Hasta La Creative!

For the past several years, I’ve suffered through a slow, teary falling out with my hair. (Ha! … Hey, that’s not funny! … Damn, I made myself feel bad.) Which brings us to a spot that crosses low-rent Twilight Zone imagery with a typical Vidal Sassoon commercial. Appropriately enough, it is a Sassoon spot (click the box on the right side), tagged “Your hair knows” and promising “answers” to every conceivable styling question. I have only one: How could you leave me this way? Though, if my once-abundant locks began mumbling satanically and reached out to unplug the dryer, I’m pretty sure I’d scream like a maniac and yank out every last remaining strand.

—Posted by David Gianatasio

What were Chad and the Alltel “sales guys” like as kids? I’d hoped to make it safely to the grave without ever finding out. No such luck. In Campbell-Ewald’s “Lemonade Stand,” we see how it all began. They were whiners as kids, and they’re whiners now. Talk about arrested development. And I mean that in terms of the overall campaign. It feels a bit tired at this point. The series probably reached its zenith last holiday season with the Rankin-Basstastic animated “sales guys” in “Santa’s Little Helper.” In terms of the new spot, well, calling Chad a “ding dong” was a nice touch. It’s just so true.

—Posted by David Gianatasio

LONDON – Michael Phelps, the eight-time Olympic gold medallist, is suffering a backlash from health campaigners after agreeing to appear on boxes of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes instead of the company’s healthier Wheaties cereal brand.

LONDON – Channel 4’s ‘Big Brother’ won the primetime slot last night with 3.2m viewers tuning in to watch the housemates perform Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’, according to unofficial overnight figures.

LONDON – Channel 4 is kicking off its autumn schedule with a year-long programming initiative, The State of the Nation, as part of its Next on 4 pledge to air new factual programming.

LONDON – Facebook is to begin trialling an interactive advertising service in the UK from next week.

LONDON – Social media website Bebo has appointed Kelly Brett, who previously worked on its online drama ‘KateModern’, as its head of original productions.

Keep them fresh, not miserable.

Advertising Agency: Lins Advertising & Marketing, Malaysia
Art Director: Eugene Yap
Copywriter: Michelle Peters
Illustrator: Anson Wong
Other Additional Credits: Meiyim

Advertising Agency: Gelisim Creative Istanbul, Turkey
Art Director / Illustrator: Mustafa Genc
Copywriter: Erhan Ali Yilmaz

Advertising Agency: Gelisim Creative Istanbul, Turkey
Art Director / Illustrator: Mustafa Genc
Copywriter: Erhan Ali Yilmaz