Eric Barry

Mon 6th Jun, 2016Mon 6th Jun, 2016|Blog

Humour in advertising has always worked. When the ad captures a situation that we can all relate to, well, a gem is created. Such is...

Mon 18th Apr, 2016Wed 20th Apr, 2016|Blog

Don't you just love it when you see one of those ads that are like a classic mystery movie, where you wonder what is going...

Mon 4th Apr, 2016Mon 27th Jun, 2016|Ad Industry, Blog, Marketing Strategy

I have seen numerous tourism ads that give a beautiful vista of the sights and sounds of the country being highlighted, however, I have never...

Wed 23rd Mar, 2016Mon 27th Jun, 2016|Ad Industry, Blog, Marketing Strategy

I don't know how the people at Coca-Cola do it. They seem to have a bottomless pit filled with ideas. When I came across an...

Mon 7th Mar, 2016Mon 7th Mar, 2016|Ad Industry, Blog, Traditional Advertising

Being born in Trinidad and Tobago, a country where the Afro-Trini population is approximately 40%, it always surprises me when I am treated like a...

Fri 4th Mar, 2016Fri 4th Mar, 2016|Blog

I love it when creators are so crafty, they can present material that could be risqué or offensive, in such a way that it is...

What I like about having DirecTV is being able to look at television commercials that are geared for the Latin American audience. I would see...

Mon 4th Jan, 2016Mon 4th Jan, 2016|Marketing Strategy, Off-Topic

2016 has dawned. A Happy New Year to all followers of Pepper’s blog, wishing you happiness, health and success. For my first blog of the...

Tue 18th Aug, 2015Tue 18th Aug, 2015|Blog

For my blog entry this week, I thought of writing about local ads, television ads to be more specific. I thought that I would ask...

Mon 10th Aug, 2015Wed 21st Jul, 2021|Blog

I, like many other Facebook users, have been reminded a friend who has passed each time their birthday comes around. I have often wondered if...

Thu 16th Jul, 2015Thu 16th Jul, 2015|Blog

It's amazing the pictures that people send to advertising agencies hoping to land a spot in an ad. For some reason, the adage that "sex...

Thu 22nd Jan, 2015Thu 22nd Jan, 2015|Blog

I am confused. I saw a few weekends ago millions gather on the streets of Paris in the freedom of speech march which bore the...