So the Lions have been handed out and the global creative circus has packed up its tent, the cork firmly back in the virtual Domaine d’Ott. There’s general consensus that the right work won (though I seem to be alone ...
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Rosie Bardales, global executive creative director at BETC, and member of the jury of the 2021 Cannes Lions in the Film category on what we can expect this year from this year’s (virtual sadly) International Festival of Creativity from June ...
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Adam&eveDDB is approaching half-time in 2021 with all guns blazing: now for EA Sports’ FIFA 21 it’s giving us, not Ronaldo’s gleaming pecs or other stand-bys, but the Midnight Ramadan League. This is the winner of UK broadcaster Channel 4’s ...
Read More »AdForum: Burger King’s ‘Moldy Whopper’ was big awards winner in mouldy old 2020
By Mark Tungate. What were the most awarded brands, campaigns and agencies last year? AdForum has released the fourth edition of its Business Creative Report, a unique ranking of the world’s most awarded brands, agencies and campaigns by individual business ...
Read More »MAA Agencies of the Year 2020: US, international, media, production and a new category for an awful year
It’s been a year like no other most of us can remember (and let’s hope there isn’t another one) so it’s a slightly different MAA Agency of the Year review this year. Tracking the fortunes of international agencies and advertisers ...
Read More »Jason Romeyko of Serviceplan picks his Desert Island Ads
Jason Romeyko is worldwide executive creative director of international creative network Serviceplan Group. He spent 23 years at Saatchi & Saatchi, latterly as worldwide ECD on GSK and Deutsche Telekom. He is a multiple award winner at all the major ...
Read More »Is there anything Ryan Reynolds can’t do? Including the best Christmas ad…
Wasn’t Ryan Reynolds a film star once? The gin entrepreneur and Maximun Effort production company owner has turned his omni-talented hand to a few ads as well. Now he’s entered the Christmas lists with this newbie for dating service Match, ...
Read More »Droga5 and Biscuit scoop Grand Prix at Shark Awards 2020
This year’s awards season is different (for obvious reasons) and a panel of judges from Uncommon, BBH, 180, DUDE London and BBDO came together in a mixture of socially distanced and Zoom judging for the Kinsale Shark Awards. Two pieces ...
Read More »Coronavirus creativity: The Mill saves the day for EA Sports
Gaming seems to be taking over much of the world – but you wouldn’t know it if you’re not a gamer, it’s a closed universe. EA Sports claims it’s moved “from visual to visceral” with these two new offerings and, ...
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