VIFF 'an open mind is advised' by TBWA\Vancouver
Agency: TBWA\Vancouver
Rating: 5.0
campaignlive.co.uk, Thursday, 14 March 2013 08:00AM
Ian Darby almost gagged when he saw the new Gaviscon TV ad: "Gaviscon has never bothered with raising a high creative bar, but this ad, with an injection of ‘BMW twins’-style smugness, plumbs new depths. The first half is so bad that the fireman’s hose at the end provides welcome relief."
This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk
Marissa Mayer certainly knew what was coming when Yahoo announced its $1.1bn (£723m / 857m euros) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr earlier this week. Rather than waiting for the critics to pounce, she issued a rather succinct, clear and highly quotable message proactively: “we promise not to screw it up”.