The Work Analysis
Rhandell Rubio
Jun 15, 2011

Creative Q&A: Grey Group's Ali Shabaz

Ali Shabaz, chief creative officer at Grey Group Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia opens up to Campaign Asia on selling encyclopedias from door to door, writing ‘murderer’ in ads, and looking like Mr. T.

Ali Shabaz, CCO at Grey Group

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