Here Be Monsters|blog

MY FAVOURITE POST THIS WEEK

I shall say no more about it, but urge you to visit W&K's blog by clicking here to read what is a very astute observation on the state of the UK ad scene.  (Yeah, it's a scene, baby).

A WISE LESSON FROM AN OLD AD

This is a bit like finding a fiver in the pocket of the pair of trousers you've just put on, or discovering an old jumper in the back of the cupboard whose style has just come back in fashion.

An old much loved ad from the past that I had completely forgotten about until I bumped into it on Youtube.

A lesson in life in 30seconds and yet it still does remembers who's paid for it for the brand. Can anyone think of anyother ad that occupies this space. Possibly Adidas, impossible is nothing. Any others? I wonder if you could put a self-help book together made up of only ads?

it's back

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Yeap, it's snowing in London once again, so expect everyone to post more shots of their back garden, road, journey into work etc. We just can't help ourselves

I also wanted to apologise for being slack on the posting front this week. work and flu has got the better of me. This weekend should see service returned to normal.

*Due to me leaving my camera in the office last night I pinched this photo off the web and is intended as use for dramatic purposes only and is in no way intended as an accurate portrayal of the actual snow fall we are experiencing.

Shaming the pros?

Some very smart, very stupid or just plain lazy creatives working on the Chevy account over the water came up with the idea of letting the general public come up with an ad to be played out during the superbowl.

As if it's not tough enough convincing people that being a creative in an ad agency isn't one long lunch and/or coke binge but a very demanding and difficult job that requires considerable skill and talent rarely found in mortal form.

All a bit like Faking It. Can you spot the commercial from someone who until two weeks ago didn't even know ads are in 30sec segments?

So, have we creatives been exposed as charlatans, or can we sleep better tonight safe in the knowledge we have been vindicated?  Well you decide.