelancer, but they both were incredibly open to my thoughts as to how to 'make things better than they should be’. And that’s how all their projects turned out. All sorts. Live action, animation, charity, comedy, informational.
Experienced ‘Problem solvers’ you might say. Which is a key part of my job as producer - Get this cool thing made.
And together, that’s what we did.
They work hard, well, constructively, are lovely and incredibly inclusive.
Both have a great sense of what’s going to work best visually and written down.
Matt is a great advertising writer, who can turn his wordsmanship sorcery to anything. Look at his wonderful poetry.
Dave is a detail fanatic. Works relentlessly hard at every stage, first within the agency, with client to crack the visuals and then in production alongside director – pushing production requirements, reasonably and to the limit.
A bounce off couple, like the good teams are."
Andrew Bannister
Head of Campaigns
Dyson Beauty
@Glue Isobar – Dave is meticulous. He's sharp and he's a grafter. His pursuit of excellence will grow that acorn of an idea to an oak of epic proportions and his experience will ensure it weathers the storms as it grows. Dave is a man you want in your corner as his care, passion and craft for the creative product is outstanding and I would recommend hiring Dave to anyone in a second. Cos he's a good egg.
Emma Rubach
Health Content Strategy and Comms
The Big Issue
As long-standing member of the Big Issue's book reviewing team, Matt demonstrated a consummate understanding of the review writing process, always hit deadlines and was very easy to work with and commission. He's also a great writer in his own right. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.
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