The post advertising pledge
The post advertising pledge

We will find the story at the heart of your brand

We will tell it in weird & wonderful ways

Across the best channels

In the way they are told best

He’s just not that into ads
He’s just not that into ads

I’ve been intrigued and impressed with the tv ads for “He’s just not that into you”. They have an all star cast with clout, they were humorous and they were, wait for it, different. It wasn’t the same ad over and over, but a series of ads which all boiled down to the same same story platform, which happens to be the same as the title of the movie.  So far, so good.

This weekend we ventured more than a mile away from our babysitter and little daughter and made it to the cinema to watch the movie. I wasn’t expectin...

Kiss KISS goodbye
Kiss KISS goodbye

We’ve all heard that the power lies with the audience. They choose to talk about your brand or not, to watch your ad or not and to speak positively about you or not.

That people are skeptical doesn’t mean they can’t be influenced; just that they can’t be fooled. Gone are the days when we can ‘spin’ brands. It’s simply too easy to perform a search on Google and find the truth – even if you don’t want to talk about it.

As our name implies, we believe that every brand has a story to tell…. those who tell it best win.  

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