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 ...
Read More »New Trump ad has Biden blowing a fuse
It’s isn’t long until November 3 and, with Democrat challenger Joe Biden leading in the polls, will his campaign implode, as Hillary Clinton’s did last time round when the FBI took a belated but keen interest in her emails? This ...
Read More »Watch Kanye West’s presidential campaign ad: rapper vows to fulfil ‘America’s destiny’ and unify the nation
Yes, Kanye West has launched his bid to be president of the US, setting himself up as a rival to one-time pal Donald Trump and hoping to take votes off Democrat candidate Joe Biden. West, husband of Kim Kardashian, has ...
Read More »Leagas Delaney client World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
Leagas Delaney has won lots of awards in its time but contributing to a Nobel Prize is something special. Longstanding client the World Food Programme (WFP) has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for its contribution to bettering conditions for ...
Read More »Is Lincoln Project’s anti-Trump ‘Hospital’ ad below the belt and over the top?
Covid-19 looks like it will be the defining issue of the US presidential election and anti-Trump Republican group The Lincoln Project isn’t pulling any punches in its latest ad. Essentially they’re saying Trump could have stopped (some of) 200,000 deaths ...
Read More »Under-fire HSBC returns with perky ‘New Different’ spin
HSBC is back with a new TV campaign – ‘The New Different’ – from Wunderman Thompson featuring long-serving Richard Ayoade, backed by a Covid-style spin on its striking Out of Home and print efforts. Head of brand marketing Sarah Mayall ...
Read More »Dog Lovers For Joe Biden advise voters to ‘choose your humans wisely’
The rush for a lockdown puppy has expanded the dog loving population in the US as well as the UK, so perhaps Donald Trump should have thought about getting a dog instead of dismissing them as he does in this ...
Read More »Post-lockdown creativity: Royal British Legion and Humane Society bang the charity drum
We may have to review our post-lockdown creativity category at some stage as so-called “local” lockdowns (some involving large chunks of various countries, big cities especially) creep upon us. But lockdown is the backdrop of much of the advertising we ...
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