Brits Bust Out the Christmas Hankie

Brits Bust Out the Christmas Hankie

A couple of weeks ago, British retailer John Lewis rolled out a new commercial entitled, with typical British understatement, “John Lewis Christmas Advert 2011.” It has been hailed far and wide as the best Christmas spot of 2011. And I’m inclined to...

Merry Christmas 2008, AdHolios!

Well, we’re loading up the family truckster and heading to lovely Independence, Missouri, tomorrow to spend Christmas with my family. From there it’s on to extreme southeast Iowa to commune with Megan’s people on the farm. Eat. Bloat. Repeat.Are we...
Brits Bust Out the Christmas Hankie

Huzzah! No Christmas Rant!

For the past couple of years, I’ve gone on a bit of tirade about the use – or lack thereof – of the words “Christmas” in advertising aired during the Christmas season. It always seemed beyond ridiculous that retailers would rather risk offending the millions of...

Merry Christmas, AdHolios

I’ve yet to see “A Charlie Brown Christmas” this year, but trust me, I’ll be popping that DVD in sometime before Tuesday. We’re not making the multi-state trek this year due the soon-to-be-released Fox sequels, so there will plenty of...
Brits Bust Out the Christmas Hankie

Using Their Powers For Good

The folks at Brew: A Creative Collaborative in Minneapolis know their stuff. Founders Bruce Bildsten and Michelle Fitzgerald are former Fallon stars (an ECD and Strategist, respectively) who helped produce work you’ve actually heard of and sought out (BMW Films,...

‘Round Yon Wookiee

Time for my Second Annual Chewbacca Christmas Post (see here for the FACCP). This isn’t new; but really, with the seventeen billion things you can find on the intertubes these days, it’s highly possible you overlooked it. Now, Chewie’s no Nat King...