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Umbrellas up, heads down – how to still get your message seen

Posted on 23 October 2014

East Asian agency Ogilvy Asia have created a campain to promote holidays to Hong Kong residents as they battle through the rainy season. I’m not sure how durable the water […]

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Littering says a lot about you.

Posted on 29 August 201429 September 2014

Do people litter because they’re lazy? Or a lowlife? Toronto has recently run a campaign using litter to spell out what kind of person make a mess of their […]

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You care, but do you care enough to do something about it?

Posted on 9 April 2014

A small London based charity The Pilion Trust have released a fundraising advert based on a social experiment testing the public’s opinion of poor people (contains swearing). Like […]

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If you are the product social media sells, how can you cut out the middle man?

Posted on 25 March 20141 October 2014

For years people have been trying to educate users of social media sites such as Facebook and twitter with articles such as “Facebook: You’re Not the Customer, You’re […]

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Advertising an illusion

Posted on 24 October 201324 October 2013

A new advert for Honda exploits many classic visual optical illusions very effectively. From mashable.com/2013/10/22/honda-uk-ad/

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I didn’t have this dream

Posted on 29 August 201316 October 2013

As a company how do you capitalise on national interest in a particular event? Not like this: (which has since been deleted and an apology posted in it’s […]

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Posted in CommunicationsTagged advert, Baby, golf, i have a dream, johnsons, murray, royal family, wimbledon, wimbledoneLeave a Comment on I didn’t have this dream

Shorter films

Posted on 28 August 2013

“How come films are getting longer? YouTube seems to have allowed creatives to indulge their long form ambitions and make commercials that are 2 minutes long rather than […]

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Long copy isnt back

Posted on 27 August 201316 October 2013

The Asbury & Asbury blog recently had a great post about some long copy Apple adverts: Asbury & Asbury: Long copy isnt back. “Right now, it feels like more […]

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You wanted a beer, but is it Lionel Richie you’re looking for?

Posted on 27 June 201329 August 2013

“It’s a fantastic use of one of the most recognizable songs in history… … and Lord only knows what it cost to install that chandelier and tune the […]

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When two Spocks go to war…

Posted on 8 May 201328 August 2013

“Mr. Spocks past and present face off in this ad for Audi. Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in the latest Star Trek films, and Leonard Nimoy, who originated […]

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