HBOS Marketing Campaign HBOS Marketing Campaign In late 2000, UK bank Halifax began a long-running television advertisement campaign featuring staff singing popular songs with the words changed to reflect its financial services products. The campaign was the brainchild of DLKW Creative Directors Malcolm Green and Gary Betts, who had previously found fame when they launched the Gary Lineker Walkers Crisps campaign. Auditions were held and Halifax employee Howard Brown was selected by Green and Betts to spearhead the new advertising drive for the bank in 2000. Brown was the first and most frequently featured star of these adverts. His first advert saw him
Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts is the debut studio album by English punk rock band the Adverts. It was released on 17 February 1978 by record label Bright. "Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The album title was coined by Jane Suck. The album was preceded by the single "No Time to Be 21", which reached No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart. "Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts" reached No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart. In its retrospective review, AllMusic called