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You’ve just purchased a brand new Land Rover Defender, so obviously the first thing you’ll want to do is copy the ad and go and park on a cliff edge. Problem is the parking sensors… Read More
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Think advertising doesn’t work; think again
9th March 2022Most of us think at one point of another that ‘Advertising doesn’t work on me’. And to a degree that is true. You won’t see an ad on TV for the latest vacuum cleaner and… Read More
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3 reasons why ‘no’ is the word you definitely want to hear from your creative agency
23rd February 2022The relationship between a creative agency and a client can be a delicate balancing act, especially if the client is one who believes in the adage ‘the customer is always right’. The problem is clients… Read More
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There was an article on LinkedIn the other day arguing agencies should stop calling their creative ‘brave’. Why? Because while going to war is brave, a piece of marketing can never be. We disagree. Brave… Read More
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Brands are a threat to Christmas – here’s why
29th November 2021‘Holiday opens up with Galaxy’ Can anyone explain what that means? Do they by any chance mean ‘Christmas opens up with Galaxy?’ And if so, does this mean Samsung are yet another company who have… Read More
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The good, the bad and the ugly Christmas ads of 2021
17th November 2021Coming up with a Christmas ad 6 months beforehand and trying to successfully predict what will be happening in the world and how your customers will be feeling is always an unenviable task and never… Read More
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Why brands shouldn’t try and please everyone
2nd November 2021Only 7% of relationships in the UK are interracial which is a bit of a surprise given the number of ads that feature interracial couples. If advertising is meant to be representative of the real… Read More
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Why banning stereotypes isn’t political correctness gone mad
12th October 2021A woman doing the washing up; a man putting up a shelf; a smiling boy playing with a toy car; a pensioner pottering in the garden. What do these all have in common? They are… Read More
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The tricky balancing act of diversity: will you ever please everyone?
30th September 2021The Great British Bake off is back on our TVs again. The perfect comfort TV as the nights start to draw in. But guess what? Already it’s being criticised for being too ‘woke’ as seven… Read More