Happy New Year! I recently found myself rewatching Chipotle’s truly brilliant 2012 ‘Back to the Start’ campaign - feels like a good way to kick off 2026. Featuring stop-motion animation and soundtrack by Coldplay, performed by the legendary Willie Nelson (still performing at 92). #advertising

On New Year’s Eve I’m reminded of this terrific ad we made for Foster’s Beer. We’d decided to make a one-off Y2K ad as part of our successful ‘He who drinks Australian’ campaign, and the result was this hilarious 20 sec spot featuring a laid-back Welshman and his traumatised wife. #advertising

Proof that luxury marketing isn’t all the same. For the CHANEL Métiers d’art 2026 collection, we see American rapper A$AP Rocky swimming the East River in red silk pyjamas. It’s a wonderful piece of filmmaking, directed by Academy Award winner Michel Gondry. #advertising

‘The Unfinished Lunch’ is from 1969 and was always on Dave Trott’s reel of favourite ads. Featuring several Hollywood movie 'tough guys', including George Raft, and hundreds of convicts furiously shouting the brand name, it's surely a marketer's wet dream. #advertising

In case you've never heard of Irn Bru, it's an iconic Scottish fizzy drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" (after whisky). In 2006 the brand reimagined the Raymond Briggs 1978 picture book - now part of Scottish culture each Christmas. #advertising

Remembering this fabulous Stella Artois film, shot by Jonathan Glazer. ‘Ice skating priests’ was his third for Stella, an epic 2 minute ad shot in Poland in 2005. Apparently, the Polish Army had to be called in to clear the lake as there was too much snow. #advertising

"When you've eaten something you shouldn't have.” From 1997, this Alka-Seltzer ad won a Cannes Gold Lion and it is never not funny. Agency was AMV BBDO. #advertising

Happy Christmas! Remembering this beautiful Christmas short film, created by British filmmaker Phil Beastall. ‘Love Is a Gift’ was produced for just £50. #christmas

Happy Christmas Eve.

It’s Christmas Eve, Santa's coming! Here’s a vintage ad for Hamlet, a long-running campaign created by CDP. "Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet" launched in 1964 and ran uninterrupted and unchanged until tobacco advertising on television was banned in 1991. Happy Christmas 🎄 #advertising

Christmas 1977 and Coca-Cola created a holiday version of its iconic ‘Hilltop’ ad. ‘Candles’, also created by McCann Erickson, featured the same message of global unity, but reimagined with the singers holding candles at night to form the shape of a glowing Christmas tree. #advertising

Back in 2015, Kit Kat gave audiences a break from the fake joviality of other Christmas ads, offering 30 seconds of blank space and actor Tom Hollander's calming voice. The slogan “Have a break, Have a KitKat” was penned in 1957 by JWT copywriter Donald Gillies. #advertising

I share this touching Polish ad every Christmas, but it’s such a lovely film, beautifully written, brilliantly executed. It’s for e-commerce website Allegro in 2016, the charming tale of a grandfather learning to speak English ahead of a holiday trip to the UK. 3 minutes well spent! #advertising

5 star review.

Almost Christmas!🎄 Here's to fewer turkeys next year 🦃 Meanwhile, enjoy this timeless 1989 ad for Hamlet, created by CDP. #advertising

Carney!

Surely one of the greatest Christmas ads. Back in 2014, traditional British luxury brand Mulberry released this light-hearted Christmas ad that plays on the one-upmanship of family gift-giving. #WinChristmas led to an 8% rise in sales and won a D&AD pencil. #advertising

Mr Kipling makes exceedingly good cakes, but back in 2003 he also made a Christmas ad that offended viewers, was accused of degrading women, blasphemy and mocking a holy Christian event. It was quickly pulled off air having become one of the most complained about ads of the decade. #advertising

I saw this poem on the tube today and my blood ran cold. Written months before the outbreak of World War II, it was a prescient warning that’s all too relevant 86 years later.

Or wait until Mother's Day.

This is not a British thing.

Christmas 2013, Apple released a commercial featuring a teenager forced to spend Christmas with his grandparents and extended family. While his family members enjoy their time together, he just stares at his iPhone 5s…or so it seems 😊. #advertising

Season’s Greetings from SuperTalent. Wishing you a very merry Christmas and here’s to a fabulous 2026 filled with joy and BIG IDEAS. If you’re in need of a creative intervention next year, give us a call. supertalentcreative.com

H&M’s 2016 Christmas ad wasn’t quite what you’d expect from a high street clothes retailer. 'Come Together' was a 4-minute film for H&M's clothing line of the same name, written and directed by acclaimed American director Wes Anderson. #advertising #wesanderson

Thanks but I'm not hungry any more.

