Shit delivered at the speed of light is still shit

David Abbott, advertising legend

Getting a product known isn’t the answer. Getting it wanted is the answer.

Bill Bernbach, advertising legend

Campaigns

Paying homage to the Chips – 11 brilliantly creative adverts

The Chip Shop Awards – probably the world’s most raw celebration of pure advertising creativity – are coming up soon. (You can read why they’re called the Chip Shop Awards here). I’m proud to have won a few commendations in the past few years, but I’ve not (yet) picked up a coveted ‘chip’. I’ll keep trying, but in the meantime, here are just a few examples of the fun, provocative or inspirational ideas on show…

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Great ad for natural constipation remedy ‘Senokot’ by creative team Jack Patarou and Kelly Bugg

… Paying homage to the Chips – 11 brilliantly creative adverts

We don’t have to win. We just have to make you lose.

Maurice Saatchi, co-founder, Saatchi & Saatchi

a computer mouse is not a weapon - a quick advertising idea for a cyberbullying charity
Advertising

Another ad idea for a cyberbullying charity

For disclosure, this ad is based upon a similar ‘weapon’ idea that my team ran some years ago for a campaign at Getty Images, when I was Marketing Director there. (The campaign was featured in the magazine Creative Review, which the creative team and I were very proud of at the time). I just thought it might also be a nice idea for an anti-bullying charity – a cause I feel strongly about.