Stuck at home I was badgered into writing this by account men keen to capture my knowledge (such as it is) for future generations. One of them – an ambitious and talented young man – suggested a list and I duly complied. It turns out they had a point. Also their is a podcast by Brief Bros that analyses the list. By Charles ‘Chaz’ Wigley, Chairman of BBH Asia, shares 100 lessons he has learned over his career as an advertising planner.

The Brief Bros. celebrate 6 months of pontificating about creative briefs. In our latest episode Howard Ibach and I discuss what we’ve learned and contemplate the possibility the creative briefs are over.
Marketers strive for an upbeat yet realistic mood as they embark on the “pre-post-pandemic” era
Latinos are big on tradition, even when it comes to business. For years they have been managing their finances using a document dinosaur, compiling receipts, invoices, and endless printouts into el cuadernito (the notebook).
Inclusion and Diversity in advertising is a hot topic, and one of the creative devices used by many of Kantar’s Creative Effectiveness Award winners. And we know that demonstrating inclusion and diversity in advertising is no longer optional, it’s an imperative. It isn’t just socially and morally right; progressive and inclusive advertising improves ROI. So how can you get inclusive portrayal of people right in your ads?
Meruelo Media announced that programmer Haz Montana has joined the company as Vice President, Audio Brands to lead its Los Angeles Super Cluster of Hip Hop Tastemaker KPWR Power 106, Classic Rocker KLOS 95.5, Throwback Hip Hop KDAY/KDEY 93.5 and Latin Rhythmic Breakout CALI 93.9.
WINNERS annonuced
It is obvious to even the blindfolded and radicals that we are living in weird times, hopefully, time for changes, good ones, time for disruption in many aspects of our personal and professional life, disruption in social and community living, and all of this seems to be bringing -in a very special way- a GRAND remark from the Advertising industry, to re-balance the weight in favor of way more and more print and TV Ads involving people of color and people of Asian ethnicities like it has NEVER seen before in the United States. By Jorge Parra Photography and AtHome Production: Hybrid Solutions for the Production of Your Commercial Photography and Video Projects in Times of Quarantine and Isolation
The Good Report is a unique ranking of the world’s best use of creative communications to promote sustainability and social responsibility to raise awareness of major social and environmental issues.
The Better with Pepsi creative campaign debuts today with eight new national commercials.
Each year, WARC, the global authority on effective marketing, tracks the results of the top global and regional award shows for creativity, media and effectiveness for the WARC Rankings, the ultimate benchmark for advertising.
LIONS has announced that Cannes Lions 2021 will be fully digital, running as Cannes Lions Live, from 21-25 June. The event in Cannes, France, will not take place this year.
























