Try this minigame on iconic ads and brands. Just guess when you think the brand or ad came out - the closer you are the higher your score.
Sky celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and to celebrate we've launched http://sky.com/20years . The site includes a collection of 20 of our memorable ads and promos, that we think you'll enjoy. We've also launched a viral promo , a snapshot of some of our advertising highlights: http...
The Wethey Forecast seldom gets written on a Sunday. I’m normally tucked away from controversy on the golf course. But yesterday I listened to Radio 5 Live instead (for the sports coverage, which is excellent), and caught a remarkable example of the BBC’s mission to discredit advertising...
Listening to BBC Director General Mark Thompson’s hair shirt speech yesterday, it occurred to me that there’s a rich irony out there. While advertisers and agencies take a rigorous regime for granted, our public service broadcaster has been playing fast and loose with the truth. In our quest...
If you believe in A4A (Action for Ads) please log on to the website for Sustain. Its apparently a well-intentioned pressure group for better food and farming. But if you were listening to Radio Five Live on Saturday morning you will have heard Sustain spokesman Richard Watts interviewed by Rachel Burdon...
In this morning’s times 2 there is a review by Anjana Ahuja of a book called ‘Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Lives’ by Professor Richard Wiseman. Wiseman, who is a social psychologist, writes about lonely hearts ads. His experiments, based on 25-word personal ads, show...
