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A sign of the times.

July 23rd, 2010

Nexus is proud to show the newest addition to our sign portfolio.
We were asked to produce ideas for two signs for our client. The brief was to produce a contempary, stylish sign not along the lines of the usual trading estate sign. We were allowed to use our creative flair to its fullest potential and ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Claudine

Our Ben is a star!!!

May 6th, 2010

You may remember that Ben Hillman our very own freelancer recently appeared in a TV competition on ITV’s This Morning and won a fabulous opportunity to show off his amazing interior design skills in his own six episode slot on the show.
This started today and everyone at Nexus watched Ben create a funky shoe cabinet/umbrella ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Claudine

It’s finally over!!!

January 29th, 2010

Well, according to the media, the recession is officially over. So what does this mean to our businesses? Will we all immediately go out and spend, spend, spend? Will the telephone suddenly start ringing like it did in the ‘good old days’?
Well, we haven’t seen much evidence in the first week that people are more ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Claudine

Wishing you a Sony Christmas . . .

December 15th, 2009

Sony UK have been very active on TV and radio in recent weeks and as one of the market leaders of electrical products they have really been pushing their name in the lead up to the Christmas period.
Advertising in this way is great and they have gone the extra mile to corner the market even ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Claudine

Tough Love?

October 29th, 2009

For years advertisers have been using children to tear at the heartstrings of viewers. Such advertisers as NSPCC, Worldvision, Cancer Research to name but a few have cleverly incorporated the one thing guaranteed to bring a tear to your eye. But of late, I have noticed an alarming shift in the way children are used. ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Claudine

Have you got a confession to make?

October 16th, 2009

Kingsmill’s new advertising campaign suggests that many of us have! The new take on advertising their bread is to encourage the public to confess to a “sandwich stealing” incident. Did the dog do it? Did you just imagine making your sandwich? OK it sounds unbelievable but I bet we can all admit to having done ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Claudine

Icon Digitally Resurrected

September 22nd, 2009

I was looking for a suitable advert to talk about this week and came across this very clever ad on Youtube!

Allan Gray Investments in South Africa has launched a television commercial imagining what James Dean may have gone on to achieve had he not died at the age of 24.
‘Legend’ depicts the life of James ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by James

New Coca-Cola Summer TV ad

July 14th, 2009

Have you seen this new television advertising campaign from Coca-Cola featuring a bizarre organ player squirting coke into the mouths of what look like Gremlins to get them to play a Calvin Harris track? If not prepare yourself:

The first time I saw it I wasn’t sure what had happened. Someone at Coke HQ must have ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Jason

Evian Skating Babies Ad

July 7th, 2009

It was 11 years ago that Evian last had a memorable TV ad. Babies, standing in a perfect line along the side of a swimming pool, diving in one after the other and then performing a synchronized swimming ballet. The ad won an Epica award and a Bronze Film Lion at Cannes. The strap line ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Jason

Glade’s Trouble in the Toilet

June 30th, 2009

Is this the worst ad on TV? You know the one where the little kid who wants to do a poo at Paul’s house. You haven’t seen it? Here you go:

Being an advertising agency we have a mix of great clients, not all of which have the tremendous budgets for advertising that SC Johnson (a ... Read the rest of this post

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Posted by Jason