George Parker
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George Parker: Brian Palmer, Gibbs SR, London first Mad Men agency and me
With the recent MAA piece on the UK’s first TV ads I am reminded that I actually owe a great…
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George Parker: Rebekah Brooks to return as Murdoch’s top bod? You couldn’t make it up..
Who says there are no second acts? With the news last week that Rebekah “Medusa Hair” Brooks (left) is returning…
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George Parker: why we should pay attention to Faris Yacob’s new book Paid Attention
With the publication of his first book, Paid Attention – Innovative Advertising for a Digital World, Faris Yacob (left) has…
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Always goes down Mexico way for another winner
Thanks to George Parker for this, a new turn in Procter & Gamble’s award-winning Always campaign from Leo Burnett, this…
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George Parker: the MAA idiot’s guide to US elections
You guys have just gone through a General Election. It dragged on for almost six weeks and lots of money…
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George Parker: The Four Seasons – quo vadis?
If you weren’t too busy handicapping the Eurovision Song Contest over the last couple of weeks, you may have heard…
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George Parker: more on product demos – from the Wright Brothers to blending an Apple Watch
Michael Lee had a splendid piece a few days ago… “Why some of the best ads just show what the…
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George Parker: but… but the polls said!!!
Oh yes, it was supposed to be the UK’s closest election since Richard III was buried in a car park.…
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George Parker: haute cuisine, Salvador Dali and me
With all the current fuss about NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams being found out for telling “porkies” about everything…
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