Warren Brown

Background

About Warren Brown

Warren Brown Maninspace Gallery AWARD Hall of Fame AdNews Hall of Fame BMF Founder Agency of the Decade In 1980 at the age of 22, Warren went to London to begin a career in advertising. By the age of 25 he was the most awarded creative in London, winning D & AD Silvers, Commercial of the Year and Poster of the Year, on Foster’s Lager and Irn Bru campaigns. Warren returned to Australia in ’93 to the Campaign Palace in Sydney. His first work in Australia was voted Campaign of the Year for AMLC Lean Beef. Soon after, he created the AFL “I’d like to see that” campaign, which became part of the Australian vernacular overnight and is still in use. By ’94 he had won virtually every Australian advertising award including awards for effectiveness. In ’96 he co-founded his own agency, BMF. The first major work created by BMF became the world’s most successful Anti-Smoking campaign with ‘Every cigarette is doing you damage’ Next, BMF turned Gold, a #7 regional mid-strength beer brand, into Australia’s #1 Beer, and then launched the long-running ‘We love our Lamb’ campaign. BMF then changed Australian beer advertising, by having a tongue looking for a Toohey’s Extra Dry. Since then, BMF has continued to create many famous campaigns winning creative, effectiveness and agency awards, and grew to become Australia’s largest independent agency, which went on to win Agency of the Decade in ’09. Warren has been on many juries including as a President Jury in Cannes, and Titanium juror, D & AD, LIA, AWARD, Clio, UK Campaign Press, AXIS, Spikes, Adfest to mention a few. He has also contributed to many advertising books and publications throughout his career. Warren also co-created the ACA Creative Leadership course, which has been successful for several years benefitting creative directors. Warren was inducted to the AdNews Hall of Fame in 2016 and the AWARD 2020 Hall of Fame. Warren is currently working as an artist and has established the Maninspace Gallery. @maninspacegallery #born4speed #born2race