Mostly found in the worlds of insight, marketing and endurance sports, with a dabbling of Tintin. Editor at Research World.

Dunk's Green, England
Joined November 2011
Why are 1,000 Jeffs funnier than 1 x billionaire? Great new ad from @Etsy. tinyurl.com/3cupf86m
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90 years of humour in advertising. A great case study about @MaltesersUK courtesy of @creativesalon tinyurl.com/yjmwuehh
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An interesting use of humour by Apple in their latest privacy ad tinyurl.com/c96ct9pt
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Which #worldcup answers hit the net with humour? Which hit the post? And which go over the bar? Answers available courtesy of the @TheDrum tinyurl.com/3fc3abax
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Made in Scotland. Made with iron. Fuelled by humour. Learnings from a comedy masterclass/sports sponsorship cocktail tinyurl.com/59njm4md #humour #advertising #brandbuilding
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Great use of humour from @LAYS in their #worldcup ad. Great write-up on the whys/hows by @System1Research's @tomewing tinyurl.com/2a7nd2my
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Made in Scotland. Made of Iron. Fuelled by humour. A sponsorship and comedy combined masterclass from Glasgow 2014. tinyurl.com/59njm4md #humour #sponsorship #brabdbuilding
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Do you want to know how humour can help brands who are tier 2 sponsors at events outperform their richer, tier 1 rivals? If so, follow the @irnbru blueprint tinyurl.com/59njm4md #marketing #sponsorship
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If you're a B2B brand, would you rather be weird and remembered, or normal and forgotton? Great article by @Giles_Edwards tinyurl.com/4ydan3k8 #marketing
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Self-deprecating humour makes fun of oneself in a lighthearted way that creates a social bond. But how do you translate this into a sports sponsorship campaign? @irnbru & @stripecom have the answer tinyurl.com/59njm4md
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How can you outthink competitor sponsors at sports events? What's the benefit of using pre-existing cultural tensions to make an audience laugh vs manufacturing them yourself? RN-BRU's Glasgow 2014 campaign with Stripe Communications has the answer. tinyurl.com/59njm4md
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1) Why does using humour in an advert increase yoru chance of selling something?
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3) Humour creates a positive emotional connection. Laughing creates endorphins, which puts us in a good mood.
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4) When we're in a good mood, we're more likely to like adverts. AND less sensitive to price!
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