Tag Archives: christmas ad

Under fire Vodafone unveils Christmas clunker

What is it about Vodafone and advertising? They’ve had lots of capable marketers over the years and used a number of decent agencies, BBH at one point and now Grey which has taken over the business from WPP sibling RKCR/Y&R. ...

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The ‘secret’s’ out – John Lewis moons for Christmas

Continuing our noble tradition of ‘you read it here first (almost)’ we can reveal that the much-anticipated John Lewis Christmas ad from adam&eveDDB – which debuts on the JL YouTube channel on Friday – features a boy visiting the man ...

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Net-A-Porter teams with Mr Porter for first big Christmas multimedia campaign

Online women’s fashion fashion outfit Net-A-Porter and its male spin-off Mr Porter are joining forces for a Christmas prezzie blitz, with a new multimedia campaign from directing duo Us (Christopher Barrett and Luke Taylor), ‘All For You.’ Alison Loehnis, President ...

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Mulberry’s Christmas ‘miracle’ from adam&eveDDB

That well-known Santa’s Grotto of adland – otherwise known as adam&eveDDB – is quick out of the blocks this year. First up is struggling bag maker Mulberry, hoping for a Mulberry Miracle. It’s a somewhat brave nativity spin – bound ...

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Tesco tries to light up Christmas

Here’s the impossible Christmas number; a feel good ad for, possibly, Britain’s most unloved company. So Wieden+Kennedy is proposing that ‘Tesco is here to help every step of the way.’ And it all fits with ‘Every Little Helps,’ the over-arching ...

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A Christmas bummer from Marks & Spencer

Blimey, this is getting exhausting. Christmas ads in the UK are becoming our version of the Super Bowl. Anyway, here’s Marks & Spencer from RKCR/Y&R. ‘Two Fairies’ to the tune of ‘Fly Me To The Moon.’ Speaking as one who ...

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