Brands & Humour

Brands & Humour

A CEO enjoys an Afternoon Nap

...Humour, Advertising and Waste

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Paddy Gilmore | HumourScope®
Jan 03, 2023
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Here’s a little quiz I sometimes play with clients. No prizes, it’s just for fun.

Let’s imagine you’re Global Head of Marketing at McDonald’s1.

An ad agency comes along to you with a nice idea for an ad — two ads, actually. Here they are, mocked up:


You grin. “Nice work! Funny, too!”

You then check out billboard rental. Let’s say per billboard it’s $1,00…

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