Alastair Merry, Founder & CCO of Flower Shop will speak at our forum series.
About Flower Shop:
Welcome to Flower Shop. Ad Age’s Small Agency of the Year Northeast, Gold 2025. That’s right, we’re a creative agency. We may be based out of a former florist’s on the Lower East Side of New York City, but we sell sneakers (or spirits, or non-alcoholic beer, or women’s sports teams, or energy drinks for athletes, or trading cards) rather than bouquets. We like to look at things from a fresh angle, with a twist. So we may not bring you flowers – sorry – but we can promise beautiful campaigns that are undeniably famous and will grow your brand.
About Alastair Merry:
The first time I ever saw a creative department I was 22. I walked out onto the creative floor of TBWA in 2000. An agency so hot you could fry an egg on it. There were no skateboards. No graffiti. Nobody rode a motorbike out of an elevator. (Actually, that might’ve happened). The place was full of people who looked like best friends, making each other laugh. How was this a profession? It just looked like mates. And more importantly, how could I get a job in a place like this? As a creative, you’re lucky if you hit one mega-hot department in your career. I’ve managed to hit a few. And now I’m lucky enough to be building one. I don’t know how technology may or may not change everything. I don’t know how we’ll keep entertaining an ever-widening gap in society. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, next week, or next year. No idea. But I know exactly where you’ll find me, sleeves rolled up, in our creative department trying to figure it out.
*Friday forum is open to current Brandcenter students only. There are limited opportunities for prospective students to attend, please reach out to the admissions team to arrange a visit at [email protected]*