Is Becky 'the Banksy of Leamington town centre'?
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Becky Smith went to King's High School in Warwick and has an established 20-year career working for advertising agencies in London.
She regularly creates and writes adverts for brands such as Pinterest and Fisher-Price.
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Hide AdFrustrated by some of the big brand’s "uninspiring" lockdown messages on white A4 printouts in windows, Becky has rewritten their posters and stuck her creations up.
Becky said: "Leamington is a creative town, yet some big brands aren’t talking to us in engaging ways over lockdown.
"It’s a missed opportunity.
"I wanted to inject some smiles during lockdown, and I'm delighted it has.”
The posters have had a positive response online.
One commenter said: "She’s basically Batwoman - fighting criminal copy one a4 print-out at a time
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Hide AdAnother said:"[This is a] Great idea - and strange that so many retailers overlooked the opportunity.
Amd another said: "Love this. Guerilla copywriting. Becky Smith is just one of the many reasons I like living round here.”
Becky can be followed via her Twitter account @wordsmithuk