Love it or hate it: The new Marmite ad and another pointless controversy

Years ago, the makers of yeast based spread Marmite realized that opinion on their product was split and so they adopted "You either love it or hate it" as their marketing style. It's worked and now the brand has become synonymous with splitting opinion here in the UK. Personally, I can't stand the stuff. It …

I like it hot, but not this hot

Today is St Swithun's day. St Swithun was a British saint and there's an old superstition which states that if it rains on this day Britain is in for 40 days of bad weather, but if it's sunny it'll be a great summer. It's complete bollocks of course, but rather like the US' groundhog it's …

Don’t encourage them: Least favourite ad of the moment

F**k you HTC! I've got previous with the phone company, as my current mobile is one of theirs and I loathe it (temperamental touchscreen, crap battery life and abysmal memory), the only plus point is that coupled with my old place's terrible reception I've broken my phone dependency. Anyway, the reason I'm annoyed with them …

Skyfail: My least favourite ad of the moment and one I quite like

There are two adverts on at the moment both advertising television programmes, one which I hate and another which I kinda dig. The one I hate is for the channel/company Sky and features two stars of it's recent shows, Ruth Jones from Stella and Robert Lindsay who's in Spy. The advert is basically the two …

Toothless: Least favourite ad of the moment

Ah, January. The time of year when in Britain where we all try and recover from gorging on mince pies, spend wildly in the sales and, of course, complain. According to "scientists" January includes Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year. Of course, this is entirely arbitrary and not taken seriously by anybody apart …

Has it come to this?: My least favourite advert at the moment

Celebrities selling stuff to the public isn't a new idea, if you think about it the Queen has been doing it for years with all those companies who carry the crest or whatever, and Hollywood was quick to get in on the act, here's screen legend Bob Hope flogging cigarettes back in the day: It's …

I honestly don’t know if I’m hungry or horny

The world of advertising is a strange one, with tons of weird adverts springing forth, often with very tenuous connections to the product their selling. Guinness are the kings of these kind of adverts, oddly cinematic efforts that don't really have anything at all to do with the black stuff. Or there are things like …

Pic Post: Cosplay, Cartoon Hotties and Cartoon Inspiration

Good point, well made Oh, gods, I agreed with a Zapp Brannigan quote, that can't be good Zombies and Subway together at last Two things I'm kind of obsessed with united:   The age old debate Wilma or Betty? One guy trumps a whole marketing division You can't go wrong with Dory Lot's of cats …

The Six Million Pound Ad

Earlier this week I saw the much hyped John Lewis Christmas advert, which reportedly cost £6m. The reason it was hyped up, aside from the ridiculous price tag was the fact that last year the company's festive ad became a massive talking point because it divided public opinion. For many it was a clever, sweet …

Get your own damn snack!: My least favourite advert at the moment

One of my heroes/rolemodels is the writer and TV presenter Charlie Brooker. He's got this wonderfully sarcastic, angry and embittered way of writing which I find hilarious and essentially gets paid to write about TV shows that annoy him. And he's married to Konnie Huq. Dude's living the dream. The reason I bring him up …