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on the telly, talking about cats on the telly

The father of the internet, Tim Berners Lee, was recently asked to name one thing he had never imagined his world-changing invention would be used for. His answer? Kittens. Image

The language of cute animals is truly a universal one. And if advertising is anything to go by, YouTube's favourite kind of star has definitely hit the mainstream. 

Over the years, we've had our fair share of success in the animals-in-advertising arena. From our cats with thumbs campaign for Cravendale to our moonwalking pony and singing kitty for Three, it's easy to see we have a bit of a soft spot for animals. 

Last night, a documentary titled Star Paws: The Rise of Superstar Pets aired on Channel 4, examining the internet-age phenomenon that is animal fame – from Grumpy Cat and Andrex puppies to our furry friend Bronte, the Starship-singing kitty from our Three 'Sing it Kitty' campaign. 

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Our MD, Neil, was interviewed for the series in our log cabin meeting room, complete with a secret squirrel, and the crew even popped in to film us all hard at work on what may or may not be another animal-starring campaign (okay it was). 

If you're in the UK, you can watch the whole thing right now on 4OD

Star Paws Neil

poetry and pencil puns

Last week, a young man came in for a portfolio crit with the gatekeepers of our placement scheme, power duo Jason and Joris. 
 
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He's called Seong Wonseo and he came all the way from Korea to show them his stuff. Being the gentlemen they are, Jason and Joris made him a cuppa and had a look through his book.
 
At the end, he wrote  a poem in Korean. Whilst wearing a GoPro. And a backwards cap.
 
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Then he gave them a pencil which said '2B or not 2B'. And took a selfie with a selfie stick.
 
He's super enthusiastic and seemed made up with the feedback. We've invited him back next year.
 
Now that we think of it… he was so smiley that the boys may have been filmed for a Korean undercover comedy series about a dude trying to crack London.
 
Fingers crossed, we say. 

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