So… 2016, eh?

It goes without saying, it was a momentous year. Trump, Brexit, more celebrity deaths than probably the past decade combined… but things were very much on the up at Elm House Creative!

The Elm House Creative digital team...

Years and years ago, in the distant pre-internet days, nobody was writing for the web. Because, well, there was no web. 

That meant that a copywriter like me would generally be writing for print, TV or radio. And each of those disciplines had its own writing nuances which you had...

I think every creative team has a hit-list of the types of account they would like to work on. Personally, I’ve always wanted to write some ads that needed a long research trip to several Hawaiian beaches. Unfortunately, gigs like that don’t come up every day. 

But...

Delighted to have received these wonderful stands today for Pinkertons, one of our clients.

Our Brian got a gunk the other day when he started spotting one of his billboard ads popping up all over Belfast. Not that that's unusual in itself - it's what we do after all. But this was a campaign CREATED TEN YEARS AGO!! It turns out it's a 10th Anniversary rerun for the ad that kicked off...

It was the biggest event of the year - so far - and we were there, soaking up the bracing North Coast air and huddling for shelter beneath our giant golf umbrellas. Admittedly, some of the feebler Elm Housers did grumble a bit about the amount of huddling that had to be done. But this is...

A couple of years back we made a nice little series of Stamp Out HIV Stigma ads. They now live on in cyberspace and every so often we get feedback, like this just in from a guy in New York. I can just hear him saying it: Comment on Larry Mullen HIV:
"I was first like : Jesus! LARRY! Then: oh...

Ever wondered what VO guys really think about the clients/agency heads on the other side of the studio window? Well, this little movie from VO guy extrodinaire extrordinare extraordiniaire - from brilliant VO guy Jonathan Kydd captures it all.

Northern Ireland's advertising agencies have a thing or two to learn from our Michael Stewart who has yet again spearheaded our victory in the NIM Fantasy Football League. Pictured below is the NIMFFL trophy which each advertising agency and design agency...

Good news. Elm House Creative has been appointed as an advertising and design partner of BBC Northern Ireland. We join three other agencies on a select roster to work for Auntie. Looking forward to getting stuck into some nice work.

Just to let you know of a worthy way to earn interest on your money - AND do a good turn at the same time. The Northern Bank Charity Saving Bond is donating loads of money to the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children - we did the campaign that's out at the moment.

So do yourself...

Welcome back to all our readers. Hope you're refreshed and rarin' to go despite the fact that this is deemed the most depressing day of the year.

I have to say I'm a bit depressed too because despite the fact that we took dozens of pics on our various nights out, this is really the...

It was the end of an era on Friday last when we moved out of our Hill Street office. Yes, the tears were tripping us as we realised that no longer would we be able to nip round to the Duke of York for a quick sherbert on the sly. Or pop into our favourite Cafe for two soups and a convivial...

It was touching 37c when we started filming the second half of this as dusk fell over the Med. Cast and crew showed extraordinary fortitude to maintain their cool whilst bopping away to the wonderful Japanese Popstars. Yes, it's a tough game this. 

Then three reasons pop up at once. From the top: Claire's birthday; Elm House Creative's second birthday; and finally, some of the gang pop out for a swifty to celebrate the fact that we achieved full ISO accreditation in record time. Now, back to work you slackers.