Tag Archives: CDP

Here’s the digitally remastered Hovis ‘Boy on the Bike’ ad which made its first appearance in 1973 (or was it 4?) Anyway it’s been voted Britain’s most iconic ad and still looks nice. It was one of the ads that ...

Hovis is bringing back Ridley Scott’s famous ‘Boy on the Bike’ ad, 46 years later. It was recently voted the most iconic British ad, even by people who, presumably, can’t remember it first time round. It’s been digitally remastered with ...

Ridley Scott’s ‘Boy on the bike’ ad for Hovis and agency Collett Dickenson Pearce has been voted both the UK’s most iconic and heart-warming TV ad in a Kantatr poll of 1200 consumers. The Hovis ad dates back to 1974 ...

We observed the other day that Wieden+Kennedy HQ in Portland was becoming quite the comedy factory, latterly for Orange Vanilla Coke. Another venerable US agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners is giving it a run for its money in the comedy ...

Campaign has just produced its list of the best 20 British agencies (to mark the mag’s 50th birthday) and it’s hard to argue with its choices although one might question to decision to include media agencies. Not that they haven’t ...

The UK’s ASA seems to have put the cat among the pigeons with its somewhat prescriptive plan to ban “gender stereotyping” ads, with lots of people saying its too bossy boots/Big Brother (the book that is). Here’s a compilation of ...

Here’s a rare one from the archives – remastered by the look of it – reminding us that one of the key aspects of the great Collett Dickenson Pearce was its ability to persuade proper stars to appear in its ...

An appreciation of John Salmon by Mike Everett (left)   Back in the seventies, Paul Smith and I asked John Salmon (below) how he got the job of creative director at Collett, Dickenson and Pearce. “I was in the right ...

John Salmon, one of the great British creative directors at a time when British advertising led the world, has died aged 85. Salmon was creative director of Collett Dickenson Pearce, following in the footsteps of the legendary Colin Millward. Salmon, ...