If you are new to my blog, I feel I must clarify that this is my first post of this... variety. I usually talk about ads or marketing or amazing things I've done, but a recent conversation about how hot Simba from the Lion King was, sparked a lot of thinking on my part about attractive animated characters. So much so, that I felt compelled to share my conclusions with you. So, in no particular order and subject to change, here goes... 1. Simba - Lion King Quoting my friend from the aforementioned conversation, 'I think it's his hair; it's all messy and sexy.' So, could it be the tousled hair that makes Simba so irresistible? Is it his playful smile? Or perhaps his goal-orientated nature and eagerness to be king? Whatever it is, he is one hot cub. *NB. Simba's hotness is strictly confined to his childhood years. When he walks over that log and sings himself into adulthood he loses all appeal.  2. Prince Eric - The Little Mermaid D...

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Do you remember Google Chromes' ' Dear Sophie' ad from a year or so ago? An emotional journey of a dad who writes emails to his daughter every day since her birth, documenting every little thing, so she can read it back when she is older. I'm not going to lie, I'm jealous of Sophie. I only have a few photos and worn out anecdotes to prove that I even was a child. Personal feelings aside, it was a lovely ad, and I was very pleased to see that Google Chrome have kept up these moving stories. The most recent one I have seen now is Julie Deane. Take a look - Not only is this a well-shot and thought out ad which tells her story seamlessly, but it is a brilliant 'How To...' for people looking to get their name/product/business out there. With the recession, people are becoming a lot more entrepreneurial, and deciding to make something of themselves on their own. This ad is really relevant to today, which makes the public pay attention to it. Mainly I like...

I'm going to say something here and I hope you don't scold me for it; I don't like Chanel No.5. I think it is too harsh and smells like a musty old woman. 'Oh but it's Chanel , it's a classic !' That may be so, but it's not to my taste, just like crocs, baked beans, and Gary Barlow. I feel I had to write something when I saw this new ad for Chanel No.5. Take a look and you'll know why: Firstly, what the hell? Brad, what are you talking about? It reminds me of when I visited an art gallery years ago; the exhibition was filled with abstract pieces, there was even a canvas with a simple blue square that had aspiring art critics gasping with awe. I saw a few people gathered round a model of a fire extinguisher, searching desperately for the meaning and to connect emotionally with this piece. Turns out it was an actual fire extinguisher, created only for putting out potential fires in the gallery. This ad is like that fire extinguisher; i...

"Dinner with the girls" is something I have been participating in since my friends started renting and buying. Long gone are the sporadic drunken weekday meetings filled with risqué conversation. Now it's a long process involving diary checking, rescheduling, and conversations where we talk about babies, mortgages, complain about jobs, complain about the government, complain about money... all part and parcel of entering our late 20's. Once, at one of these dinners, I was talking to my friend about Twitter because does the marketing for a huge, world famous brand. She shrugged, ‘I don’t see the point in Twitter’. Now, this is not the first time I have had to defend Twitter. Twitter has got a bad rep because of trolls, 'beliebers', mouthy footballers, and other idiots who actually say the word 'hashtag' without knowing what it means. I can understand why some people don’t use it and don’t ‘get it’. I was explaining the benefits of it and ...