A picture is worth a thousand words, which is why designers need to be well-versed wordsmiths. Read More
I just read a story about an old lady and her terminally ill husband.
He fell down in the bathroom and couldn’t get up.
The old lady couldn’t lift him herself, so she called emergency services. Read More
Brewer Heineken has beaten Coca-Cola to become the world’s most awarded advertiser in 2016, with campaigns such as Le Big Swim for its Kronenbourg 1664 brand featuring football star-turned-actor Eric Cantona helping it to the top spot.
The list, published as part of The Gunn Report for Media, out today, combines the winners of media innovation, creativity and advertising effectiveness awards across 40 countries, including the U.K., U.S., Brazil and China, as well as emerging markets such as Colombia and Lebanon. It then awards points to ads based on whether they won best in show, gold, silver or bronze.
Often people with subject matter expertise have great difficulty in presenting to a group, even though with friends they may be upbeat and entertaining. The most common mistakes include:
- Can’t manage anxiety;
- Don’t relate to audience;
- It’s all one-way; or
- It’s boring!
Develop these nine skills so you avoid these mistakes. Read More
Bloomberg Businessweek Creative Director Rob Vargas, on what goes into making the magazine’s provocative covers, how he handles sensational and sensitive subject matter, and why acknowledging that he was always going to come up with terrible ideas opened up his way of thinking. Read More
Advertising on social media may help your business reach new audiences and sell more products. These tips can help you decide how—and where—to best spend your social media budget.
In developing a refreshed home for London’s famed Ministry of Sound, OMA also imagines a new way to make nightlife safer.
“There is no point planning for a future, which, when you get to it, and it becomes the present, you won’t be there.” – Alan Watts
WHAT: New campaign from Volvo, featuring a recording of the late philosopher Alan Watts, encouraging people to live in the present.
WHO: Volvo Car Group, Forsman & Bodenfors Read More
Writer Mike Sager calls upon his own formative teenage experience in 1969 that led him to begin using his stories to question authority. For those creatives feeling discontent in these fractious times, it’s a reminder that the simmering feeling of anger can be best used to issue a call to action and serve as a tool for change. Read More
