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Monahan Dayman Adams

Kind
Creative generalist
Parent
defunct
Country
AU
Website
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/17683
Clients
Victorian Government · Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria

Campaigns (2)

CampaignClientYearTopicRole
Slip! Slop! Slap! (Sid the Seagull)
Museums Victoria: 'In 1981, Stitt again collaborated with Phillip Adams of Monahan Dayman Adams' on Slip, Slop, Slap, commissioned by the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria; expanded nationally, ran until 1988, relaunched 2007. Jingle by Peter Best. Credit fetched from source page 2026-10-22.
Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria1981Sun safetyCreative
Life. Be in it (Norm) lead
Produced by Phillip Adams of Monahan Dayman Adams, with Alex Stitt's character Norm; relaunched nationally in 1978, ran to 1990, relaunched 2022. Awareness at times above 90% (Stitt autobiography, cited by Museums Victoria). No outcome evaluation found in PubMed. Credit fetched from source page 2026-10-22 (via browser; WebFetch 403).
Victorian Government (national from 1978, Commonwealth)1975Physical activityCreative

Research notes

Melbourne agency of Phillip Adams; made two of Australia's best-known public health campaigns. No live website: the website field points to the Museums Victoria article that documents the credits. Cancer Council Australia's blog credits Adams as 'co-owner of a successful advertising agency' without naming it. Taxonomy: topic id sun-safety (shared with PR #15) (see report).

Sources

  1. https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/17683
  2. https://www.cancer.org.au/blog/the-birth-of-slip-slop-slap-and-the-science-behind-nation-wide-behaviour-change

Record agencies/monahan-dayman-adams.json, updated 2026-10-22