Change the picture, change the world
By Reuben Turner on 5 April 2019Read moreIt’s one thing for Dove to change its own advertising to represent women better. But they’re just one advertiser in a sea of fakery, impossibility and stereotypes. Now they’ve partnered with Getty, the famous stock library, to introduce a...
2We are not an Island
By Reuben Turner on 4 January 2019Read moreA regional campaign from a worldwide bank based on an island that’s poised to cut itself off from Europe. I don’t know what to make of these ads, but they are a brave move when the world is putting...
Why is there a Rang-tan in my bedroom?
By Reuben Turner on 15 August 2018Read moreLove this new film from Greenpeace UK. Sweet and moving and powerful and true. Agency: Mother Read more here
The world’s newest country – an island made of trash?
By Reuben Turner on 14 September 2017Read moreThere’s a mass of plastic waste floating in the Pacific that’s the size of France. To call attention to it, social brand LADBible has teamed up with some creatives, TV presenter Ross Kemp and, erm, Al Gore to have it...
A terrorist faces his victims in this Kuwaiti PSA for #Ramadan
By Tom Megginson on 30 May 2017Read more“Where’s the Muslim outrage” about acts of terror, you sometimes hear westerners parrot. Well, what if the proper reaction wasn’t outrage, but love? This ad, funded by mobile company Zain, is pretty interesting. A bomb-maker practices his hateful craft,...
TV2 Danmark finds a clever way to get people out of their boxes #AllThatWeShare
By Tom Megginson on 26 April 2017Read moreI watch a lot of PSAs (and make quite a few myself), and I have to say that this one cut through my crusty old cynical social marketer carapace. It’s long, but it’s a good long watch: Here’s the thing:...
Mother London exposes a massive breast for UK Mothers Day #FreeTheFeed
By Tom Megginson on 27 March 2017Read moreThere it is, lurking like Rover from The Prisoner: A massive inflatable human breast, complete with 3-D areola. For once, though, this novelty boob wasn’t a “look at me!” stunt for breast cancer charities. This one was all about...
A different kind of bath bomb
By Reuben Turner on 12 March 2017Read moreYou’ve got to love LUSH. A major UK retailer of soaps and bath stuff and gooey things that smell nice, they’re a presence on every major high street and train station. And they also put their conscience right up...
Porn site would rather you get your sex ed elsewhere
By Tom Megginson on 3 March 2017Read moreThe Salt Lake Tribune reports that when the State Legislature of Utah, USA, voted against adopting a comprehensive sex education program (to replace their abstinence-only curriculum) porn site xHamster decided to step in. On the week of February 6, xHamster began redirecting web traffic...
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