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More About Advertising: Dark Horses’ Matt Adams and Will Butler: Super Bowl 2024 ads that make us jealous
February 12th 2024
Writing a Super Bowl ad is like the Holy Grail for most creatives; it’s up there with Christmas ads in the UK, but maybe even better.
The Drum: Politics and sports have never been closer. For brands, silence isn't neutrality
January 19th 2024
Sports have long delivered for brands. They’re also a platform for politics, whether we like it or not. Brands better get ready to pick sides, explains Dark Horses’s Matt Readman.
Ad Forum: Nissan apologises to local residents of Mexican Formula E race track for the wild raucous noisiness of its fans…
January 12th 2024
….and distributes ear defenders to block out their noise on the day of the race
Marketing Beat: The Creative’s Choice: which ads made their mark in 2023 – and why?
January 11th 2024
So much in marketing and advertising is subjective – how best to use humour, the true power of storytelling, where the line of ‘good taste’ really lies… But the importance of identifying a strong creative is never really in doubt.
Marketing Beat: Harry Kane showcases seasonal footy joy in fresh Prime Video promotion
December 21st 2023
Harry Kane stars in a new Prime promotion, which shows him battling the festive blues, and being cheered up by Premier League fixtures on Prime.
THE DRUM: How Dark Horses used Twise to give virtual Fifa presidency candidate a voice
December 14th 2023
The generative audio chat AI tool was the key element behind the recent launch of the sports agency’s footballing crusader.
GUARDIAN:Meet the AI-created football expert aiming to teach Infantino a lesson
November 22nd 2023
‘Hope Sogni’ is launching a hypothetical Fifa election campaign to represent women and show game could be run differently
GUARDIAN: An AI Fifa president?
November 22nd 2023
Hope Sogni unveiled as hypothetical female candidate
INDEPENDENT: AI-generated Hope Sogni launches campaign to become Fifa president
November 13th 2023
The creators of Hope Sogni hope to show the game could be run differently