In an industry where the traditional lines between advertising and content creation are increasingly blurred, David Abraham’s Wonderhood Studios offers a compelling blueprint for the future.
As the former chief executive of Channel 4, David Abraham is steering Wonderhood into uncharted territory by combining the roles of an advertising agency and a television production company. This hybrid model doesn’t just deliver campaigns; it creates intellectual property (IP) that can be shared with brands – a concept that could redefine agency-client relationships.
“The industry still suffers from siloed thinking,” Abraham notes during our conversation. “We’re the only company in the UK that’s both a top 10 independent television producer and an independent creative agency. It’s about understanding audiences. Storytelling is becoming more challenging for brands in a fragmented media environment. If you can draw on skills from both short and long-form content, it creates an efficient model.”
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