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  • Republic of Everyone’s Green’s Party advert banned by ABC’s Gruen Nation

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Well after seeing Todd Sampson claim this to be ‘the best Greens ad ever’ and that the Republic of Everyone’s, Ben Peacock to expect a phone call from the Greens, it seems that the ABC has put a bit of a dampener on the whole shebang. “As reported yesterday by Campaign Brief, A fake political…

  • Have your say at the GOA billboard at Bowen Hills

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Have you got something to get off your chest about the federal election? Sum it up in just 10 words and your political soapbox rant could be published in front of 45,000 sets of eyes daily at the GOA digital billboard in Bowen Hills, Brisbane. Interested? Have your say and enter your submission at GOA…

  • “Happy little vegemites” – 50 years on and still singing

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Some things just never go out of fashion do they. It comes as a bit of a shock – because I actually remember the original ad! After learning to its cost just how much Australians love their Vegemite, the company has revived the 50-year-old television ad to market the spread to a new generation. Kraft…

  • A tracking device in your undies? Or are you just happy to see me?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The Brazilians have taken tracking devices to deep and dark places! Unilever’s new campaign for Omo detergent hides GPS devices in 50 two-pound boxes that are activated as soon as shoppers lift the box from the supermarket shelf. Omo’s agency Bullet will “visit” the consumer at home within “a few hours or days” to let…

  • Advertising From The Past

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    A Coca-Cola advertisement form the 1890s. As education became an apparent need and reading, as well as printing, developed advertising expanded to include handbills. In the 17th century advertisements started to appear in weekly newspapers in England. These early print advertisements were used mainly to promote books and newspapers, which became increasingly affordable with advances…

  • The Abbott Family – removed by YouTube in less than a day!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I hope some of you were able to catch the AWU’s hilarious piss-take of the Liberal Party called ‘The Abbott Family’. In less than a day this viral ad posted only to YouTube was featured on Seven News and countless advertising industry blogs such as Mumbrella and AdNews, not to mention The Australian. But it was…

  • 2010 AWNY Advertising Women of New York

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    When I first entered the world of advertising many years ago, there was always the magical allure of it being some lofty glamorous world, with people in huge, glass offices wearing tailored suits and there is nowhere more potent than the advertising capital of the world, New York City.  Major agencies, major brands, major budgets……

  • Come On Lil’ Lleyton

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Those of you in Brisbane (or even Australia and the world it seems) will most likely be aware of the battle between Josh Shiels and Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt of the trademark dispute of the ‘Come On’ brand that Josh created a number of years ago. As a friend of Josh and his son…

  • Nurturing Creativity

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Elizabeth is a writer and has had incredible success with her book ‘Eat, Pray, Love’. She is a great speaker and I just loved this TED talk that she did in February 2009. It gives a really interesting perspective on what it means and used to mean to be a ‘Genius’. Enjoy, Belinda