Every week, I attempt to curate a list of clutter-breaking creative ads. Occasionally, I comment on trends pertaining to the ad industry. In this week’s collection: ads from Nike, Lancôme and more. Nike: winning isn’t comfortable Earlier this year, the ‘Winning isn’t for everyone’ ad fuelled a polarised debate on the internet. Some saw it as highlighting the wrong side of competitive sports. I personally thought it truly represented the mental resolve of top sports…
Every week I attempt to curate a list of clutter-breaking creative ads. And occasional commentary on the business of advertising. This week, ads from British Airways, Sennheiser and more caught my eye. British Airways: Business Class One of the hallmarks of super-premium and luxury segment in any domain – be it hotels, cars or airlines is to convey a sense of exclusivity to the core consumer. In hotel brands we see that in the form…
I attempt to share a curated list new creative ads almost every week. But I wasn’t much enthused about any of the new work I came across recently. So I dug into my archive of ads and picked a list of ads which won awards at Eurobest or Epica Awards more than a decade ago. Volkswagen: Parking Assist An ad which is anchored on perceptions or jokes about women drivers may get a lot of…
Most ads are simply ignored – a fate worse than being disliked. Hence it is said that the most important task of an ad is to be simply noticed first. Once a brand has its consumer’s attention, rest of the goals like engagement, relevance and effecting a behavioural or attitudinal change, makes sense. Here are a few creative ads from the past week which caught my eye: Bata: Stronger Inside The 40 & 50+ age…
Every week I attempt to curate a list of clutter-breaking creative ads. It’s a small tribute to brand management and advertising agencies since a majority of ads are not even noticed by consumers. This week, continuing campaign from Bodyform, new outdoor for iPad and more. Suzuki: Swift: best kept secret Exclusivity is a badge sought after by consumers in some categories . The limited edition model or a rarely spotted fashion accessory can become objects…
Every week I attempt to share a curated list of clutter breaking creative ads. The first and most important task of creating ads is to be noticed by the right, relevant audience. Aspects like memorability, and driving a behavioural or mindset change come later. Here are a few campaigns & issues which caught my this past week or so: TUBI: more popular than At Trikaya – my first ad agency, there used to be the…
Every week I attempt to compile a collection of clutter-breaking creative ads. Here are a few which caught my eye this past week or so. Monzo: money feels different Europe is considered a pioneer in offering digital-only banking services. I have heard of brands like Revolut and Monzo before. Compared to traditional brick & mortar branch-banking based legacy brands, these services promises ease of use and personalisation as core benefits. The concepts of a physically…
Every week I attempt to curate a collection of clutter-breaking creative ads. In this week’s compilation of advertising: a flight safety video from TUI, a fun TVC for a flavoured bottle drink and more. TUI: flight safety video I think it was Air New Zealand which was among the pioneers to create ‘out of the box’ flight safety videos. There have been many interesting ones since then, including a recent one from Air India. Travel…
Every week, I attempt to share a compilation of creative ads. Occasionally some commentary on the business of advertising. This week, aside from a handful of creative ads, some views on advertising for luxury brands. Prada: The Galleria Planning and executing advertising for luxury brands is very different from that of ‘regular’ brands (including the premium brands). In select categories such as fashion & fashion accessories (watches, for example), perfumes, real estate, automobiles and resorts…
Every week, I attempt to share a compilation of creative ads and occasional commentary about the business of advertising. Here are some campaigns of late which caught my eye: British Airways: windows I’ll admit that I didn’t ‘get’ the idea when I saw the billboard images on social media (I am not alone). But it definitely was striking and bold. The penny dropped when I read the context: The OOH images capture the wonder on…