Argos, now owned by Sainsbury’s, is manfully battling the mighty Amazon in the delivery stakes. So, according to agency CHI&Partners, it’s super speedy – ‘Go Argos.’ And, as it’s Christmas, Santa’s little helpers (elves, gnomes?) are working their socks off ...
Read More »Does Vodafone’s epic Christmas Love Story from Ogilvy overstay its welcome?
Do hobbits fall in love? No, because their mobile data runs out. Let’s try again. Martin Freeman, who plays hobbit Bilbo Baggins (and Sherlock’s Dr Watson) has been bumbling through a series of ads for Vodafone this year, courtesy of ...
Read More »AMV unveils a Christmas clunker for Currys PC world
They do warn you against working with children and animals, maybe your own staff should join the list of terrors. That’s who appears in Currys PC World’s new Christmas campaign from AMV BBDO (as they have in other ads over ...
Read More »BBH springs Christmas surprises for Tesco
We’ve had lots of Santas (in various forms) this year, most notably perhaps RKCR/Y&R’s Mrs Claus for Marks & Spencer. We can now reveal that the real Santa is Tesco CEO Dave Lewis who’s been dipping into the retailer’s coffers ...
Read More »Jane Austin: why this slick bank ad from Russia is industry’s worst of 2016
Up to seven in ten women across the globe experience physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lifetime. Despite decades of campaigning to combat the problem, it’s feared that under our current climate of fear and intolerance, it’s ...
Read More »Brothers and Sisters unleashes Center Parcs forest fun
Holiday camps, as we used to call them, have a somewhat unappealing image in the UK even though most of us go to one at some stage. So it’s clever of Center Parcs and agency Brothers and sisters to keep ...
Read More »It’s cold turkey for phone lovers this Xmas says Three
Three is is taking a leaf out of American retailer REI’s book who advised people to ignore Black Friday and get out into the great outdoors in its #OptOutside campaign. A new Christmas campaign #coldturkey from Gravity Road highlights numerous ...
Read More »Is this horse opera from Martin tearjerker of the season?
Purina Mills is a US animal feeds company (once owned by Ralston Purina) and it sponsors A Home For Every Horse which connects unwanted horses (of whom there are millions across the world) with new owners. One reason being that ...
Read More »Stella McCartney’s Christmas box: sinister clowns
It’s been a good year for Christmas/holiday ads and the fashion houses have done their bit too, usually without benefit of an ad agency (which is instructive). Stella McCartney has entered the lists with a striking film by Philippa Price, ...
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