‘Inappropriate’ Ads – Is This Advert Worse Than Barnados?
The advert above just won a Silver Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival. And I have to say, it's memorable.
But it's memorable for all the wrong reasons.
When Is A Coach Not A Coach?
Do you want to hear a really bad joke? Here you go:
When is a coach not a coach?
Peeking Round the Paywall – Is The Times Being Very Canny?
Could the seemingly regular downtime suffered by The Times' paywall be a clever marketing tactic? Andrew certainly thinks so, and the evidence is mounting.
Should You Pay Your Copywriter by the Word?
Twitter has been all aflutter this weekend, with a brand new “copywriting agency” following all and sundry. They’ve been promising the untold riches of £0.02 per word and have met with responses ranging from the amusing to the incredulous. @SarahCopywriter £0.04 per word! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, (breath) ha, ha, ha, ha,...
The Best (and Worst) Marketing Ploys of the Noughties
The most tragic thing about the Sea Kittens campaign is that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall showed campaigners how to make people think about where their food comes from with his anti-battery chicken crusade. Wouldn't farmed salmon swimming in their own shit have made a more effective image than this?




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