All articles by Mark Dishman – Page 16
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Comment & OpinionTilda’s ‘Elevate Your Plate’ ad is a cut above
Tilda’s impressive ‘Elevate Your Plate’ campaign appropriately manages to elevate a couple of established food ad tropes, too
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Comment & OpinionIn-your-face Hairy Bikers make the case for Knorr
Virus threat or not, this ad’s protagonist is entitled to be disturbed by the sudden appearance of the Hairy Bikers’ faces next to his
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Comment & OpinionGo Ahead goes easy as it pours scorn on health trends
Go Ahead’s new ads simultaneously poke fun at health trends, while attempting to promote healthier eating
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Comment & OpinionPersistence pays off-a-bix for Weetabix
Weetabix has doubled – nay, tripled – down on its policy of adding the suffix ‘a-bix’ to just about anything
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Comment & OpinionCanine Snoop Dogg stars in Just Eat seasonal smash
‘Did somebody say Just Eat?’ Rapper Snoop Dogg is behind one of the year’s wiggliest earworms
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Comment & OpinionAmbrosia’s cute mole takes to the skies of Devon
Ambrosia’s cute creature breaks through the soil to catch a passing balloon and embark on an unexpected aerial tour of Devon
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Comment & OpinionPG Tips moppet plays up biodegradable teabags
PG Tips is hitting consumers where it increasingly seems to hurt with this ad
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Comment & OpinionVinnie Jones upends pretentious perfume ads for Brut
If there’s a Christmas ad cliché more prevalent than the touchy-feely supermarket campaigns so crisply lampooned by Lidl this year, it’s the pretentious perfume ad
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Comment & OpinionPizza Hut’s choir sings praises of its Christmas treat
Pizza Hut deserves props for not taking its Christmas ad too seriously this year
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Comment & OpinionPepsi Max rappers take on the festive clichés
Pepsi Max likes to underline its outsider cred at Christmas time, hence this ad dedicated to undermining festive clichés
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Comment & OpinionMcCoy’s stages wrestling match to prove tortillas’ strength
McCoy’s is looking to reassure shoppers that tortilla chips don’t have to be triangular
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Comment & OpinionThatchers gets emotional with family campaign
“Family eh? Can’t live with ‘em, can’t do without them.” It’s an uninspiring cliché with which to begin
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Comment & OpinionJack Daniel’s serves up a rush of satisfaction
Jack Daniel’s new ad begins, not unexpectedly, with a bartender pouring a serve of JD over ice
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Comment & OpinionEstrella Damm underlines ocean commitment with moving dance
The underwater ad, called ‘Soul’, aims to reinforce the brand’s commitment to protect the oceans
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Comment & OpinionThe Black Farmer makes a powerful statement
The Black Farmer, led by Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, is marking Black History Month with a short film
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Comment & OpinionAlbert Bartlett brings beautiful ballet to the spud shed
A storybook opens and a breathy voiceover tells us AB’s newly harvested Jersey Royals will now “be going off to sleep in the dark”
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Comment & OpinionTony’s Chocolonely details chocolatey injustice in online film
It would be hard to buy and eat a bar of Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate without picking up on the brand’s strong ethical message
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Comment & OpinionFootballers help Coke warm fans’ hearts
Coca-Cola has hit upon a nice way to cheer up some fans
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Comment & OpinionKellogg’s animation offers reassurance and optimism
The phrase ‘back to school’ always used to give the summer holidays a hint of melancholy
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Comment & OpinionWalkers gives it large with Wotsits Giants campaign
The ad for the lengthier, more girthsome snacks plays on their priapic qualities





