I’ll never understand why anyone would think a fake testimonial would be an interesting or even adequate approach for a TV ad. What do they hope to achieve from this? Utter bollocks. With a cast of of horrible cunts.
 

Interesting post over at Scamp’s blog, that raises the issue of whether we’re born with talent or whether we need to work at it.
In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers he explains something he calls the “10,000 hour rule,” which states that to become expert at anything, one simply needs to put in 10,000 hours practicing it.
It’s discussed [...]

Was sent this today.
Funny but not ‘funny ha-ha’, considering the context. 
Some other examples can be found over at www.oddee.com

I’ve always admired a quality tactical ad, simply because it shows a great desire to actually produce something. One element of the industry that frustrates me is the length of time it takes to finally execute an idea. These examples show a quick response and a desire to be relevant. This first example has already done [...]

So this caught my eye in a local shopping centre recently.

Now I’m not denying that Miss Hilton probably did write this note of recommendation, but I find it hard to believe she would have allowed her image to be used as the face of SunFX.
Anyway, it got me thinking about celebs in ads and more [...]