Category Archives: Advertising

My WEF diary

At the end of January,  I took a little trip from the (relative) warmth and comfort of my studio desk in Albion Courtyard, to the bleak wilderness of Davos, high up a mountain in the Swiss alps. A spot of … Continue reading

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An ill-informed post about b2c social media interactions and the legal issues therein

OK, so I say ill-informed as I’m not up to date on the latest UK legislation, my knowledge is a couple of years out of date, so please excuse me if this is utter guff, however something occurred to me … Continue reading

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Intangible value?

This week we were delighted to have Ogilvy supremo Rory Sutherland come in and share his recent TED talk discussing advertising and intangible value. Rather than me spending the next couple of lines wax lyrical about the things he had … Continue reading

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Missed opportunity

So I love these new ads for Intel, having worked for them in the past agency side, these ads are certainly a move on from where they were, and I love the human ‘bong’ at the end, but why oh … Continue reading

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Take an opportunity when you see it

The economic downturn is challenging us all to look for new and inventive ways to get more ‘bang for our buck’. It might be daunting – dare I say it frightening, but for those of us willing to take risks … Continue reading

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New Generation or Next Generation?

Scour across the interweb and you’ll read lots of comments on blogs about the new design for massive super-global brand Pepsi: people love it, people hate it, but what ever you think, they’ve probably spent long and hard coming up … Continue reading

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Not a fan of Bush

We all had to suffer and endure eight years of W before his time was up. This cheeky little ad for Veet hair removal cream, probably spent as long as that sitting in a job bag, waiting, yet, hoping for … Continue reading

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Want it!

Fashion is all about timing. SAKS FIFTH AVENUE just launched this years ‘WANT IT!’ campaign with graphics created by Shepard Fairey (creator of The Obama Poster) on the day of Obama’s inauguration. We also know how long it takes to … Continue reading

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Sexy-time

A lovely little spot from advertising agency Fitzgerald+Co for Durex Condoms. Direction comes courtesy of  Superfad. Simple and sweet, but not that innocent… You can see some out-takes on Superfad website.

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Compare the Meerkat

Lovely little campaign by VCCP for Comparethemarket.com: CompareTheMeerkat, (even though the web site is a little Mahir / Borat shall we say)

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