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Raleigh’s new campaign celebrates the simple pleasures of cycling: www.creativereview.co.uk/raleigh-one-... via Creative Review
Raleigh’s new campaign celebrates cycling’s simple pleasures
Created by HarrimanSteel, Reasons to be Cheerful uses humour, authentic casting and everyday moments to reposition the bike brand for a new generation
creativereview.co.uk
Two of Britain's biggest bread brands are now one business – and BrandOpus gave it an identity with no wheat in sight 👀 www.creativeboom.com/news/hovis-a...
We are delighted to announce that Simon Michaelides, Director General of @isbasays.bsky.social, has accepted an invitation to join our Board of Trustees at a time of historic significance for both organisations. Read more here: www.hatads.org.uk/news/245/Sim...
A strikingly simple travel poster from BOAC, (British Overseas Airways Corporation). It is said to date from 1952. The first commercial flights to Tokyo from the UK started in 1948.
Bit of a long shot but we wondered if anyone knows where to find a Kronenbourg 1664 TV commercial from 1998/99 called 'Savoir Faire': www.marketingweek.com/lager-gets-i... We've tried online and our own collections but haven't been able to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 🍻
marketingweek.com
Very sad news about Kevin Keegan...here he is in his heyday in a Mitre football ad from 1980
Whatever happening to Country Lover shampoo? With a brand identity like this, what's not to like? c/o '19', August 1974, @historyofads.bsky.social
My (research) focus has shifted from when I created this account. My main focus is now on the phenomenon of the British teenage consumer from the end of the 1950s as I prepare a touring exhibition on behalf of @historyofads.bsky.social Stay tuned...
So sad to read that the legendary Welsh rock and pop singer Bonnie Tyler has passed away. She was best known for her iconic power ballad ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, and recently appeared in a 2023 campaign about lunar eclipses, reprising the iconic 1999 'Full Moon' Jaffa Cakes ad. #advertising
Jaffa Eclipse I Bonnie Tyler x Jaffa Cakes
YouTube video by McVitie's UK
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Some highlights from our collections including a tortoise, a tomato man and some balls: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... via @theguardian.com #advertising #heritage #archives
Aliens, chimps and a pregnant man: iconic British adverts – in pictures
They may have been unethical, potentially dangerous and somewhat sexist … but each of these classic adverts, from the PG Tips monkeys to the Tango slapper, caught the public’s imagination
theguardian.com
Baldy Man, Gold Blend flirters and mash-mad Martians: TV’s golden age ads
Baldy Man, Gold Blend flirters and mash-mad Martians: TV’s golden age ads
As the History of Advertising Trust turns 50, our writer revels in its vast archive, remembering the bread boy on his bike, the suggestive coffee-drinkers and the Hamlet smoker adjusting his comb-over
theguardian.com
Absolutely fantastic article to celebrate 50 years of @historyofads.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Baldy Man, Gold Blend flirters and mash-mad Martians: TV’s golden age ads
As the History of Advertising Trust turns 50, our writer revels in its vast archive, remembering the bread boy on his bike, the suggestive coffee-drinkers and the Hamlet smoker adjusting his comb-over
theguardian.com
Opinion | ‘Just don’t let it turn into Disney’: Why brand partnerships need a better test 🪄 Commercial associations are becoming more accepted in the culture sector – but authenticity is vital, says MHM's Guy Turton.
'Just don't let it turn into Disney': Why brand partnerships need a better test - Museums Association
Commercial associations are becoming more accepted in the culture sector - but authenticity is vital, says Guy Turton
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Thanks very much to the BBC for their recent coverage of HAT and our 50th celebrations 🥳 From meerkats to influencers: How advertising shaped our culture: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Advertising has helped shape the nation, says Norfolk trust boss
The History of Advertising Trust charts the campaigns that reflect moments of social change.
bbc.co.uk
Great advice in this ad from 1955 🍦🌞
Fifa quietly scrubbed logos off World Cup stadiums – so one brand turned the cover-up into a marketing campaign
Fifa scrubbed logos off World Cup stadiums – so one brand has got creative
Organisers have gone to extraordinary lengths to erase unofficial names and logos from NFL stadiums hosting tournament matches, as brands take creative approaches to gaining from the World Cup show
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Sunglasses are definitely required this week, maybe some Rowntree's Fruit Gums too 🌞😎
1066 and all that. How Guinness celebrated the Battle of Hastings, 900 years after the event simeyd.substack.com/p/1066-and-a... via @simeyd.bsky.social The Best Ads in the World blog
1066 and all that
How Guinness celebrated the Battle of Hastings, 900 years after the event.
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Sad news about David Hockney today. Here's an article that features the Ingersoll watch ad he designed (aged 15) as part of a competition for the Eagle comic in 1952: downthetubes.net/when-david-h...
When David Hockney drew for Eagle (sort of!)
David Hockney, one of the most popular and influential British artists of the twentieth century has returned to Tate Britain in London for his most comprehensive exhibition so far, running until Ma…
downthetubes.net
The World Cup of adverts: How brands are competing to entertain, not simply sell www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The World Cup of adverts: How brands are competing to entertain, not simply sell
Kim Kardashian, Timothée Chalamet and Susan Boyle feature in ambitious ads ahead of the World Cup.
bbc.co.uk
Happy #InternationalArchivesDay ! 🥳 The History of Advertising Trust preserves and celebrates the heritage of British brand communications by maintaining an extensive archive and by using our collections in social and educational projects. View our online catalogue: www.hatads.org.uk/catalogue/se...
'The BBC has unveiled its campaign for the FIFA World Cup 2026, taking a handcrafted approach to football fandom by turning everyday objects of support into stages for sporting immortality' via Creative Review ⚽ www.creativereview.co.uk/bbc-creative... #football #worldcup2026 #animation #art #sport
BBC’s crafts love letter to fandom in World Cup trailer
BBC Creative, Blinkink and illustrator Dan Evans have teamed up for a mixed-media spot that turns everyday football memorabilia into ‘fanvases’
creativereview.co.uk
'Any way you please it Cheese It' for #NationalCheeseDay 🧀 www.hatads.org.uk/catalogue/re... #Cheese #Food #Dairy #Advertising #Archives
Boards of Canada release their long-awaited 5th album 'Inferno' today...here's a look at an ad from 2000 for Telecom Italia with music by BoC, the ad is directed by Chris Cunningham and features Leonardo DiCaprio: www.hatads.org.uk/catalogue/re... #HexagonSun #Music #Advertising #Archives
