British Baker Hovis Sells Product and Heritage in Beautiful Spot

British Baker Hovis Sells Product and Heritage in Beautiful Spot

Posted by on Jun 19, 2012 in Advertising, Branding, Television | No Comments

Here is a great piece of cinematic advertising from Hovis Bread. The spot connects on many levels as hard work, coming-of-age, British loyalty, and product placement come together to give you a feel good story that supports British farming. Dare, in London, created the 90 second piece that is clearly triumphant in delivering a product message ...

Tic Tac’s Flash Mob Reacts to the Worst Breath in the World

Tic Tac’s Flash Mob Reacts to the Worst Breath in the World

Posted by on Apr 15, 2012 in Blog, Branding | No Comments

This is a great example of demonstrating your brand. In France, Ogilvy & Mather Paris, developed an out-of-home campaign for Tic Tac that involved a flash mob reacting to the “worst breath in the world.” It’s a great idea that has received it’s fair share of free media coverage because of the nifty execution. It’s a ...

Social Media Boosts Brand Advocacy and Purchase Intent

Social Media Boosts Brand Advocacy and Purchase Intent

Posted by on Jan 4, 2012 in Blog, Branding, Social Media | No Comments

Social media campaigns can provide a long-term boost to brand advocacy and purchase intent according to a recent article from eMarketer and research conducted by BzzAgent. Boston based BzzAgent, a subsidiary of UK based dunnhumby, Ltd., studied brand advocates participating in programs for several consumer products over the course of a year. After a full year, 94% ...

Save the World from Overly Pixelated Online Advertising

Save the World from Overly Pixelated Online Advertising

Posted by on Apr 27, 2011 in Branding, Online Advertising, Web | No Comments

Would a creative director be happy with an overly pixelated ad experience? In this case, while reading an article on the New York Times, I came across a Tommy Hilfger ad that was so pixelated that I was disappointed enough to write a blog entry about it. As a premium brand, I would have expected ...

Method’s Catchy, Sticky Laundry Situation

Posted by on Apr 15, 2011 in Advertising, Branding | No Comments

Firstly, I was impressed with Method’s Laundry Room Love idea on Facebook. It is a very smart social media campaign. After clicking around I got back to their website, which then led to Method’s YouTube channel. It’s a bit racy, but also funny. It isn’t often that a company can hold my attention during a ...

5 Tips for Creating Content Strategies

Posted by on Mar 29, 2010 in Branding, Marketing, Social Media | No Comments

In the past twelve months I have seen quite a shift in the strategies I have developed. I find myself integrating more closely with all departments as well as unifying content and messaging across all channels and platforms. Developing a Content Strategy for your clients isn’t anything new. However, in my experience it hasn’t always ...