ass-vertising | ahead of our time but clients not brave enough

Damn it! We had this idea many moons ago when working with some well known vodka and beer brands!! Unfortunately they thought we were fookin crazy. Ass-vertising seems a fine way to target your core 18-25 year old male demographic to me. Of course we wanted it a little closer to the ass and wereContinue reading "ass-vertising | ahead of our time but clients not brave enough"

super, super fred… oh crap!

Watching England in any sport is like getting on a roller coaster. And our opening efforts in the Cricket World Cup are no different. How we laughed when the first Kiwi ball delivered us an extra. How we sat stunned when Ed Joyce went second ball (1 for 1!!). How we thought all was notContinue reading "super, super fred… oh crap!"

and we thought pr was all champagne – social media press release

"Pass the champers, dahling" has changed to "tag it, digg it, link to the podcast and we'll talk on Skype if that's OK with you, dahling?" This is a great format for making press releases work harder in the digital age: the social media press release from Shift Communications. Acknowledgements: Burson Marstellar 

line and length, son

The next 6 or so weeks will give (almost) everyday a special lift, spin or thwack. The cricket world cup started yesterday - I ignore the opening ceremonies for fear of being bored away from any tournament by Barry Davies or his commentator fraternity suddenly extolling the virtues of jamborees, traditional dances and ridiculous tightropeContinue reading "line and length, son"