Archive for Advertising

Volkswagen Make Fun Go Viral

March 31, 2010 No Comments

There is a huge misconception that you can make a fun video, post it on Youtube and it will be watched by millions of people, possibly even making it onto a ‘Best Youtube Videos Ever’ programme. Sadly, it is extremely difficult to create a video that actually goes viral. There are an estimated 24 hours ... Bookmark to:

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Most painful Christmas ad ever? Or actually quite enjoyable?

November 17, 2009 No Comments

It’s Christmas everyone! You know when it’s Christmas when the adverts start. The ‘Holidays are coming’ Coke adverts used to actually make me dance a little inside when I was a kid, such was the power of advertising. Now I am more cynical I can’t help but cringe at all the cheesy nostalgia. M&S have ... Bookmark to:

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Finally, an ad that I find truely shocking

September 5, 2009 7 Comments

Every year certain ad campaigns come under fire for pushing the boundaries for what society finds offensive. Famously, the government’s anti-smoking campaign in 2007 was banned for it’s use of shocking images of people with a fishing hook in their mouth.  At the time I was working for a design agency in Leeds and I ... Bookmark to:

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