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

iQ Media have released a report analysing the ad spend of the official Trump and Clinton campaigns over the last … More

QTWTAIN, for the uninitiated, is an acronym of ‘Questions To Which The Answer Is No’ that was originated by journalist … More

Donald Trump has provoked the creative community across the world to do their bit to get Hillary Clinton elected. Below … More

It’s two weeks to go until polls open in the US and I’ve written an article for Campaign about how … More

In the battle for ‘best ad of the 2016 US Presidential campaign’ there is a surprise new entry: Audi. The … More

I was asked by Marketing Magazine to pick out and comment on the best TV ads that have aired so … More

This brilliant TV ad for Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidential campaign in 1964 bears an uncanny relevance to the 2016 cycle and … More

Paddy Power has seen enough and is paying out to punters who backed Trump to win the Republican nomination. … More