The Adman
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London Adman Find me on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/simonderungs/
Some like it hot! When you're launching a hot and spicy vodka, why not film the ad on a live volcano. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Some like it hot.
When you're launching a hot and spicy vodka, why not film the ad on a live volcano.
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"Merci, la France" When a country gifts you the Statue of Liberty, what can you possibly give them in return? Etsy's Gift Mode has the answer. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
"Merci, la France"
When a country gifts you the Statue of Liberty, what can you possibly give them in return? Etsy's Gift Mode has the answer.
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“Walk on the Wild Side” Did Lou Reed 'sell out' when he agreed to appear in this gritty ad for Honda scooters? Did he care? open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Walk on the Wild Side
Did Lou Reed 'sell out' when he agreed to appear in this gritty ad for Honda scooters? Did he care?
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Does your partner snore? Bayer’s Aspirina Masticable ad from Mexico proves that ads for OTC pharmaceuticals don't have to follow the generic 'clinical' approach. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Does your partner snore?
Bayer’s Aspirina Masticable ad from Mexico proves that ads for OTC pharmaceuticals don't have to follow the generic 'clinical' approach.
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Happy Swiss National Day🇨🇭 Celebrating a little country with a lot to offer on its 735th birthday. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Happy Swiss National Day🇨🇭
Celebrating a little country with a lot to offer on its 731st birthday.
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Dance like your job depends on it. Nextel's 2004 ad shows how you can make the driest tech product features entertaining. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
“My Blackberry isn’t working.” One of the all-time great comedy sketches, and a wholesome dig at tech jargon. Brilliant human creativity will always outshine machine-generated content, no matter how much money you throw at it. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
“My Blackberry isn’t working.”
One of the all-time great comedy sketches, and a wholesome dig at tech jargon. Brilliant human creativity will always outshine machine-generated content, no matter how much money you throw at it.
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"Bright is right" This Indian ad for Halonix lightbulbs cleverly uses a mundane human drama to dramatise the perils of poor lighting. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
"Bright is right"
This Indian ad for Halonix lightbulbs cleverly uses a mundane human drama to dramatise the perils of poor lighting.
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Very well done. When comedy legend Les Dawson brought his northern wit to high-street steaks. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Very well done
When comedy legend Les Dawson brought his northern wit to high-street steaks.
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The first-ever Xerox TV ad. A ground-breaking product required the same of its advertising, as this 1959 campaign demonstrates. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
The first-ever Xerox TV ad
A ground-breaking product required the same of its advertising, as this 1959 campaign demonstrates.
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RIP Bill Oddie. Remembering the most anarchic and slobbish member of The Goodies, who made a significant contribution to British comedy, music, conservationism and advertising. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
RIP Bill Oddie
Remembering the most anarchic and slobbish member of The Goodies, who made a significant contribution to British comedy, music, conservationism and advertising.
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"Your Way Out" In our high-tech AI-obsessed world, possibly the most groundbreaking ad this year looks like a dated low-resolution video game. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
"Your Way Out"
How Coinbase faked a low-tech video game using low-tech analogue cinematic techniques.
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“Ever considered an alarm?” This 2005 ad for a Danish security company will leave you wanting to install a home security system very very soon! open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
“Ever considered an alarm?”
This 2005 ad for a Danish security company will leave you wanting to install a home security system very very soon!
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Don't go out! A fun Canadian ad for KFC's home delivery service. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Don't go out
A fun Canadian ad for KFC home delivery service.
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Smart thief. This Dutch ad for LG doesn't look anything like an ad, and that's why it's so smart. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Smart thief
This Dutch ad for LG doesn't look anything like an ad, and that's why it's so smart.
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Tired of commercial breaks? A campaign for Canal+ Sweden that proved just as brilliant as its French siblings, and will reinforce your frustration at commercial breaks mid-movie. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Tired of commercial breaks?
A campaign for Canal+ Sweden that proved just as brilliant as its French siblings, and will reinforce your frustration at commercial breaks mid-movie.
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The price of kindness. This Indian short film is a cautionary tale on the risks of letting your guard down in an age of mobile phone scams. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
The price of kindness
This Indian short film is a cautionary tale on the risks of letting your guard down in an age of mobile phone scams.
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RIP Kevin Keegan. Remembering a true English football icon - Kevin Keegan appeared in Brut 33's iconic campaign alongside 'Our 'Enery'. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Kevin Keegan
Remembering a true English football icon - Kevin Keegan appeared in Brut 33's iconic campaign alongside 'Our 'Enery'.
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Puppy love. Heartbreak for this jilted lover could have ended in tragedy, were it not for the gripping power of these latest Bridgestone tyres. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
Puppy love
Heartbreak for this jilted lover could have ended in tragedy, were it not for the gripping power of these latest Bridgestone tyres.
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“Are you fan enough?” What would you do to avoid missing the big game? This Canadian ad for the BC Lions shows just how far a 'real fan' would go. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
“Are you fan enough?”
What would you do to avoid missing the big game? This Canadian ad for the BC Lions shows just how far a 'real fan' would go.
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“Beware of things made in October” This delightfully entertaining 2001 campaign for Fox Sports was based on a brilliantly simple premise - don't buy anything made during a major sports event. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
“Beware of things made in October”
This delightfully entertaining 2001 campaign for Fox Sports was based on a brilliantly simple premise - don't buy anything made during a major sports event.
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“Dream Crazy” Nike's 2018 campaign featuring controversial NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was a bold, brave and brilliant statement. It also worked. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
“Dream Crazy”
Nike's 2018 campaign featuring controversial NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was a bold, brave and brilliant statement. It also worked.
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"He's coming home" How a domestic abuse charity created huge awareness of the dark side of the 'Beautiful Game'. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
He's coming home
How a domestic abuse charity created huge awareness of the dark side of the 'Beautiful Game'.
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We're out! England lost to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Semi-Finals. Here's how we mourned our dismissal back in 2002 with a fun ad for Jaffa Cakes. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
We're out!
England lost to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Semi-Finals. Here's how we mourned our dismissal back in 2002 with a fun ad for Jaffa Cakes.
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“Tonight’s the night...” It's England v Argentina and the refs in today's FIFA World Cup Semi Final. As the English knights would shout, "St. George for England!" open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
“Tonight’s the night...”
It's England v Argentina and the refs in today's FIFA World Cup Semi Final. As the English knights would shout, "St. George for England!"
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“Eat pies” You've been Tango'd: remembering this ultimate 90s marketing heist that replaced big budgets with a big ambush idea. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
“Eat pies”
You've been Tango'd: remembering this ultimate 90s marketing heist that replaced big budgets with a big ambush idea.
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Here's a weird vintage ad for the "Bubble Boy" bar novelty gadget, marketed in the 1950s by the Novelty House in Pasadena, California. It was designed to look like the famous Manneken Pis fountain in Brussels and worked by dissolving an Alka-Seltzer tablet in water to create bubbles. #advertising
“Eat football, sleep football..." The Coke ad that captured the heartwarming story of a blind football fan and his biggest supporter. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
EN-GER-LAND! Celebrating a great victory by remembering a great poster from 20 years ago. open.substack.com/pub/simeyd/p...
