24 May 2013
| by Jane Bainbridge
A 1960s classic ad starring Tony Hancock for eggs, Carling's humorous take on male bonding and a recent ad for Thinkbox itself are 3 great TV ads that Elizabeth Fagan, executive marketing director for Boots, admires but had nothing to do with. Her choices are the latest in our series in association...
24 May 2013
The shopping centre Liverpool One has released a TV campaign created by McCann Manchester. It imagines the city's liver birds as two girlfriends who love shopping and who are being interviewed for a vox pop. The ad was created by Ben Kaberry and Conrad Robson, and directed by Ree Treweek and Nina Pfeiffer...
23 May 2013
Adidas is launching a campaign to coincide with the Uefa Champions League final on 25 May at Wembley. The Corner created the work, which uses CGI and tracks statistics detailing player performance throughout the tournament. As part of the campaign, fans are invited to make predictions on a range of...
Ford is using what it claims is Europe's "Super Bowl" moment to kick off a new brand campaign to promote the range of technologies available with its vehicles.
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO has won a pitch to create a campaign to boost sales of low-emission cars.
23 May 2013
Jeremy Lee thinks JWT London has done itself proud with its HSBC spot for the Lions tour: "A nice idea well executed. The creative bar has been set high for Saatchi Saatchi, which takes over the account." It was created by Iain Weatherby and Daniel Hennessy, and directed by Dom Nic through Outsider.
23 May 2013
Ian Darby is still cringing after watching Typhoo s latest TV spot: "The sight of epic cheester Ben Fogle grimacing and making odd noises while on a treadmill is just painful. A contender for worst celebrity ad of all time, it made me yearn for the days of Tim Lovejoy s awful performance in that Giovanni...
23 May 2013
Ad agencies are holding themselves back by pandering to their clients' misguided fear of rocking the boat, when the biggest risk is their work not being noticed at all, Chris Hirst writes.
23 May 2013
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
The advertising industry is to urge Labour to drop plans to include a Swedish-style ban on advertising to children in its manifesto at the 2015 General Election.
23 May 2013
Creative
Ben Walker
Executive creative director, Crispin Porter Bogusky London
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