Argentine fast-food chain opens in UK with horse burgers
Posted in: UncategorizedArgentina’s leading fast food chain of burger restaurants, Pril, is opening a pilot store in Leicester Square, where it will serve horse meat burgers alongside traditional beef patties.
Vatican to launch TV campaign to boost Church’s image
Posted in: UncategorizedPope Francis, the newly appointed pontiff, has asked a number of leading advertising agencies to pitch for a multimillion-dollar international ad campaign, in a bid to try and restore the tarnished image of the Roman Catholic Church.
Shipwrecked Swimwear Ads – The Etam Spring 2013 Beachwear Campaign Stars Natalia Vodianova (GALLERY)
Posted in: UncategorizedCoca-Cola: Valentine’s Day, Love is in the air
Posted in: UncategorizedAdvertising Agency: MOFILM, London, UK
Director: Hugh Mitton
Producer: Lee Kupferman
Music: Samora O’Neill
Creative: Hugh Mitton
Published: February 2013
Edmonton Literacy Coalition: Cereal
Posted in: UncategorizedReading shouldn’t be a guessing game
Advertising Agency: Berlin Advertising and Public Relations, Canada
Creative Directors: Bryce D’Andrea, Jim Hunter
Art Director: Bryce D’Andrea
Copywriter: Jim Hunter, Bryce D’Andrea
Photographer: Christy Dean
Account Director: Justin Archer
Account coordinator: Isaiah Archer
Published: August 2012
Edmonton Literacy Coalition: Pills
Posted in: UncategorizedReading shouldn’t be a guessing game
Advertising Agency: Berlin Advertising and Public Relations, Canada
Creative Directors: Bryce D’Andrea, Jim Hunter
Art Director: Bryce D’Andrea
Copywriter: Jim Hunter, Bryce D’Andrea
Photographer: Christy Dean
Account Director: Justin Archer
Account coordinator: Isaiah Archer
Published: August 2012
Edmonton Literacy Coalition: Machine
Posted in: UncategorizedReading shouldn’t be a guessing game
Advertising Agency: Berlin Advertising and Public Relations, Canada
Creative Directors: Bryce D’Andrea, Jim Hunter
Art Director: Bryce D’Andrea
Copywriter: Jim Hunter, Bryce D’Andrea
Photographer: Christy Dean
Account Director: Justin Archer
Account coordinator: Isaiah Archer
Published: August 2012
A Timeline of Scam Ads
Posted in: UncategorizedScam ads are a chronic problem in adland, a sort of dark underbelly of the industry where agencies and individuals trying to win awards submit work that’s never been approved by a client or run more than a couple times.
Every few years an ad is so offensive that it gets noticed beyond its home country and makes global headlines. This happened most recently with the Ford Figo fiasco, which led Ad Age to delve into the matter again to see how it impacts the reputation of agencies today and map the ways that clients are put at risk. But the practice goes back much further than that.
Here’s a roundup of our coverage, both recent and from the archives — a steadily-growing timeline of incidents and controversies over scam ads, also known as “ghost ads.”
McDonald’s: The hunt isn’t over
Posted in: UncategorizedThe hunt isn’t over yet.
Advertising Agency: Cossette, Montréal, Canada
Chief Creative Officers: Antoine Bécotte, David Daga, Matthew Litzinger
Creative Director: Christian Desrosiers
Art Director: Maxime Sauté
Copywriter: Patrick Michaud
Account Director: Simon St-Germain