News UK’s Pulse agency, a JV with The&Partnership, has taken on the thankless task of making Brexit and the accompanying Parliamentary shenanigans amusing – the fools. By adapting Dr Doolittle. Actually it’s pretty creditable, on its own and also as ...
Read More »Rob Kavanagh of Oliver picks his Desert Island Ads
Starting his creative career two decades ago at Ogilvy & Mather in New Zealand, Rob moved to London in 2002, working for AIS London, Proximity London, Partners Andrews Aldridge and more. Since becoming Oliver ECD last year, he has worked ...
Read More »‘Excuse me while I grab my balls.’ Lynx shower and shave tutorials show you how it’s done
If you’ve ever wondered how best to shave your balls, chest or legs, Lynx is here to help. Even if you aren’t “shave curious,” these four-minute films are worth watching for the entertainment value. The Balls A pale, ginger, almost-lovable ...
Read More »France thanks a generation of pioneers to celebrate Grandmothers’ Day
It’s all too easy to forget that grandparents haven’t always been old, so this ad by CLM BBDO in Paris is a nice reminder that we were all young once. To celebrate “Grandmothers’ Day” on the first Sunday in March, ...
Read More »Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy in advertising
Karl Lagerfeld, superstar fashion designer and guardian of the Chanel brand since 1983, has died in Paris aged 85. Not many got to wear his clothes, but Chanel’s ads are often as precious as the designs, and accessible to all. ...
Read More »Paul Simons: Lee Clow taught me ‘less is more’ at TBWA
Lee Clow has decided to hang up his boots after a very long and distinguished career. I met him at the TBWA/Chiat Day building in LA, out of town on the airport road. We had only recently completed the merger ...
Read More »Ikea takes sustainability to a new level in south east London
It’s the half term holiday, and Ikea is providing diversion for kids in south east London with a giant remote control bath toy which is also cleaning up the waterways. You can book sessions to captain the two “environmental protection ...
Read More »Competitive parents get down and dirty in Vauxhall SUV ad
Parents can be worse than their kids when it comes to playground politics, as Vauxhall has noted in its new campaign for the Crossland X. Owners of fancier SUVs shudder at the sight of their muddy children after a game ...
Read More »Scott recaptures commercial form with new Hennessy epic
Ridley Scott is back on the commercials scene with a vengeance after decades making big budget movies. The director of Apple\s ‘1984’ and before that Hovis’ rural idyll helmed a recent epic for Turkish Airlines, which we didn’t like much ...
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