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Mattketing is a deep dive into marketing run by Matt Goddard, a Marketing Director, Journalist, and Creative.
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1st July
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Halloween Special
Every Raven, the Ad Beak highlights a recent advert or campaign that's sparkled in the nest.
Here are some favourites...
Recent #AdBeak stars
Amstel, Bridges on Bridges, 2019 (adam&eveDDB)
KFC, Colonel Robocop, 2019 (Wieden & Kennedy)
Apple, The Underdogs, 2019 (Depth Control)
Warburtons, Good Bagel, 2019 (Engine)
Vauxhall, Riches to Rags: Jack and the Beanstalk (agency: Velocity / animation: Coffee & TV)
Tech and Media
Dead Island, 2011 (Axis Animation)
Budweiser, Wind Never Felt Better, 2019 (David)
Star Wars Battlefront 2, 2017 (BBH New York)
Gears of War 2: The Last Day, 2008 (T.A.G. San Francisco)
Škoda, Doug the Dog, 2019 (Rosapark)
Channel 4, Complaints Welcome, 2019 (4Creative)
All-time classics
Audi, Orchestra, 2017 (VB&P)
Honda, The Cog, 2003 (Wieden & Kennedy)
Volvo Trucks, The Epic Split feat. Van Damme, 2013 (Forsman & Bodenfors)
Turner Benelux, A Dramatic Surprise ofn a Quiet Square, 2012
Commended
Volkswagen, The Button, 2017 (Adam & Eve/DBB)
Haynes Beans (mock advert from Cinesite), 2013 (Cinesite)
Samsung Galaxy, The Future, 2018 (Leo Burnett Chicago)
Royal Mail, Heist, 2017 (M&C Saatchi London)
AA, Stellar Rescue, 2019 (Adam & Eve/DDB)
HP, Get Real, 2019 (agency: GS&P)
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