Giant Balloons Company

Summary: Our industry is full of people who have opinions. Nothing is wrong with that. In advertising, if you do not know how to state an opinion, or give a piece of your mind, then you are probably not going to last long.

However, the issue being raised here is the rise of the troll in advertising. The cop-out of staying anonymous while trashing someone’s work, or attacking someone personally, has gotten out of control. The way we craft messages is both analytical and creative, and that way has been attacked by many John Doe know-it-alls who refuse to back up their comments with their identity.

Summary: Would you quit smoking for 28 days? That is the question the National Health Service is asking smokers. A new campaign being done by SmokeFree (the National Health Service) is advocating that smokers should take a break during the month of October.

The NHS named it #Stoptober.

Summary: Advertising is one of the few things we know that is both so loved and so hated by the people who use it for a living. We are not exempt from that population; advertising is so fascinating and fun to do, yet there are issues and activities within AdLand that make our skin crawl.

But unlike David Nobay, we haven’t expressed our gripe at an international creative awards ceremony.