Comments on: After three years Clemenger BBDO Sydney chief creative officer Ben Coulson set to depart

By: Maddocks and Naggy

Maddocks and Naggy — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:59:30 +0000

Welcome to the club Ben.

By: Wondering

Wondering — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:35:36 +0000

Why would anyone take on that gig now? Surely you can’t hope to make enough money in the two or three years you’re going to get. Could anyone honestly feel they’re worthy of better treatment than the giants who’ve now gone before them?

By: Wise old elf

Wise old elf — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:30:39 +0000

Ben, you are so much better than the bloke who was on the other side of this call. History will quickly show that. All the best to you, you are one of the very brightest in the game.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:40:57 +0000

Bad luck Ben – hope you find something mate.

By: Redgreg

Redgreg — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 04:43:24 +0000

Big big fan. Ben will continue to do great things.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 03:51:46 +0000

I liked you that movie, the one where you played a singer with Lady Gaga.

By: Who's left

Who's left — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:54:10 +0000

at Clems Sydney anyway?

By: Noel Magnus

Noel Magnus — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 01:41:27 +0000

I recently had the pleasure to work closely with Ben with regards to a project I was consulting on.
Not only was he all the nice things outlined above (including his good looks) he also had a wonderfully large set of ears.
Something only the very best CCO’s have in their arsenal.

By: @behind the awards

@behind the awards — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:37:12 +0000

Such flattering comments. Weird how you didn’t use your name.

By: Et tu, brute

Et tu, brute — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:28:26 +0000

He never made his staff feel like shit and always gave them the space to do what they did best. It seems that’s a rarity and a little learnt lesson in this industry, which is a shame. All the best with the next move, Ben. We need more leaders like you.

By: Sadly

Sadly — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:21:27 +0000

Most management and shareholders of big agencies are like toilet roll hoarders in these times, they panic and look after themselves.

By: Behind the awards

Behind the awards — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:37:14 +0000

Yes Ben has the best record in the business for winning awards, but look at the body of amazing work behind the prizes, over all the years and agencies.

I worked with Ben, we made the best work of my career on Defence Force (a big ugly client) and we made it the most creatively recognised advertiser in the market. Same with CUB, same with Schweppes, AFL, and the list goes on.

It’s not the tin that drives him, it’s doing the best bloody work on every client. He would alway preach that we raise the creative standard on every client, not just the easy ones. I took that lesson with me. It is the recipe for genuine creative success, year on year, whatever the agency. You just need his levels of talent and commitment to make it happen, which is fuck’n rare.

Ben, you are the constant, everything else goes up and down!

By: Allan Joyse

Allan Joyse — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:26:50 +0000

As this crisis bites the industry, how many bosses will move quickly to protect themselves and fire many staff, how many will accept less and save many staff?

By: No confusion

No confusion — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:54:40 +0000

I’m not confused .
If CHEP wasn’t the new Clems Nick G would be CEO and not Chris Howatson.

By: True

True — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:51:22 +0000

Emily is like Ben, bloody excellent at what she does, but also showed up a certain individual.

By: How nice

How nice — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:13:23 +0000

What a relief to work with an open minded, supportive person rather than a control freak. No doubt Ben was the same at Clems. We should all be so lucky.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:55:38 +0000

Congrats on a great stint at Clems. Have never seen someone with the innate ability to see an idea, process it and with less than 10 words make it better every time. Ben has that rare skill. Best of luck in the future.

By: In January

In January — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:10:28 +0000

And Emily Perrett recently left. Didn’t get reported.

By: From inside Clemenegr today

From inside Clemenegr today — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:46:28 +0000

Ben, we are all bloody gutted today. You are brilliant and we have all benefitted from your positive passion for the work. We know why you left, and it makes sense, but we are very sad. Travel well friend.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:38:49 +0000

I enjoy writing positive comments about Ben

By: @Dear ???

@Dear ??? — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:38:25 +0000

Time will tell. I know where my money is.

By: Thommo

Thommo — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:37:46 +0000

Had the pleasure of standing next to Ben at The Palais as we accepted a Gold Lion. Wouldn’t have happened without him and his sprinkling of magic dust.

Good luck with next chapter Ben.

By: said before but still...

said before but still... — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:36:47 +0000

Ben you are the best! You have been amazing at Clemenger and are one of the best creative leaders in the world. I’m happy to hear you are doing something new, you will totally kill it. Can’t wait to hear what it is.

By: Steve T

Steve T — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:34:58 +0000

Good for you Benno, you are the best in the business, I’ll be calling you when you land at the next gig!

By: @Dear ???

@Dear ??? — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:01:48 +0000

Please don’t confuse CHE Proximity and Clems as the one and the same. They are 2 different agencies. They run under different leadership, and offer different products.

By: Dear ???

Dear ??? — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:23:25 +0000

Dear ???,
Creative leadership is changing because what businesses view as creative is changing.
The management consultancies recognised this some time ago.
Agencies have recognised it too, but most have been very slow to act.
Clems were one of the first to get on the front foot.
Much of their business now centres around digital and data – just like PwC and Deloittes et al.
And many of their new clients, who think they’re more creative than ever – couldn’t care if they didn’t make a TVC for them or not.
Ben is a great talent and is probably fending off offers as we speak.
But his leaving doesn’t automatically make Clems less creative.
It might simply mean the stellar creativity they’re famous for, is being offered in a different way.

By: A Suit

A Suit — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:16:22 +0000

Coulson is an exceptional creative leader, one of the very few who sets the agenda, creates the environment and encourages all to excel.
I know I worked with him for seven years.

By: Sorry

Sorry — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:49:40 +0000

I call bullshit on the timing of this. Ben is a great creative leader, but this was on the pipeline a while ago. Left ‘for the good of the people’ is just spin. Best of lucks, Coulson. Not that you need it.

By: ???

??? — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 03:42:40 +0000

Wolfy and now Coulson gone, the two best creative leaders they had. I thought Clemenger were all about keeping the best talent. Must have missed the latest memo.

By: DC

DC — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 02:46:40 +0000

A great stint at Clemenger, Ben. Well done. Onwards to the next one.