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Reflections on the advertising mirror

By Phil Woodford On January 23, 2015 · Add Comment · In 108th Street, Uncategorized
The recent news that Tiffany has featured a same-sex couple in its advertising for the first time demonstrates an important truth about the industry. Creatively, ads hold a mirror up to the society around them. Sometimes, of course, that mirror is distorted – a little like the ones found in those travelling fairs of yore. [...]
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Have yourself a schmaltzy little adfest

By Phil Woodford On November 19, 2012 · Add Comment · In 108th Street, Uncategorized
Guardian journalist Hadley Freeman posed a very good question last week. When exactly did Christmas ads become such a big deal in the UK? She was referring specifically to the much-awaited and over-hyped commercial for retailer John Lewis from adam&eveddb (“so soppy eyed it makes the Werther’s Originals advert look like a gritty Ken Loach [...]
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