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Adam Ferrier is an Australian psychologist, writer and creative strategist. [1]

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Adam Ferrier
NationalityAustralian
OccupationPsychologist

Education

Ferrier holds bachelor's degree in Commerce and Arts (Psychology) from Murdoch University, Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology from Bond University and Master of Psychology (clinical) from Western Sydney University. His masters thesis was on 'Identifying the underlying constructs of cool people' [2] (Published on Figshare [3] ). [4] [5] [6] [7]

Career

Ferrier started work for Corrective Services NSW as a psychologist, before joining marketing consultancy Added Value, here he was a cool hunter and also published his thesis on cool.  He then left to work at Saatchi & Saatchi as a strategic planner. [5]

Ferrier then co-founded Naked Communications, APAC. Naked embraced a behavioural change model whilst building brands and was one of Australia's most successful agencies. After selling Naked Adam co-created THINKERBELL - where he practices 'measured magic' - bringing together marketing science and hard core creativity. Thinkerbell was named Mumbrella's Creative and PR and Full Service Agency of The Year. [8] [9] THINKERBELL now has approximately 180 people with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland

Media career

Ferrier co- hosts a podcast called Black T-Shirts: XXL Creativity for Business, and co-hosts Disrupt Radio's Enterprise Breakfast with Libbi Gore. [10] He is a regular panelist on TV shows Gruen, The Project, Sunrise #mastersofspin, Celebrity Apprentice, Australia's Next Top Model, and Man Up. [11] He had a weekly segment on national radio station MMM, and ABC, where he campaigned against the evils of smoking . [12] He has commentated and/or written for TIME, The Australian, Mumbrella', B&T, Fast Company, The Guardian and the Wall Street Journal. [9] [13] [14]

Selected publications

Ferrier has published two books on marketing: The Advertising Effect: How to Change Behaviour (Oxford, 2014) and Stop Listening to the Customer: Try Hearing Your Brand Instead (Wiley, 2020). He has also contributed to other books and has created a best selling board game, subsequently translated into several languages called The Analyst ('It's like reading your best friends diary), published by After8 Games. [15] [16] [17]

Personal Life

Ferrier is married to Anna, and has two children.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Adam Ferrier's five tips to creativity - AdNews". www.adnews.com.au. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Adam Ferrier | AdForum Talent: The creative industry network".
  3. ↑ Ferrier, Adam (2013). "Identifying the Constructs That Underlie the Concept of a Cool Person". doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.888378.v1.
  4. ↑ "Adam Ferrier Biography | Booking Info for Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  5. 1 2 "Orientation 2017". LCI Melbourne | Art & Design | Institute of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Who the hell is Adam Ferrier?". 24 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "The secret of cool". 5 December 2002.
  8. ↑ "Adam Ferrier (Consumer Psychologist & Founder of Thinkerbell) | BSPHN". www.bsphn.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  9. 1 2 Molloy, Shannon (2023-05-18). "What are you doing to get people back to your offices?". Mumbrella. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Adam Ferrier on the 3 Keys to Understanding Consumer Behaviour | LBBOnline". www.lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  11. ↑ "Adam Ferrier". Legends & Leaders. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  12. ↑ Ferrier, Adam (2012-08-19). "Victory against an evil market". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  13. ↑ Shotton, Richard (2015-10-28). "The Pratfall effect and why brands should flaunt their flaws". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  14. ↑ "Adam Ferrier | Business | International Speakers Group". 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  15. ↑ ThriftBooks. "Adam Ferrier Books | List of books by author Adam Ferrier". ThriftBooks. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  16. ↑ "Books by Adam Ferrier". Dymocks. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Adam Ferrier - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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