Friday, January 30, 2015

Favorite Advertising Agency: Venables Bell & Partners

Before Wednesday’s lecture, I seriously thought that companies/corporations either had their own advertising agency or that all companies/corporations utilized the same agency,. I wasn’t aware about all the types of advertising agencies there are today. After Googling advertising agencies, which was a little head aching, I started to think about commercials/advertising campaigns that I’ve seen that I liked. A memorable one was an Audi commercial during Super Bowl XLVII with the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers, a young boy’s Prom night changed after his father handed him the keys to their Audi S6. Audi, as well Google, Intel, Reebok, and Sky Vodka, are clienteles of the advertising agency Venables Bell & Partners.  Below are the links to some of their work.

From simplicity to creativity, I like their approach to advertising these well-known companies. Where there’s comedy in the Audi commercial and truth with a newer laptop utilizing an Intel processor and a search engine like Google, they’re able to showcase their clients in a good spotlight, while making it relatable to the public.

I like how they took the theme of prom, and utilized Audi into their campaign. Prom is supposedly the night where boys become “men,” but in this case, the Audi change the boy into the man. There is also truth in it, that the type of car your drive can make you feel more confident, which is evident in the commercial.

Although there’s the usage of the Asian stereotype in the Intel commercial link above, their intent on sending the message that Intel is the top of the line modern processor was creative.

The incorporation of a family business and Google, this advertising agency told their story with the usage of Google very well. Showing the features that the Google search engine can provide for a successful family business helps not only Google, but other businesses too.


Venables Bell & Partners have worked on other campaigns with other companies and they are well done, in my opinion. My blog post won’t do their work justice, so if you have the time, check out their work on their website. Note: this post is not endorsed by Venables Bell & Partners, but I wish it was.

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