Spooner on: The biggest Xmas TV ad review of the year
It is that time of year again. A heavy, all but palpable, sense of doom hangs over the neatly appointed…
Christmas
Stop filling your face and help homeless, charity urges
Marketing Metrix chief executive Bill Portlake has launched a charity with a mission to help tackle the growing problem of…
Big Give Christmas Challenge signs up to Apple Pay
The Big Give’s Christmas Challenge has signed up a host of new funding champions, including the National Lottery Heritage Fund,…
Asda Let’s make Christmas extra special: here we go…
It’s Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmas…well, obviously it’s not quite time for Noddy Holder but, with only 53 days to go, Asda is first…
Samaritans appoints WPNC to run Christmas campaign
Christmas has come early for some, with Brexit fears reportedly leading consumers to start their festive shopping early, but they…
Why the John Lewis campaign marks a turning point
Advertising, like everything else in popular culture, works in cycles, and we’re witnessing a very interesting shift in tone and…
Defiant Poundland cocks a snook at ‘saucy elf’ ad ban
Poundland hit back at the ad watchdog after being rapped over the knuckles for a double-entendre-laden Christmas campaign, featuring a…
Co-op pushes community spirit in Christmas activity
The Co-op is bigging up its community credentials in its Christmas ad by focusing on what it claims makes it…
Cyber Monday faces axe as Black Friday Week rules
Much to many people’s dismay, Black Friday appears to be here to stay but there is at least a small…
Medical charity seeks funds for war-torn Middle East
International humanitarian medical charity Doctors of the World is launching its festival appeal which with images that starkly juxtapose vintage…