Another commercial

Obviously meant for the cyberspace arena and made in the hope that it’d go viral, this is a very delicate subject handled very sensitively. And we are told that the product really works. What else could one crave when you have almost everything? Tough sell, handled...

Good grief! What next?

Business Insider advertising newsletter reports that ad agency FCB México built an internet-capable paper towel dispenser that prints out the latest news from MásporMás, a Mexican newspaper. The news was printed on special ink that allowed people to still use the...

A great advert

Now here is an advert that I reckon would have worked its butt off… and it would need to have coz, as I recall, it was a full page in The Age which doesn’t come cheap these days. So why do I reckon it was effective? 1. Great visuals… they caught my...

When is a problem an opportunity?

Felicity Walker, my miracle worker is our guest  blogger today. Thanks Felicity! I reckon you’d have to have been blind or living under a rock not to have noticed the huge explosion in coffee shops over the last decade or so.  Every time I blink I see a new one...

Finding the motivation to get back in shape

I’ve gotta confess that, from a health and fitness viewpoint, the last six weeks or so hasn’t been good for me. First, the shoulder reconstruction stopped me running and bike riding as I religiously do 3 or 4 times a week. Then a week long bout of gastroenteritis...