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Cannes. A Cathedral of confidence?

“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” Mark Twain. It is a strange thing flying 30 hours to France to be welcomed by a thick Russian accent. … Source: Cannes. A Cathedral of confidence?

Advertising. Leicester City meet Boaty McBoatface.

“Let’s have some new cliches.” Samuel Goldwyn My friend and kindred blog spirit, Rich Siegel, writes a fantastic blog called RoundSeventeen. Recently he told me a story about pitching an idea. It was for the Olympics. The idea was simple. Do a campaign about the athletes that come stone last at the games.Continue reading “Advertising. Leicester City meet Boaty McBoatface.”

And now a strange graph from a creative.

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde In the last month I have read countless blogs about the death of advertising. It has become fashionable to write about th… Source: And now… Source: And now a strange graph from a creative.

And now a strange graph from a creative.

An algorithm hears music. We feel it.

“Because an algorithm can’t come up with Popeye.” Dave Trott About 20 years ago for a brief moment I thought I was a genius. I had been given a brief for a large telco company and only a day to crack it. My partner and I worked late into the night. We filled the wallsContinue reading “An algorithm hears music. We feel it.”

Advertising. Why Robots don’t do stand-up.

“Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” Ellen DeGeneres Many years ago there was a small stand-up comedy club called … Source: Advertising. Why Robots don’t do stand-up.

Advertising. Why Robots don’t do stand-up.

“Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” Ellen DeGeneres Many years ago there was a small stand-up comedy club called Cool Runnings in Melville, a suburb of Johannesburg. It was like a tiny sweaty cave where almost every comic worth his or her salt would doContinue reading “Advertising. Why Robots don’t do stand-up.”

Advertising. What Trump teaches us.

“There is science, logic and reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.” Edward Abbey I read two articles this week which I found pretty interesting. The first was a piece in the Telegraph. It was about how television spend in the UK had exceeded 5 billion pounds for the firstContinue reading “Advertising. What Trump teaches us.”