OK, so the Super Bowl fever is finally subsiding. The best news is that my favorite ad, “Loretta,” from Google has been ranked amongst the top three of the 62 spots that ran throughout the game. And, by the way, ...
Read More »George Parker: why the creative exodus to clients could spell doom for ad agencies
As some of you may know, I have been in the ad biz since before Genghis Khan invented the USP. So, I’ve seen a lot of changes, some good, many not so good. Back in my Mad Man days we ...
Read More »Grim examples from adland’s murky past
We worry sometimes at MAA that we don’t write enough about diversity – at one time we thought it was a new holding company – so it’s pleasing to refer you to our friend George Parker’s take on sexist ads ...
Read More »Adscam’s George Parker: my Top (agency) Tips for Cannes
In his infinite wisdom, Stephen has once again asked me to give my predictions on who will win the Dylithium Lions at this year’s Festival of so called Creativity in the fleshpots of Cannes. Before jumping into that cesspool of ...
Read More »George Parker: think small and think up north
Readers of both MoreAboutAdvertising and AdScam will be more than familiar with my ongoing obsession with how the BDHC’s (Big Dumb Holding Companies) have managed to destroy what was once a great business that allowed you to get pissed, drugged ...
Read More »George Parker: some of the ad stars that didn’t shine
Reading in MAA that Mother’s new campaign for Sky will continue to feature Idris Elba, I felt driven to burden MAA readers with my thoughts on “Star Fucking” in the ad biz. For years the title was held by BBDO, ...
Read More »George Parker: bring back the birds!
On the subject of big brand travails including Kraft Heinz which we covered yesterday, George Parker of Adscam fame reminds us of his experiences, detailed in Confessions of a Mad Man. Besides my never to be forgotten adventures with Mr ...
Read More »George Parker: the unvarnished (and newly bionic) solution for the ad business
So, I just spent four days in hospital being transformed into the Bionic Man. (Having a Pacemaker installed in my manly chest.) Everything went fine, although the picture in the attic is now at its final stage of magnificent putrefaction. ...
Read More »George Parker: what good is a new name or logo?
I’ve been in the ad biz since Genghis Khan invented the USP. So, consequently, I’ve been around the track a few times and I wish I had a dollar, or a quid, for every time I’ve been told by people ...
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