IRN-BRU, could you swear that it’s a great ad?

It seems that February 2018 in the UK had a good run of successful bullish branding with Irn-Bru’s “Don’t be a can’t” and KFC’s, “FCK”. The latest ad, ‘Parents’ from Scottish drinks giant A.G. Barr has already attracted 9 complaints to the Advertising Standard Authority since airing. Despite the controversy, with an exceptionally high overall EmotionAll® score of 9 out of 10, UK viewers really enjoyed this ad.  

Twitter’s ad celebrates women during the Oscars with #HereWeAre

#PressForProgress is the theme for International Women’s Day that falls on March 8th every year – a global reminder of the momentum that’s striving for gender parity. Twitter’s new #HereWeAre campaign features a poem written and performed by Denice Frohman, “I heard a woman becomes herself the first time she speaks without permission”.

Emotion mirroring – a perfect reflection between audience and video content

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” is a philosophical concept that raises questions regarding observation and perception. Is it the same with expressing emotion – if nobody’s around to see you smile, are you happy?