Paul Simons: myths and reality at the Star & Garter

September 18, 2019 Leave a comment

Last week Fallon held a reunion party at the legendary Star & Garter based on a) it has been a long standing venue for agency knees-ups and b) it was a walk down memory lane for the Fallon crew as ...

Paul Simons: heroes of adland stalk Soho’s Star & Garter

September 3, 2019 Leave a comment

(The following will only make sense to readers in the UK, apologies to the rest of the world) I decided to make a trip in to London from my home in the countryside and after thinking about travel options decided ...

Paul Simons: is double vision the issue at M&C Saatchi?

August 20, 2019 Comments Off on Paul Simons: is double vision the issue at M&C Saatchi?

It is never uplifting news to lose a major client and in M&C Saatchi’s case the NatWest loss cannot be helpful. They need to win a few decent names plus get some decent creative work out there in the public ...

Paul Simons: the perils of in-housing and Specsavers

February 12, 2019 1 Comment

I was wondering what is going on at Specsavers after seeing some sponsorship idents several times and thinking how awful they were: a full 180 degrees from their often award winning standard. They have been an internal creative department hiring ...

Paul Simons: is data grail driving WPP’s shotgun marriages?

December 3, 2018 Comments Off on Paul Simons: is data grail driving WPP’s shotgun marriages?

The merging of two entities such as Wunderman and JWT is causing disruption in the industry with, like Brexit, those in support and those who think it is all madness. The long held opinion is the two cultures do not ...

Paul Simons: here’s advertising’s future in the new model era

October 10, 2018 Comments Off on Paul Simons: here’s advertising’s future in the new model era

If we could stand back from the world and look backwards and forwards we might get a clearer perspective of what is happening in the world of advertising and marketing; to some not a particularly worthy consideration for intelligent people ...

Paul Simons: triumphant John Lewis extravaganza has some home truths for all of us

September 7, 2018 Comments Off on Paul Simons: triumphant John Lewis extravaganza has some home truths for all of us

The latest extravaganza from John Lewis/Waitrose courtesy of adam&eve/DDB I sense has a philosophical thread running through it for both the client and the agency. The line at the end “When you’re part of it, you put your heart in ...

Paul Simons: the ad that restored my faith in advertising

June 27, 2018 1 Comment

It is a rare and pleasant moment when a TV spot breaks through the clutter of creative wallpaper with a storming piece of excellence. Audi does it with its latest ‘Clowns’ ad from BBH which, to my shame, I’ve only ...

Paul Simons: a more modest Cannes this year – perhaps

June 20, 2018 Comments Off on Paul Simons: a more modest Cannes this year – perhaps

The various comments regarding the profligacy of Cannes declining seemed far-fetched from our short car journey yesterday evening. We had taken our dogs for a run on the beach at Port Gallice, in the bay next to the large bay ...