Every week I attempt to share creative ads that manage to break through the clutter and drive home the intended message in an engaging manner. It’s a commendable achievement as a majority of ads simply go unnoticed. Here are my picks from this week: Iceland Air: hard to leave Choosing a travel destination for holidaying is a high-involvement decision. Much research goes into it and the needs & tastes of many have to be taken…
Creating clutter-breaking advertising is tough. A majority of the ads are simply ignored – a fate worse than being noticed and disliked. Given the fuzzy briefs, opaque approval process and other ills of advertising, this is not surprising. My weekly compilation of clutter-breaking creative ads is a small tribute to such marketing & advertising teams who manage to get their ads noticed, recalled and liked. AirPods Pro: Quiet the noise Campaign Asia had an interview recently where I came…
Most ads are simply ignored. That’s a fate worse than being noticed but disliked or being indifferent about it. My weekly compilation of clutter-breaking creative ads (aside from the occasional opinion piece) is a small tribute to brand teams everywhere. Here are a few clutter breaking creative ads which caught my eye this week: Currys: trade in your old tech Recycling gadgets or e-waste is a challenge commonly accepted as a fallout in the digital world. How…
Creating clutter-breaking advertising is tough. A majority of the ads are simply ignored – a fate worse than being noticed and disliked. Given the fuzzy briefs, opaque approval process and other ills of advertising, this is not surprising. My weekly compilation of clutter-breaking creative ads is a small tribute to such marketing & advertising teams who manage to get their ads noticed, recalled and liked. Difflam Spray: Usual Sorespects Some creative ideas don’t need any copy at all to…
Most ads are simply ignored. That’s a fate worse than being noticed but disliked or being indifferent about it. My weekly compilation of clutter-breaking creative ads is a small tribute to brand teams everywhere who manage to pull of good work despite so many hurdles such as poor briefs and subjective approval processes. Here’s a collection of ads and other creative ideas which caught my eye this past week: Allianz: start making cents While the…
Near 113 million people are likely to watch the 2023 Super Bowl. While there may be several other sports tournaments & properties which attract great fan following and prestige associated with them, the Super Bowl is unique because of its close association with advertising. It is seen as a great opportunity to create awareness, affinity, drive sales and imbue a brand with ‘cool quotient’ just by association. The ad meant to be aired on the…
In the archives section of this blog, you will see posts from January 2008. So this is the 15th anniversary of this blog. I am grateful to you, dear reader, for motivating me to write consistently over all these years. In fact, my blogging journey started a year or so before 2008 when I dabbled in two blogs: one dedicated to news about Apple (I was thrilled with the name – Mac Love Not War)…
I have not been able to update my blog over the past few weeks. I aim to post a compilation of compelling creative ads every week and an occasional post on issues pertaining to the business of advertising. This week’s post includes ads from Liquid Death water, Hyundai’s IONIQ and a few others. Liquid Death: Kids Hydrating at a Party Judas Priest’s ‘Breaking The Law ‘ forms the perfect background score for visuals depicting a…
It’s that time of the year when ‘best of the year’ lists are published, so here are my picks for ‘Best creative ads of 2022’ – similar to my list of creative picks last year and the one from 2020. Over the last few years, the ad industry has taken pains to convey that their business has changed fundamentally. Agency executives say that the business is about being at the intersection of technology & data,…
Creating clutter-breaking advertising is tough. A majority of the ads are simply ignored – a fate worse than being noticed and disliked. Given the fuzzy briefs, opaque approval process and other ills of advertising, this is not surprising. My weekly compilation of clutter-breaking creative ads is a small tribute to such marketing & advertising teams who manage to get their ads noticed, recalled and liked. Tops Supermarket: underrated gifts I loved advertising from Thailand. Am…