Close-Up: 24 hours with ... Robert Campbell, United London.

 
Name: Robert Campbell 
Job: Creative director, United London 
Professional mission: Save the world from toxic advertising 
Personal mantra: Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke 

8.30am I jump on my Harley Davidson and head for work. People say I'm a sad middle-aged wanker for riding a Harley. True, but it makes a terrifying noise. It's beautiful. It goes like stink.

9.00am Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have a two-hour meeting called 'progress'. It's intended to get the agency creating really good ideas, really quickly.

11.00am Stagger out of 'progress', exhausted. Covered in sweat, spittle and blood. Muck around for a bit looking for monkey bikes and houses to buy in Ibiza on the internet. The older I get, the more daft I become.

11.30am I prowl the agency, sniffing out problems, opportunities and people.

1.00pm A sandwich and a bit of carrot cake with Jim Kelly. We either discuss work or cars. It's great to be working with Jim again. We're the odd couple.

2.00pm Generally, we've got a pitch on, so it's ...