New research shows that the US Presidential campaign run by a Russian state-sponsored troll farm was highly professional; this is … More
Category: US Presidential 2016
Elections and brands: gimmick or gold mine
Last week I wrote an article for BBDO KNOWS, a planning resource for the BBDO network, which I’m reproducing here with their permission. BBDO … More
Clinton unleashes final wave of attacks
Hillary Clinton’s campaign have released a barrage of attacks on Donald Trump that seek to remind people of the offensive, … More
Cautious Clinton campaign sticks with creative that’s moving the dial
iQ Media have released a report analysing the ad spend of the official Trump and Clinton campaigns over the last … More
“Is political advertising dead?” #QTWTAIN
QTWTAIN, for the uninitiated, is an acronym of ‘Questions To Which The Answer Is No’ that was originated by journalist … More
Creatives against Trump
Donald Trump has provoked the creative community across the world to do their bit to get Hillary Clinton elected. Below … More
Two weeks until polls close – Trump launches last minute ad-blitz
It’s two weeks to go until polls open in the US and I’ve written an article for Campaign about how … More
Audi runs blockbuster contextual TV ad during US Presidential Debate
In the battle for ‘best ad of the 2016 US Presidential campaign’ there is a surprise new entry: Audi. The … More
The best campaign ads of the US Presidential Primaries 2016
I was asked by Marketing Magazine to pick out and comment on the best TV ads that have aired so … More
‘Confessions of a Republican’ redux
This brilliant TV ad for Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidential campaign in 1964 bears an uncanny relevance to the 2016 cycle and … More