Analysis
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Ad Contrarian Bob Hoffman: why I’m no longer very interested in today’s advertising
Yesterday was so-called Blue Monday, the most misery-inducing day of the year according to some, and in the inbox was…
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MAA Ad of the Week: Cadbury from VCCP
It’s a long time since Cadbury made the running in creative adland but VCCP’s campaign featuring a dad and a…
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JWT’s Jeremy Bullmore: a 1960s intellectual at a key turning point for adland
Tributes are still rolling in for Jeremy Bullmore, former JWT creative director (in the days when big agencies had just…
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WPP buys US tech agency Fenom Digital – is it time it broadened its horizons?
WPP has bought US-based Fenom Digital which describes itself as a purveyor of “transformative digital solutions for the age of…
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MAA Ad of the Week: Loto from BETC Paris
There’ve been some good ads this week, featuring people with other people and (in some cases) actual dialogue. What’s going…
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My Ad of the Year: Saatchi UK CCO Franki Goodwin
In the spirit of choosing some proper non-purposey advertising I loved the ludicrous (geddit) role of the product at the…
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My Ad of the Year: Stephane Soussan of Sid Lee
My choice for best ad of 2022 is the film “Power Your Holidays” for Ocean Spray (from Orchard Creative.) I…
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My Ad of the Year: AKQA Group CEO Ajaz Ahmed
Some argue it’s already here, but the time will inevitably arrive when AI is undeniably able to express significantly more…
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My Ad of the Year: Andy Nairn of Lucky Generals
I’m sure I won’t be alone in choosing CALM’s “Last photo” as my campaign of the year. Literally devastating in…
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