Advertising agencies have taken to hiring freelance emotional rapists in order to fulfil retailers’ demands for increasingly cynical and manipulative Christmas commercials.
Posted: Dec 1st, 2013
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Cyclical funnyman Alexander Armstrong has finally come clean, and apologised for his role in a series of Direct Line commercials. In a lengthy interview, Armstrong said he ‘didn’t feel guilty’ about promoting the RBS-owned business, and had been Direct Lining for ‘months, maybe years’. But like legendary Direct Liners before him including Stephen Fry and Paul Merton, Alexander felt under pressure to ‘earn, at all costs.’
Posted: Jan 19th, 2013
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An apology by Tesco for muddling up animals may have contained traces of horseshit, say regulators.
Inspectors recently discovered that Tesco had as little idea what was inside the products it passed off as ‘food’ as its most trusting of customers. Uncowed, the supermarket took immediate action, and ponied up for a lot more advertising.
Posted: Jan 18th, 2013
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Following a huge number of complaints to Ofcom, the national charity Samaritans has been criticized for embarking upon a cold calling campaign across the UK.
Posted: Oct 17th, 2012
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The adverts, traditionally scrawled in biro or marker by traders offering a range of services in the local area, have been undermined by a flood of empty promises.
Posted: Oct 9th, 2012
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