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Hiding the Buddha – an audacious tale for our times.
August 15, 2017
Let me tell you a story: Just outside of Sapporo, Japan there was a Buddha on a hill, it had been there for 15 years and although it was impressive (all 1500 tons of it) it just sat on the hill. That’s fine for a building but a statue of
Be a DJ (with the google doodle) – so clever
August 11, 2017
I love the idea of the Google Doodle – an some days I love it in practice too. Today is one of those days. 44 years ago today one of the most important innovations in Hip Hop was introduced – the break. This lead to people being able to dance
Perfect for lion around, a gentle beast of an ad from Ikea…
July 25, 2017
I learned something today, there is nothing as comfortable looking as a lion stretched out on an armchair – and it makes me believe it’s comfortable too. The concept of this commercial is that lions spend 18 hours a day relaxing, and the Ikea lion does it in style, waiting
So very clever – completed portraits (advertising at its best)
July 19, 2017
When I was a teenager, instead of reading the magazines that had photos of pop stars and told me how to apply lipstick I had a subscription to Campaign, a British weekly trade magazine about Advertising, and Marketing – yes, I was a strange kid. I followed the adventures of
Did this clever ad help Team USA to lose the America’s cup?
July 12, 2017
I don’t know much about yacht racing but when I saw this ad it made me smile so much I knew I had to write about it. It’s a letter from Toyota New Zealand, a long-standing sponsor to Emirates Team New Zealand, asking the Bermudians to support their team in