Trevor Beattie
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Trevor Beattie partner of Beattie McGuinness Bungay, formerly chairman of TBWA
London, is an advertising executive responsible for a number of high profile and often controversial advertising campaigns — most notably the "fcuk" campaign for French Connection
and the Wonderbra "Hello Boys" campaign featuring Eva Herzigova
. He has managed campaigns for the Labour Party
, being a friend of Peter Mandelson
and a supporter of New Labour. Beattie masterminded the ad campaigns for the Labour party in the 2001 and 2005 General Elections.
Born in Birmingham
, Beattie was one of eight children born to working-class parents - his father was a car mechanic. The family lived in the Balsall Heath
suburb of the city. Beattie was the first member of his family to enter into higher education, studying graphic design and photography at Wolverhampton Polytechnic
.
In 2002 he was listed by Marketing magazine as the 9th Most Influential Person in Media and in 2003 was voted IPA Best of the Best Awards Creative Director of the Year.
In 2010 Trevor tried to win back the account from the Labour Party by spending over £12,000 of his own money fighting the Conservative Party in Wolverhampton but failed to unseat any of the eight politicians he was attacking.
February 8th 2011, Trevor was granted an Honorary Doctorate at the Birmingham City University
. Within his acceptance speech Trevor announced he would offer a scholarship to forthcoming students in honor of his lecturer / teacher John Lowe.
Beattie has also moved into the movie industry, producing the Bafta winning movie Moon
, directed by Duncan Jones
in 2008. He is also devising the marketing campaign for Richard Branson
's Virgin Galactic
Space Tourism Programme and will become the first ever fare paying space traveller in 2013.
TBWA
TBWA Worldwide is an international advertising agency whose headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. The Agency is a unit of Omnicom Group, the world's largest advertising agency holding company. It was founded in 1970 in Paris, France, by William G...
London, is an advertising executive responsible for a number of high profile and often controversial advertising campaigns — most notably the "fcuk" campaign for French Connection
French Connection (clothing)
French Connection is a retailer and wholesaler of fashion clothing and accessories. Founded in 1972 by Stephen Marks it is based in London, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and operates globally....
and the Wonderbra "Hello Boys" campaign featuring Eva Herzigova
Eva Herzigová
Eva Herzigová is a Czech model and actress.-Early life and career:Herzigová was born in Litvínov, Czechoslovakia . She began her modeling career after winning a modeling beauty contest in Prague in 1989, at the age of sixteen. After arriving in Paris, her popularity increased...
. He has managed campaigns for the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
, being a friend of Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson, PC is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004, served in a number of Cabinet positions under both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and was a European Commissioner...
and a supporter of New Labour. Beattie masterminded the ad campaigns for the Labour party in the 2001 and 2005 General Elections.
Born in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Beattie was one of eight children born to working-class parents - his father was a car mechanic. The family lived in the Balsall Heath
Balsall Heath
Balsall Heath is a working class, inner-city area of Birmingham, England. It is home to a diverse cultural mix of people and the location of the Balti Triangle.-History:...
suburb of the city. Beattie was the first member of his family to enter into higher education, studying graphic design and photography at Wolverhampton Polytechnic
University of Wolverhampton
The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...
.
In 2002 he was listed by Marketing magazine as the 9th Most Influential Person in Media and in 2003 was voted IPA Best of the Best Awards Creative Director of the Year.
In 2010 Trevor tried to win back the account from the Labour Party by spending over £12,000 of his own money fighting the Conservative Party in Wolverhampton but failed to unseat any of the eight politicians he was attacking.
February 8th 2011, Trevor was granted an Honorary Doctorate at the Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University is a British university in the city of Birmingham, England. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham...
. Within his acceptance speech Trevor announced he would offer a scholarship to forthcoming students in honor of his lecturer / teacher John Lowe.
Beattie has also moved into the movie industry, producing the Bafta winning movie Moon
Moon (film)
Moon is a 2009 British science fiction drama film about a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Earth's moon. It is the feature debut of director Duncan Jones. Sam Rockwell stars as the employee Sam Bell, and...
, directed by Duncan Jones
Duncan Jones
Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones , also known as Zowie Bowie is an English film director, best known for directing the science fiction films Moon and Source Code .-Childhood and family life:...
in 2008. He is also devising the marketing campaign for Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies....
's Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is a company within Richard Branson's Virgin Group which plans to provide sub-orbital spaceflights to the paying public, along with suborbital space science missions and orbital launches of small satellites...
Space Tourism Programme and will become the first ever fare paying space traveller in 2013.
External links
- Beattie McGuinness Bungay official website
- BBC: Trevor Beattie: Getting noticed, all right profile from April 2001