31 Dec 2002
Another difficult category, dominated - yet again - by Ikea, the brand that never ceases to amaze in terms of ad creativity. 'Lamp' turns the hardest hearts to jelly with its sad tale of a lamp cast out on the street, having been replaced by a shiny, new model. 'Organised' picked up awards around the...
31 Dec 2002
Do we feel sorry for a discarded lamp that's cast out on to the street to battle the howling wind and rain, while a shiny new one takes its place? This spot could have been lifted from the opening scene of a feature film and the director's ability to woo the viewer into feeling emotion for anything...
31 Dec 2002
Brilliant comic timing is to the fore in this simple and well-cast ad for Ikea, which scooped a Gold at this year's One Show. The camera pans onto a couple wistfully gazing into the window of a meticulously kept apartment across the road. They console themselves that neatness must equal boredom until...
31 Dec 2002
This witty spot to promote the launch of Sweden's first petrol express supermarkets continues this year's theme of making dogs the new stars of commercials. Of course, no animal was hurt during the making of the film, as a dummy, not a real fluffy pooch, was used. An unusual and amusing approach.
31 Dec 2002
Fugees star Wyclef leaves a club with a beautiful woman draped on each arm. Life takes a turn for the worse when the celebrity gives an autograph: he's been duped into signing a marriage contract that weds him to a cracked-tooth redneck fan. The second scene shows Wyclef surrounded by several hillbilly...
31 Dec 2002
New directors Zak Dan have taken a filmic approach to the unlikeliest of clients, the Finnish Post Office. References for 'Envelope' range from 1984 to Charlie Chaplin, while 'Vacuuming' is a spoof of horror and alien blockbusters. The mood of the campaign aims to show the modern face of the client...
31 Dec 2002
Interactive ads have, until now, been relegated to the ranks of shopping trolley items
31 Dec 2002
bat. Enter a groovy backpacker who strolls into the shop and bravely fights off the criminal. Yet
31 Dec 2002
At last, die-hard fans of BMW's celebrity-laden, groundbreaking online films can enjoy a brand new
20 Dec 2002
| by Staff,
, after a report said that online ad sales grew by 1% over the third quarter of the year..... It is estimated that $1.47bn (£920m) was spent on online advertising in the third quarter, compared with $1.46bn ...
on advertising, including Yahoo! and America Online. The findings come in a report compiled by the Interactive ...
Bureau, claimed that the report did not reflect the full level of growth in online advertising. He said ...