Rush 10 - Birthday Special
Issue 10 - Birthday Special 5th June 2008
 
  Hello,

This month Rush Central is partying - because we're celebrating our first birthday! On 1st June 2007 Creative Rush launched its creativity, energy and professionalism onto an unsuspecting world - and since then we’ve helped nearly 50 companies make their marketing better.

Whether it's been developing a new brand, repositioning an existing one or boosting their advertising, Creative Rush has made a lot of people happy, - but don't take our word for it, read for yourself.

To help celebrate, this issue of Rush is giving our pick of the best adverts from the past year, many of which have featured in past Rush issues. And as there have been quite a few good adverts recently, we’ve got a bumper crop to finish with, so keep reading to the end.

Here's to many more years of feeling the Rush.

The Editor

Editor@creativerush.co.uk

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Star Wars Galaxy
Once upon a time...

...people advertised their wares by standing on a street corner and shouting at anyone who passed by. Over time shouting turned into posters; posters developed into radio jingles; and radio adverts turned into highly choreographed TV spots - broadcasting direct into the nation's homes.

But that's not the end of the story - in the late twentieth century the World Wide Web opened up a whole new media for advertising, this time with the largest potential audience yet. And just as video stands accused of killing the radio star, on-line advertising is coming under attack.

The UK online marketing spend is growing by 30% a year - currently standing at £3billion - and is set to overtake total spending in the TV sector in 2009, while in the US online advertising spend has already topped radio advertising by more than $1billion .

What does this mean for you?
  1. You can't afford to ignore online marketing. A current survey shows that 75% of online advertisers are seeing a greater return on their investment than from other, more traditional, marketing areas.

  2. Make sure you include online marketing in your marketing budget - current trends show that up to 25% of marketing budgets will be spent on online marketing and media this year.

  3. In setting your budget, make sure your media mix is right. Your target audience consume a wide variety of media, from magazines to radio to internet - to get the maximum effect you have to be present in all the right places.

  4. Keep your brand identity in mind when considering the internet - make sure your presence online is consistent with your look and feel elsewhere and is appropriate to your core audience.

  5. You need to get your online marketing right. Use Creative Rush to get the best - whether it's bespoke websites, banner adverts or email marketing - Creative Rush are ready to make your marketing better. Just give us a call!

Call: 01793 600769
Click: www.creativerush.co.uk
A year in review

Our pick of the highlights of the past twelve months
  • June '07: Diesel start us off with a poster ad to raise awareness - but for global warming or for their clothes?

  • July '07: Tarzan makes an appearance in another clever issues poster.

  • August '07: Cadbury's Gorilla advert one of those 'did you see last night?' moments.

  • September '07: Nicole Kidman in training.


  • October '07: Iron-Bru get naughty - and give us an early Christmas giggle.


  • November '07: Time for not just any tea.

  • December '07: The girls are getting gorgeous


  • January '08: Another Apple product to get us drooling.


  • February '08: Trainers not allowed

  • March '08: The Beeb get interactive

  • April '08: Star Wars. Ok, not actually an advert, but any excuse to play this clip.


  • May '08: Nestle are also in the party mood.


Adverts to celebrate this month

Stop and think
There are lots of issues adverts out there. This interesting stop animation caught our eye.

Was it worth it?
Honda - who are pretty well known for outstanding brand building - have taken their adverts to another level. Building on this teaser spot, on May 28th they aired a live parachute jump advert. What will they think of next?


Teaser or trailer?
The teaser spot for this advert was more like a movie trailer - but the punchline was worth the wait.


A Visual Thrill
This animation for the Zurich Chamber Orchestra gets our thumbs up.


International Rescue
Drench Spring Water - an advert guaranteed to make you smile.


Car Confidence
Doesn't make us want to buy a Polo - but we do want to find a singing dog.


I want one of these

Phil's choice unfortunately doesn't exist yet... but he's putting his name on the waiting list for as soon as it is. He seems to think this would be better than an iPhone...!

Stories you might (want to) have missed:

Plane Giveaway
It's not our recommended method of promotion, but stranger ploys have been known to work.

Robbers in thongs, nuff said
The traditional disguise is a pair of stockings, but I guess they thought any ladies' underwear would do...

OAP ID
Some would take it as a compliment.

Tell us what you think?
Good, bad or indifferent? Seen a story to suggest?

Email: Editor@creativerush.co.uk

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In the last year...

Bruce Gamble
Bruce Gamble
Marketing Director


...Bruce's second daughter was born in June 2007. He also had a new kitchen fitted, re-visited South Africa and began training for a half marathon.


Ant Hodges
Ant Hodges
Art Director


...Ant's second daughter was born in September 2007. He also developed a passion for golf, and made his first visit to South Africa.


Milly Jones
Milly Jones
Account Manager


...Milly has changed jobs, moved house, joined a new church and started training for a half-marathon. She can now run 4.4 miles without collapsing.


Phil Dixon
Phil Dixon
Systems Architect


...Phil has played his bass guitar in five weddings, four musicals and a pantomime. He also started training for a half marathon.


Claire Davis
Claire Davis
Senior Artworker


...Claire got married, climbed Ben Nevis on her honeymoon and bought a new house.

In this email:
Customer feedback

"Creative Rush brought a fresh approach when they took on Swindon Foodbank as a Client. They caught the vision of the charity, illustrating it through carefully put together wording and pictures and branding a range of products from banners to business cards, all delivered within the needed timeframes.

As a team they brought a committed and enthusiastic approach to providing for our needs in a fast moving world."


Richard Belsham
Project Manager
Swindon Foodbank


Swindon Foodbank
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Ant Hodges is a Council Member of Swindon Chamber of Commerce
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