Lorna Tilbian on nine person 'best ads' judging panel

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of SBA – the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers - Campaign magazine has invited nine prominent figures from across the advertising industry to choose their favourite ads from the past 125 years. This includes our very own Lorna Tilbian.

Their selections were made from a longlist curated by the marketing bodies representing each media channel, including the Cinema Advertising Authority, IAB, Radiocentre, Thinkbox, Newsworks, Magnetic, and Outsmart.

Upon the announcement of the long list, Lorna commented: “I’m delighted to say I remember the vast majority from when they were first aired (with the notable exceptions of the 1939 Cunard Coronation poster and the 1942 Dig for Victory one!) and remember even now how the best ones made me feel long after. Back in the heyday of British advertising, before the advent of the internet and digital, streaming, social media etc, the ads were as good as the programming and content around them, and often better.”

You can read more and discover the long list here.

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