CREATIVE STRATEGY: Direct mail roars back to life for Porsche
17 Aug 2012 | by Simon S Kershaw
Is direct mail dead? Well, rumours of its demise are somewhat exaggerated in my world.
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When was the last time an automotive brand really grabbed us and captured our imagination, asks Tim Gosman, senior consultant, The Brand Union.
Is direct mail dead? Well, rumours of its demise are somewhat exaggerated in my world.
This film hit a nerve. Well, actually not "hit" so much as moved, tickled and embraced. This film being the latest TV commercial for VW Polo.
Are brands doing enough to be different, asks Rebecca Price, managing director, Lloyd Northover.
Isn't it ironic that the word "cool" is cool again? For a long time, it seemed that its fashionability had gone the way of velvet jackets, skinny jeans and long hair on men. Well, after flirting with naffness, they're all back.
Your reviewer is back in Blighty after recently touring Australia. Given the outrageous scale of the place, much driving was involved.
Ad agencies have always had a penchant for ripping off films, whether Hollywood blockbusters or student projects.
Brand Republic's DM Bulletin is changing its name to Data and Direct Bulletin, covering the science of identifying and targeting customers and prospects, as well as the art of tailoring content to them.
Copy, eh? It's a bugger and no mistake. Should we even bother? A few years ago, one advertising luminary declared, basically, that all press ads should be 48-sheet posters. No more perfectly penned paragraphs, but five words or less.
For luxury brands, getting the basics right is the bare minimum, writes David Rolfe, client services director, Snowball.