Gutted to read that Rob Reiner has passed away. A brilliant director, screenwriter, actor, political activist and podcaster. He also directed and co-wrote the classic 1984 mockumentary ‘This Is Spinal Tap’. Like most of what he touched, it’s a classic. #robreiner

From three years ago, a terrific ad for the then-new iPhone 13 pro. 'The Detectives' is a beautifully shot film promoting the phone's Cinematic Mode. Created by TBWA\Chiat\Day, it won a Cannes Gold Lion in the Film category. #advertising #apple

Happy 100th birthday today to the legendary Dick Van Dyke. Here's last year's lovely tribute by Coldplay, starring an amazingly sprightly 99 year old Dick and his family. #advertising #dickvandyke

Happy birthday Taylor Swift (I’m a fully paid up Swifty Dad!) Remembering this 2017 campaign for Taylor Swift NOW, a content hub on AT&T/DIRECTV, featuring her Reputation era content and a thumb war with Andy Samberg. #advertising #taylorswift

"Old lady" is a famous, award-winning Thai ad from 2015, created for the Snack Jack brand of vegetable crackers. It’s a terrific example of the unique, often hilarious and always entertaining style of Thai advertising. #advertising #snackjack

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

A vegetarian wolf? Through all the noise surrounding retailers’ Christmas ads, it's French supermarket Intermarché that's delivered possibly the most heartwarming story so far. "Le Loup" is all about eating better food and a lonely wolf who gives up meat to make some forest friends. #advertising

In 1965, the Mobil Oil Corporation wanted to celebrate its 100th anniversary, and invited in Bill Bernbach. However, instead of creating a self-congratulatory ad, DDB did something truly ground-breaking. ‘We want you to live’ highlighted the dangers of reckless driving. #advertising #santa

Remember Apple’s gorgeous 2023 Christmas ad? ‘Fuzzy feelings’ is a beautiful bit of storytelling, a mixture of live-action and stop-motion animation, all shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. George Harrison’s 1970 song 'Isn’t it a Pity' provides the perfect soundtrack. #advertising

I was saddened to hear that legendary photographer Martin Parr has died. Famous for his anthropological eye, Parr's work leaves a significant mark on the advertising industry. As Parr once said, “Remember I make serious photographs disguised as entertainment.” #advertising #martinparr

I recently came across this heartwarming Christmas ad for IKEA Italy. Created in 2018 by STV DDB Milan, the ad captures the holiday spirit as two men find themselves trapped in a lift with their IKEA shopping. #advertising

Today, December 3rd, is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, established by the UN in 1992. This 2005 ad for EDF imagines a world where ramps replace stairs, libraries are filled with braille books, and bank staff use sign language. #advertising

Every Christmas, Apple offers a seasonal film that occasionally hits the jackpot Here’s their 2025 offering, a delightfully childish film called ‘A Critter Carol’, with hand-made puppetry shot entirely on the iPhone 17 Pro. #advertising

Yep.

Back in 1989, this is what Cyber Monday would have looked like. Before online shopping (or online anything), BT was encouraging people to use their phones when shopping to reserve items and beat the in-store rush. Agency was JWT. #advertising

"For weary wives"

It’s Black Friday, the day when retailers offer crazy discounts. In 2020, Google partnered with the US Black Chambers Inc to reframe the busiest shopping day of the year as Black-Owned Friday, to support Black-owned businesses which were closing at twice the rate of other businesses. #advertising

Hot Dr Pepper? Not sure about that one.

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Wishing all my American family and friends a very happy Thanksgiving today. In 1953, food business Swanson was left with a huge surplus of turkeys. Inspired by the airline industry, they turned the turkey into packed pre-prepared meals and the first ‘TV dinner’ was born. #advertising #thanksgiving

It’s almost Thanksgiving for my American family and friends. Remembering this classic ad for the Meijer grocery chain. Agency was DeVito/Verdi New York. #advertising #thanksgiving

I’m not always a huge fan of retailers’ Christmas ads but I have to admit Tesco have made some lovely ‘slice of life’ films this year. Here’s a perfect example - the grandfather who “expressed an opinion”. #advertising #supertalent