Rethinking the recommendation economy
18 Nov 2011 | by David Benady
Despite Facebook's efforts to make its ad platform more attractive, there is still much debate about the value of social-media recommendations, writes David Benady.
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Ian Darby is uplifted by 101's "anything can fly" film for Asios:
Despite Facebook's efforts to make its ad platform more attractive, there is still much debate about the value of social-media recommendations, writes David Benady.
The high-street stores of First Choice and Thomson are being merged. Does that mean Mole's holiday is going to be invaded by other people's children?
As expected, The Marketing Society Brand of the Year 2011 award, in association with ITV and Marketing, is being hotly contested.
Here are the ads reviewed for October 2011 - scripts, credits and the ads themselves.
Eurostar's 2012 Olympics ad, "trainstorming" by Leg, has sent Ian Darby off the rails:
Lionel Benbassat, incoming Eurostar marketing chief, has competition and a new agency roster in his sights. Interview by Noelle McElhatton.
Mole was excited by news that Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is to launch an airline brand called FastJet, but our attempt to find out more about it ended in frustration.
Clare Mullin, marketing director at the National Trust, has come a long way since cracking Japan for Dyson.
When Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R proclaimed "your airline has either got it or it hasn't", the agency seemed to be inferring that Virgin Atlantic had more style and elegance than other flight operators.