About Emma
Emma Clarke is a leading female voiceover and comedy/drama writer. She voices all kinds of things from advertisements to radio identity packages – but is best known as the ‘voice of the London Underground’.
Previous postings
- Cutting edge discussion: how to say road names in a commercial
- Facing the nation on the telly – the key issues
- Unaccustomed as I am...
- Mind the Gap: The inside story of a very British fiasco
- Awkward Advertising: BT’s Adam and Jane ads
- Translate these phrases into actual English and you’ll win a prize!*
- Excuse me, would you like to rent my mouth?
- Awkward Advertising: John Prescott the boxer
- Awkward Advertising: JLS Wii Party
- Awkward Advertising: Nice ‘n’ Easy’s Dance class ad
- Awkward Advertising: The Boots ‘Not giving gifts this year’ ad
- Awkward Advertising: Halifax’s “ISA ISA Baby” TV ad
- Awkward Advertising: that bloody Match Affinity commercial
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Awkward Advertising: The Boots ‘Not giving gifts this year’ ad
Wednesday
Nov 24 2010
This week’s Awkward Advertising piece is about how retailers shamelessly use emotional blackmail to get you to buy their stuff.
Will you be bullied into panic-buying bubble bath?
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Piehole
18 April 2011 at
10:05
Hey Emma! I was reading some voice over blogs and stumbled across your "awkward advertising pieces" - class!! Nearly fell of my chair with the ridiculous boots piece! Hope you keep up the theme... :) Priscilla