Agency of the year Droga5 No surprise, ‘cos I’ve been pimping them all year. I’m with Mike Lee for all the logical reasons he lays out… Plus, any agency with the balls to sell a client a wonderful spot like ...
Read More »Public/private parts, sing along with KFC and BBH, Boots and Mother get real for Christmas
My friend George Parker chose to highlight this piece of performance art/vagina exploration on his wonderful Adscam today. Is George becoming a feminist? ***The last refuge of a scoundrel in advertising is usually a song – or a jingle – ...
Read More »George Parker: how Thanksgiving became ‘Black Friday’
In case you missed it, today is Thanksgiving in the US, which is one of the very few days workers get the day off with pay, unless you’re in retail, but more on that in a moment. As I have ...
Read More »George Parker: where would I work now?
Where would I like to work if I was still inclined to work in the ad biz! Stephen has been kind, or insane enough, to include me in the coterie of Ad Greats, Almost Greats, Wanna be Greats, and never ...
Read More »George Parker: the last word on ‘Orrible Halloween
Penny for the Guy, governor… And what Guy would that be? When I first came to America, long before most of you were born, I remember popping in to my New York bank one late October day to cash a ...
Read More »The king of the voiceovers Orson Welles was not impressed by Findus frozen peas in July
They say you should never work with children or animals – and working with celebs can clearly pose problems too. The great Orson Welles used to top up his forever needy coffers with voiceovers and occasionally appearances in ads, for ...
Read More »George Parker: what the demise of WPP’s Enfatico tells us about ‘the agency of the future’
The Agency of the Future. Part Two. As I promised you at the end of last week’s piece, this is the absolutely final, final episode of the world’s greatest book on advertising (He said modestly!) You won’t have to suffer ...
Read More »Is this new Jack & Jones campaign from &Co the early leader in next year’s ad awards stakes?
Well the campaign for the Danish fashion brand from Copenhagen agency &Co is certainly causing quite a stir. It features Christopher Walken plugging the Jack & Jones upscale line Made From Cool. The great man does everything from selecting his ...
Read More »George Parker: why the agency of the future sucks
For those of you with the moral fortitude and infinite patience (possibly with the help of a few drinks) to have stayed with me this long, we are nearly at the end of the journey. This is part one of ...
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