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Sputnik is an author, strategist and internationally awarded creative who has worked at some of the world’s biggest advertising agency groups including Clemenger BBDO, Leo Burnett and Ogilvy both here in Australia and South East Asia.

During that time he has worked across almost every business category imaginable for clients large and small including CocaCola Amatil, DaimlerChrysler, Hardys Wines, Caltex, Singha Beer, Disney, Unilever, The Simpsons, Tourism Australia and Mercedes-Benz.

In 2010 he won the AADC President's Award for outstanding contribution to the Advertising industry and became a life member of the AADC.

He is the founder of MADtown.com.au, a Marketing, Advertising and Design news website and his company Out of this World co ...more

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One of the weird things about 'trying to make it' is feeling like a bit of a tool blogging as if you're chatting with millions of people, when you know damn well the reality is you're talking to an empty room. It's actually pretty embarrassing. But if you wait til you've got a big audience thinking you'll start then, you may never ever start - or find that audience.

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	The Swashbuckler's Guide to Becoming an Astronaut or getting into Advertising, Design & other impossible to land jobs 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Swashbuckler's Guide to Running Away from Dinosaurs 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Job Hunter's Boot Camp 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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