26 Aug 2011
Kristof Fahy, group brand and marketing director, William Hill
Why I like this
Financial services brands are in a tough place, so attitudes to creative and messaging have had to change ...
and the next in the series is worth a look. These aren't amazing pieces of creative, but they get the job ...
18 May 2011
for creating strong creative imagery and messaging.
Wish I thought of
This kind of ad is a great reminder for brands to take a risk and deliver distinctive creative especially when you can now reach ...
06 Apr 2011
James Hilton, chief creative officer, AKQA Why I like it
Lego is cool. Star Wars is cool. Poo is funny. QED; this is cool and funny. I wanted to leave it there, but I must at least give ...
within the work, or will somehow manage to spin it back to something I ve done (Creative Director 101 ...
26 Oct 2011
Kate Stanners, executive creative director, Saatchi Saatchi
Why I like it
I like the latest Lynx effect clip. Its use of the timeline is why. It s an old schoolboy joke, made smarter ...
is such a simple idea, it allows agencies, creatives and a broader audience to participate in it ...
02 Jun 2011
channel for hangovers and junk food than YouTube? Where, of course, creatively you have to be playful ...
-used in commercial executions. Pepto-Bismol s creative team have given them their moment. You can watch them being ...
12 Apr 2012
David Prideaux, executive creative director, Publicis Chemistry
Why I like this
While most YouTube ads use interactivity or connectivity to get you engaged, this one tries to win you over by throwing in a load of references to memes and other irritating internet phenomena. The idea ...
19 Mar 2012
and the payoff comes in the final line. This is a brave concept that only works because the creative ...
09 Mar 2012
Kate Stanners, executive creative director, Saatchi Saatchi
Why I like this
Is this a PlayStation Vita promo featuring Rizzle Kicks or is it a Rizzle Kicks promo featuring PlayStation?
It is essentially a pop promo featuring these young boys from Brighton, who have their own brand of cheeky ...
02 Mar 2012
David Prideaux, executive creative director, Publicis Chemistry
Why I like this
I don't like this. I lurve this. A deft piece of animation turns cooling towers into Colonel Blimp-like characters who, to their horror, are blown to smithereens.
It punctures the smugness of electricity ...
26 Jan 2012
David Prideaux, executive creative director, Publicis Chemistry
Why I like it
It s a TV commercial that wouldn t have worked on TV.
In a commercial break, we re not taken in by CCTV if we re watching an ad, as we know the footage has been staged. Online, we re more likely ...