Close-Up: Festive fun seeps through recessionary gloom
28 Nov 2008
This year's Christmas ads have to strike a balance between blockbuster and parsimony. Three pundits give their verdicts.
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Does the number of top retailers reviewing their accounts amount to a trend, Noel Bussey asks.
This year's Christmas ads have to strike a balance between blockbuster and parsimony. Three pundits give their verdicts.
Perhaps Lowe will hold on to its John Lewis account. It deserves to, at least on the basis of the creative work the agency has done for the retailer over the past couple of years: generally elegant, impactful, persuasive. Work plenty of agencies would be extremely proud of.
Retailers are set to tone down celebrations ahead of a credit-crunch Christmas.
With ironic timing, in the week the ad industry celebrated advertising's power to transform businesses, Marks & Spencer announced it's slashing its marketing spend by 20 per cent.
... but are choosy about brand quality and integrity. Success depends on sensitive advertising, Valentina Glubokovskaya says.
Another premier bites the dust as a malaise descends on Japan's consumers. Perhaps consumer-driven media could be used to rekindle enthusiasm, John Goodman suggests.