News

Creative Pool: Super Bowl Ads Always Score Big with Humour... So Why Do Brands Fumble the Funny the Rest of the Year?

February 13th 2025
Creative Pool: Super Bowl Ads Always Score Big with Humour... So Why Do Brands Fumble the Funny the Rest of the Year?

Super Bowl reviewed: a look at the ads that touched down in 2025

February 13th 2025
As the Super Bowl fades into a distant memory of alien antics, celebrity sea creatures and scenic equine adventures, Steve Howell, CCO at Dark Horses, examines what truly worked this year, and how the usual contenders stacked up against some promising newcomers.
Super Bowl reviewed: a look at the ads that touched down in 2025

BITE: Plant-based Brands Need Year Round Connection

February 12th 2025
Josh Pearce and Sean Johnson, creative directors at Dark Horses, on why marketing for vegan brands needs to evolve.
BITE: Plant-based Brands Need Year Round Connection

Celebrities on Cameo React to Super Bowl Cameos

February 10th 2025
Super Bowl ads have become famed for their A-List celebrity cameos, so this year we asked some other celebrities (on the website Cameo.com) to give us their reviews of the ads and some of the celebrity cameos in them.
Celebrities on Cameo React to Super Bowl Cameos

CityAM: Trump, the Super Bowl, wokery and sport’s shift to the right

February 2nd 2025
Dark Horses' CSO Matt Readman discusses Trump, The Super Bowl and sport's shift to the right in City AM.
CityAM: Trump, the Super Bowl, wokery and sport’s shift to the right

The Drum: I nearly left advertising because of menopause.

October 10th 2024
Dark Horses' CEO Melissa Robertson calls for more empathy and understanding in the workplace
The Drum: I nearly left advertising because of menopause.

Marketing Beat: The Menopause Shit Show

October 9th 2024
Dark Horses' CEO Melissa Robertson discusses whether brands are trading on desperation
Marketing Beat: The Menopause Shit Show

Marketing Beat: Beyond the Olympic Podium

September 4th 2024
Dark Horses' Head of New Business Catrin Kite on why brands should back humanity
Marketing Beat: Beyond the Olympic Podium

Mediacat: Menopause, It's a Right Laugh

July 16th 2024
Dark Horses' Creatives Hannah Rendell and Lara Hallam on using fame as a tool for reaching wider audiences
Mediacat: Menopause, It's a Right Laugh