WPP, proud co-owner of Team Detroit with Ford (and Blue Hive outside the US for other bits of Ford) has set up a new agency called Hudson Rouge (well it’s based in New York) for Lincoln, Ford’s struggling luxury brand. ...
Read More »KesselKramer strikes up the band for Red Stripe
KesselKramer is an agency in Los Angeles, London and Amsterdam whose motto is ‘advertising for people who don’t like advertising.’ Such persons (can there really be any?) may be amused by this shop in East London (England) that turns into ...
Read More »An online campaign isn’t just for Christmas, it should work for everyone every day says ais London
Geoff Gower, managing partner-creative of London-based digital and direct agency ais, says that the best online ‘campaigns’ are more than that: instead of asking how can we promote ourselves they should start from how can we help? Bugger, still haven’t ...
Read More »Those damned zombies are everywhere in adland – they’re even taking over the Epica Awards
I’m deeply indebted to the international Epica creative advertising awards – on which I served as a juror – for giving me nightmares. Every year, the awards betray certain cultural themes – performing dogs, hyper-animated babies, whatever – that have ...
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