Cannes 2014: Outdoor is out and proud, but is copywriting dead (again)? The Australians put the camp in campaign this year, with the absolutely glorious “GAYTMs” from Australian bank ANZ and Whybin\TBWA. To support Mardi Gras in Sydney, ANZ Bank ...
Read More »Sarah Jessica Parker on real advertising to real women
Cannes 2014: Sarah Jessica Parker (below) gets inspired and empowered even when she’s stuck in traffic apparently. At a press conference at the Palais following her seminar on Monday, the Sex & The City star revealed she had a moment ...
Read More »Jane’s Diary: does the ad industry really want to upgrade the status and prospects of women?
Marlene Hore (left), the Canadian grand dame of advertising, said that when she was executive creative director at JWT in Canada in the 1980s, she thought: “I’ve opened a door for women – lots will follow. But they haven’t.” Depressingly, ...
Read More »Jane’s Diary: Lou Reed, masturbation and creativity, why P. Diddy hates ads – and, er, Cannes
Free pizza and masturbation: the keys to creativity To be popular in Cannes you don’t have to win a lot of Lions. Just give away free pizza to tired, drunk and/or stoned people. That’s what Deutsch LA is doing. The ...
Read More »Jane’s Diary: if Vivienne Westwood doesn’t rock your boat, the Cannes-bound BETC hunk surely will
Homesick, moi? It’s hard to be homesick in Cannes when the Croisette is full of London ad people talking about data and content. Ah, there’s nothing better than having all the predictable comforts of home, when abroad is there? I ...
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