“It’s beginning to look alot like Christmas, ev’rywhere I go, have you see the Campaign Annual, the tension is almost palpable, the winners faces are all aglow…”
That’s right fans, it’s out – the most sought-after publication since last month’s A-List – and the one thing guaranteed to get every Campaign journalist at least one Fortnum & Mason hamper. Not that I am at all jealous – I’ve always had green eyes – but “from the gourmet pleasures of the Epicure (a snip at £275) to the unashamed extravagance of the Imperial (a cool £5,000), these hampers are the very definition of a happy Christmas”. Ah well, I can but dream.
My man at Lida is certainly cock-a-hoop, anyway, after they picked up the DM agency, oops sorry, I mean the “customer engagement agency of the year” prize. (Do Haymarket hate DM so much that they can’t even bear to mention it, now?) Anyway, anything that keeps my man happy is alright by me. OK, he may not be loaded yet but, with his silvery tongue, he’s going places – in fact, that tongue can go anywhere it likes on me…
Things weren’t so good for VCCP me, though, after its More Th>n “Feel the Love” campaign felt anything but the love after making it into the “Top Ten Turkeys of the Year”. The write-up even called it “criminal”. A little harsh. But it does make you wonder whether that is the real reason Chris Whitson left? Could he not stand the shame? Or was it, as one wag, put it at the DMA Awards last week: “When Ben Stephens rebranded it VCCP me, the ‘me’ was him and there was no room for anyone else.”
Still, it’s easy to mock – that’s why I like doing it so much. At least we now know why Marc Nohr had such a broad grin on his face last week. He knew he was on the way to the glamour of the client-side at, er, Regus – the office space company. Seems a strange move for a man so steeped in DM agency-land, although no doubt it brought more than a cheer to anyone who has ever pitched against him.
Of course, some will say that Kitcatt Nohr ‘Dignitas’ has had a pretty crap year after losing both the Waitrose and John Lewis accounts when they were virtually nailed on to retain them. I couldn’t possibly comment, given the fact old Nohr is a Krav Maga instructor – I quite like my face as it is thanks…
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No Fortnum & Mason hamper for Busty this year… still, there’s always my @lidalondon fella http://t.co/fNvaXSB9vl
RT @BustyIdol: No Fortnum & Mason hamper for Busty this year… still, there’s always my @lidalondon fella http://t.co/fNvaXSB9vl