The Yellow Pages advertising from the early 80’s would have to rate as strategically some of the best – not to mention memorable & enjoyable.

The Gogomobile commercial

The Fly

Songs of Love

And one of my favourites – Roboto

The “Not Happy Jan” commercial was targeted at advertisers in the Yellow Pages – to try and build a sense that really a Yellow Pages ad was the most important part of your ad campaign – a critical part.  “Not Happy Jan” was so popular as a campaign that the phrase exists today in common use.

Robbin’s Veterinary Clinic was part of another series which featured tradesmen running into problems and finding the solutions in the Yellow Pages

Carlton Draught

Carlton Draught

This campaign from 2004 created a bit of a fuss, particularly the canoe ad.  The Advertising Standards Bureau issued a complaint based on " “Because...

Antz Pantz

Antz Pantz

The original Antz Pantz campaign was created by Mara Marich & Sarah Barclay from The Campaign Palace. Iain Mackenzie was the director. In 2003...

Carefree Tampons

Carefree Tampons

The Feminine Hygiene product category was probably one of the hardest to work on in the 80's particularly as most of the product managers were men. ...

Army Reserve

Army Reserve

This was another campaign & jingle in the 80's which just got into your head and wouldn't leave. The campaign itself went on for around a...