This week on The MCA Prodcast Pat Murphy talks to Matt Cooper, Founder and CEO of Little Black Book which has grown from a humble guide about worldwide advertising hubs, to an editorially-led global news platform and creative industry fame factory. Hailed ‘THE communications business for the communications world’, LBB aims to celebrate creativity and grow fame for its members through bespoke tools and offerings. Now backed by some of the industry’s biggest names.
Matt discusses his entry into the industry, from the post room at Saatchi & Saatchi to founding BEAM TV where he was amongst the first to use the internet as a means for delivery of video, sending Ridley Scott MPEGs of the special effects applied to Gladiator!
Now, LBB offers a directory of companies in the production world but where the market was initially agencies, End users now want to know who they’re working with at every stage of their productions, so LBB allows them to handpick suppliers and creatives.
Matt also explains the thinking behind LBB’s Immortal awards – an award show done differently, where it’s hard to win but showcases the very best work in the world. Also, ahead of the LBB & Friends Beach in Cannes later this month Matt talks about what is different this year. ‘We’ve pulled production companies, agencies, post houses and, and big, big client names together to discuss how we work together.’ The panel week has been sponsored and supported by MCA and gets underway from 19th June – hopefully we’ll see you there?!
Watch Matt Cooper’s favourite ad: VW – Snow Plow
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