Dispatch from an advertising future #36

China’s facial recognition rollout reaches into mobile phones, shops and homes Scaremongers had dragged out Orwell; Charlie Brooker and Orientalist tropes but she’d been happy to opt in. It wasn’t just the ease of paying or getting around the Tube. No, it was the small things. She smiled as the newsfeed changed to her favourite …

Dispatch from an advertising future #26

Wonder how long before that Pret 'menu exploration' board becomes an self service ordering panel? pic.twitter.com/hEOpjrftpx — Liam Brennan (@LCBrennan) September 28, 2019 She ducked into the coffee shop to wait for the self-drive. She placed her panel on the screen and the screen came to life: “Chris, hi. Your usual? judging by your stress …

Dispatch from an advertising future #17

Diet Coke ‘Do You Do’ campaign anchors the future of brand to ‘lit’ cultural trends She reached for the can from the shelf and stopped herself. She didn’t mind that she’d turned fifty. She still thought of herself as young. She’d been a punk. She liked to swear. She didn’t think her language was middle-aged …