If you haven’t seen the latest KFC TV advert then click on the video above and kick back for a couple of mins. It’s ok, I’ll wait…… Good wasn’t it? It’s a prime example of a few really effective advertising techniques working in unison really nicely, and...
Royal Mail’s latest stamp series features the comic book heroes from Marvel Comics and they come with a pretty clever little twist! Alongside the standard sized stamps adorned with a whole host of heroes from the incredibly popular comics and movie universe, come some specially...
In 1974 a multiplayer tabletop game was created that had no pieces, no board, no visual elements at all. It was simply rules, in a book that allowed players sat around a table, to co-operatively tell a story of magic and adventure, transporting them to...
The Gillette ad. You might have seen it. It’s a pretty hot topic at the moment, if you place any cultural value in comment threads, daytime talk shows and Piers Morgan. Everybody is arguing about whether the ad is ‘right’ or not. It’s gone super...
02
Feb
Is it a bird? On a plane??
It doesn’t really seem fair to lose out on a seat on a plane to a bird. After all, we built planes to get that one step closer to what birds are born with! However, if you regularly fly around the middle-east, it might not be...
Having recently completed the hefty task of redesigning and building the Bradfords Building Supplies Winter Catalogue, we were faced with the challenge of making some creative to launch the new catalogue, to really shout about it via social media. We suggested to Bradfords the idea of...
01
Feb
100 Days to Run a Marathon
My name is Simon Radcliffe, Head of the studio here at Holla Creative and now, London Marathon competitor. My mission is to train for the London Marathon in just 100 days with a tailored 14 week training program, AND come in with a decent time, all...
Photographer David Slater finally wins his two year legal battle against Peta over the copyright of the famous monkey selfie. The rare crested macaque monkey named Naruto, picked up the camera and snapped the selfie way back in 2011. Peta sued “on behalf” of the monkey in...
‘Millennials are killing everything’ the epic excuse from the terrified old guard. I remember reading somewhere that the first mistake you can make in marketing and advertising is blaming your audience. If people aren’t buying your product it’s not personal, it’s because they don’t want it,...
21
Aug
Don’t bait the trolls
Big brands often make the biggest mistakes and end up looking the most out of touch, when they forget one of the biggest rules of the internet: 'Anonymity breeds trolls’ For some reason though, massive advertisers continue to think its a good idea to create campaigns...