Have Dixons Dropped a Clanger?
Posted by in Bad Ads on October 6th, 2009
I read with interest today in Marketing Week that online electrical retailer Dixons.co.uk (part of DSGi) has taken on department store competitors like John Lewis by running adverts that mock the department store’s middle-class values.
Dixons.co.uk have launched a series of outdoor adverts on the London Underground using John Lewis’s signature colour and font that state: [...]
Ant & Dec Nintendo Ads
Posted by in Celebs, Gaming, TV Advertising on September 17th, 2009
News out today says that Nintendo have signed up squeaky clean double act Ant and Dec to front its biggest ever campaign. Ant & Dec will star in the ads as well as get involved with game development. The deal is reportdly going to earn the pair a cool £1 million each.
The first round of [...]
Beatles Rockband Outro
I wrote a piece about the fantastic intro for the new Beatles Rockband game a few months back (click here) and the game was released on 09/09/09.
The game itself is OK if you like that style of music game but enhanced by the Beatles soundtrack and story.
The outro to the game is just as impressive [...]
Madonna’s Arms
In a recent trawl through the internet I came across this image on a blog about Madonna and the FBI and I just had to share it:
And to think that in my youth I had pictures of this woman on my bedroom wall!!!!
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Specsavers Postman Pat TV Ad
Posted by in TV Advertising on September 4th, 2009
This ad on the other hand is TV commercial gold:
Specsavers are a bit hit and miss with these ads but the Postman Pat one hits the spot.
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Herbal Essence TV Ad
Posted by in TV Advertising on September 4th, 2009
What a load of old tosh. I’ve been meaning to spout off about this ad for ages but have not been able to find a decent link to include in the post.
You know the one where some daft bint rides a camel (wearing trainers) across the desert to an oasis. Up pops a man riding [...]
Stella Artois 4% Ad – The Tunnel
Posted by in TV Advertising on September 3rd, 2009
Stella Artois always seem to have great TV ads and ‘The Tunnel’, for the 4% brand is no exception.
The ad is called Tunnel and has a cartoon-like story of a young and handsome chicken-van driver who progressively improves his lot and ends up with a smart suit and fancy sports car after numerous swaps with [...]
Apologies
Posted by in Misc on August 12th, 2009
Thinngs have been quiet on the blog front for a few weeks since my redunancy announcement however that is not the reason that there have been a lack of posts.
The real reason is that I am currently sunning myself in Cyprus, eating too much and drinking way too much Keo beer. However, I am back [...]
Redundancy
Posted by in Misc on July 22nd, 2009
I was told today that as of next week my position is redundant so if anyone needs a very expensive clever person then let me know
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Evian Skating Babies
Posted by in TV Advertising on July 8th, 2009
The latest Evian TV ad keeps the baby theme they introduced around 11 years ago and continues to play on the ‘Evian as the fountain of youth’ but this time the campaign includes releasing teasers on YouTube before it aired:
Evian Baby Moonwalk Teaser
Evian Breakdancing Baby Teaser
The teasers build up to the main ad which includes [...]
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