in my heart for department stores. When I was a student, I worked for four years at Allders of Croydon on Saturdays and during holidays. Then, for 18 years, I worked at Freemans catalogue (a department store in a book), ending up as a senior manager in the creative and Read more…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MU3V_UsR0U&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Since when has ‘Fruity drinks and lunchtime dreams’ made any kind of sense at all?
There’s this: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMc2hBxzLvg&hl=en_US&fs=1&] And there’s this: And then there’s this debate about the objectification of women For example: Eneya 6:24 am on November 16, 2009 To, to summarize: We have a girl in tight short and the camera person can not stop focusing on it, being a total ass Read more…
I still love the Boots ‘here come the girls’ ads, especially the ones where girls screw up their faces to swallow pills or apply skincare lotions and potions as if the camera were a mirror. It’s realistic. And it’s funny! Today’s message: Ads that ring true, ring tills*. * Quotable Read more…
Today’s prize goes to Burger King poster copy. Everything is beautifully written and consistent with their ‘have it your way’ theme, even the sign on the bin. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the examples I wanted online, you’ll just have to go to a BK store and read them there.
Watching the Muppet Wizard of Oz on TV over Easter with my little nieces, the youngest burst into peals of laughter when she saw this ad. She’s not exactly the target market to buy the product (although she probably uses plenty), but it was a moment of pure delight and, Read more…
http://youtu.be/pjoFUYwr9qk The KFC Krushems ad has a High School yearbook with names such as Joe King, Will Power and Rudy Mentry. But what’s funny about Virginia Yale, Jane Walker, Monique Cartier, Dorian Black and Bart de Kool? P.S. The campaign was created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), the agency I Read more…