Five men in grey suits sitting around the boardroom table… Man 1: “We have to think of a new name for the comedy channel.”Man 2: “How about ‘The Comedy Channel?’”Man 3: “No, that’s much too obvious…It should be something funny.”Dave: “What’s the funniest name you can think of?”Man 5: “Dave.”They Read more…
What’s today? Boxing Day. So what does clever Kit-Kat do? An animated TV ad with Father Christmas putting his feet up to match their slogan: ‘Have a break, have a Kit-Kat.’ Yum, yum. Time for some chocolate…
Britney (before she went off the rails), Beyoncé and Pink advertise Pepsi in the Colosseum. Bursting with fizz and anachronisms!
The new Lurpak poster has the headline ‘Leftovers’ in the centre, with the sub-heading ‘We call them ingredients’, and pictures of Christmas food around the edges, including a half-used pack of butter. I’m an intelligent woman, but I just don’t get it.
The Garnier Nutrisse TV ads feature Davina McCall talking to her mum. According to the gossip mags, it’s not directed at her biological mum (they don’t talk any more), but at the ‘mum’ who raised her. What’s more, the caption shows that ‘Davina is styled with some natural hair extensions’. Read more…
Regular readers will have noticed it’s been a bit quiet here for the last few days. That’s because I’ve been away scuba diving in Sharm El-Sheikh. I had a great time (thanks for asking), and couldn’t help noticing the surprising number of inflatable Santas, decorated Christmas trees and flashing ‘happy Read more…