Carrick Robinson bows out of Marketforce after 28 years in the ad industry

Tim Burrowes

November 30, 2010 5:34

Carrick Robinson, one of the best known personalities in the WA advertising scene, is to leave the industry after 19 years at Marketforce.

Robinson – GM at the Perth agency – said that he had purchased a business in another sector, and his 28 year career in advertising would be coming to an end.

Robinson said: “It is still under a confidentiality contract. But I can tell you it is a distribution business with a staff of 14 and a very positive growth potential.

“Twenty eight years is a long time by any industry standard – and I really couldn’t see myself continuing at this pace for another decade.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.