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Adele hails 50-year old brand James Bond

Adele hails 50-year old brand James Bond

By Stephen Foster on October 5, 2012

Not many entertainment brands last for 50 years but Ian Fleming’s James Bond has. Actually Bond in the films isn’t very much like Bond in the books, who was an upper crust Englishman who had his cigarettes hand-rolled in Jermyn Street. Fleming was horrified when Sean Connery, a working class Scot, was signed as the [...]

Posted in Clients, Media, News, PR | Tagged Adele, Daniel Craig, David Niven, heineken, Ian Fleming, james bond, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, skyfall

Oscar winner Sean Connery's sponsored swig of Suntory's Japanese whisky

Oscar winner Sean Connery’s sponsored swig of Suntory’s Japanese whisky

By Stephen Foster on February 24, 2011

It’s hardly what you expect from the world’s greatest Scotsman is it? But back in 1992 actor Sean Connery featured in this ad for Suntory Crest, made solely for the Japanese market (the commercial, that is). It’s one of 50 ads chosen by Adweek featuring Oscar winners (Connery won a statue for best supporting actor [...]

Posted in Agencies, Clients, Creative, News | Tagged George Clooney, japan, japanese ads, Laurence Olivier, nespresso, oscars, Pentax, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, suntory crest whisky

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