Sam Delaney, author of the seminal book ‘Mad Men And Bad Men: when British advertising met politics’, is hosting a…
Bridges not walls
Friday 20th January 2017 is Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President and tomorrow a new campaign called ‘Bridges Not Walls’ will…
Get the frack on with it
There have been a number of headlines this week about the news that oil and gas firm Cuadrilla reported Friends…
The politicaladvertising.co.uk Campaign Awards 2016
When it comes to battles at the ballot box, 2016 will be hard to top, so I thought it might…
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…
5 lessons from Trump’s victory
Whilst I certainly won’t claim to have predicted a Trump win, I can certainly understand how he’s managed it. Here’s 5 lessons that…
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,…
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…
“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…
Creatives against Trump
Donald Trump has provoked the creative community across the world to do their bit to get Hillary Clinton elected. Below…