Never heard of a brand? Make an ad and get it banned. Hardly ever fails and this one for Buffalo Jeans by David Bitton starring Brazilian bombshell (it says here) Ashley Skye was banned from the Super Bowl and much ...
Read More »Super Bowl 2014 ad stars: puppies, Muppets, David Beckham and ALS sufferer Steve Gleason
Viewers in Canada get to see the Super Bowl too and, according to CBC, they’re just as interested in the ads as the game (hardly surprising as it was a one-sided rout of the Denver Broncos by the Seattle Seahawks). ...
Read More »David Beckham offers helping hand for Sainsbury’s ‘Active Kids’ TV promotion
Here’s a sweet little ad from AMV/BBDO for UK supermarket Sainsbury’s ‘Active Kids’ promotion. We all seem to be fretting about fat kids (and indeed fat oldies) these days so it’s sensible for Sainsbury to do its bit. Clever idea ...
Read More »Sky Sports unveils David Beckham as latest trophy signing in battle with BT
What a joy, Beckhams all over the place. Actually this ad may be called ‘Meet the Beckhams’ but it’s only David – Victoria is doubtless far too posh for Sky Sports. But it’s a neat way of showing that, with ...
Read More »What’s next for Becks as he joins rush to retire?
Well maybe it’s not a rush but David Beckham’s retirement, announced yesterday, at the age of 38 follows hard on the heels of that of his old manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Team-mate Paul Scholes, who some would say was an ...
Read More »David Beckham strips off for H&M – and his wallet
He’s a good sport that David Beckham isn’t he? No sooner has he signed for Paris St-Germain (giving his not inconsiderable wages to a children’s charity, which some curmudgeons have described as a tax dodge) than he gets ’em mostly ...
Read More »Turkish Airlines scores YouTube wonder hit with retro ad featuring Leo Messi and Kobe Bryant
The ad world has turned on its head really, not because of digital but because big, new, rich countries are coming into the market and producing hugely successful ads which would have been rejected in New York and London back ...
Read More »Adidas turns Christmas into a ‘Merry Holiday Day’ with animated Snoop Dogg epic from Sid Lee
Have you noticed the way ‘Christmas’ has become ‘Holiday’ in the US? They’re all it, retailers for example and now we have a cartoon Snoop Dogg (playing Ebeneezer Snoop aka Scrooge) wishing everyone a ‘Merry Holiday Day.’ Belatedly, of course. ...
Read More »Mother plays an ace with dolphin-loving Megan Fox
Making the most of celebrities is rather a test for an agency and Mother New York took a bit of stick a while ago for its use of celebs including David Beckham for Burger King. But Mother London manages to ...
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