What’s Nike up to with this new ad from Wieden+Kennedy urging Americans to vote on November 3? Is founder and chairman emeritus Phil Knight a Trump or a Biden man? Nike, of course, is famous for its Colin Kaepernick black ...
Read More »Tushy rides political wave in search of cleaner US
Surfing on the gazillions spent in the US presidential election isn’t a bad idea for a hitherto pretty low profile brand so bidet attachment Tushy is having a crack: inviting American to clean up their nether regions with water not ...
Read More »More ‘Mourning in America’ from Lincoln Project – attacking ‘pitch man’ Trump
This’ll cheer you up. The anti-Trump Republicans are running a state-by-state ‘Mourning in America’ series of ads highlighting the coronavirus wreckage. Here’s Pennsylvania. Powerful yes but Donald Trump is now asserting (in the latest presidential debate) that it will all ...
Read More »‘Vote.’ Time replaces the logo on its cover for the first time in 100 years
Time Magazine is calling its readers – and anyone passing a news stand – to action, by replacing its logo with the word “Vote” on its final cover before the US Presidential Election on 3rd November. It’s the first time ...
Read More »Florence Touzé: why advertising and communications should be tools for global transition
For many years the subject of responsibility in advertising and its impact on the economy, politics and society has been much debated. It has regularly been a prominent subject in the media, with issues ranging from Brexit to obesity. Societal ...
Read More »IPA Bellwether reveals Q3 doom and gloom – prospects aren’t too bright either
When the UK economy tanked in Q2 this year as the country went into lockdown – and adspend with it – many people hoped for a V-shaped recovery. You can wave goodbye to that fond notion: The IPA’s latest Bellwether ...
Read More »US creative duo make voter plea with ‘Voices’
US ad creative Matthew Branning and film director Björn Rühmann have dramatised their concerns about low voter turnout in increasingly close US elections with a new film – ‘Voices’ – showing the consequences of not voting. The US max is ...
Read More »Blind Pig and Beastie Boys bat for stay at home Biden
Joe Biden has raised twice as much ad money as Donald Trump according to reports, which is handy as he maintains a presence on the airwaves as Trump barnstorms around the country in his inimitable way. Here’s one of the ...
Read More »Richards Group founder Stan Richards exits as “too black” comment puts agency in play
What we might call institutional ‘wokeness’ has claimed another victim, Richards Group founder and creative director Stan Richards, 87, has, in his own words, “fired himself” after being clocked saying a Motel 6 ad was “too black.” He’s said he ...
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