All articles by Mark Dishman – Page 23
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Idris Elba helps make dreams come true with Purdey's
In this follow-up ad, the actor asks a succession of trembling mortals what they want to be when they grow up
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Doritos hosts fancy pool party caper for 'bold' lads
A glam pool party: sun, bikini babes, a DJ and a fire-eater
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David Mitchell helps play up the benefits of juice for Tropicana
As Little Glass is filled with Tropicana’s finest, comedian David Mitchell quizzes it about juice’s benefits
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Lynx campaigns for male confidence with 'Find Your Magic'
Unilever is continuing to redefine Lynx with a kind of male version of its ‘Campaign for Real Beauty’
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Idris Elba kicks off aspirational Purdey's campaign
Landing Idris Elba to promote your product is a big deal – and he’s fronting Purdey’s digital ‘Thrive On’ push
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Angela Ricci helps Fever-Tree make a good first impression
A brand’s first TV ad carries a lot of weight. There’s a massive new audience out there
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The Muppets bring their magic to Warburtons’ crumpet campaign
Warburtons has cemented its position as the bakery brand of the stars in its Giant Crumpets ad
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Casillero del Diablo spends big but needs more fun
It’s hard not to admire Casillero del Diablo’s confidence. Or budget
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Lidl is top dog as first supermarket Christmas ads arrive
Hooray. Christmas is upon us, and first out of the blocks with their seasonal ads are Lidl and Asda
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Oreo's appealing vampire battles annoying soundtrack
Oreo is an established brand in the UK, so we no longer have to put up with cutesy American kids
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Hovis back on the bike as kids flee CGI nightmare
Hovis, a boy on a bike… you know what to expect. Except the bread lackey of the 1973 ad has been replaced
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Johnnie Walker's eclectic ambassadors jump on the joy wagon
Think of ‘joy’ in fmcg ads and you’ll probably think of Cadbury. But Johnnie Walker is looking to change things
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McCoy's on song as everybloke serenades a store
Adland is fond of ironic appreciations of cheesy classics…
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Thatchers plays quality card in eccentric, slow-motion success
Thatchers has recently sought to play up its rural history with a part-animated, slightly cheap-looking TV spot.
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Can Guinness' crafty beer win over the hipsters?
If ever something was going to test the hipster-driven craft beer revival then this is it…
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Lidl proclaims triumph over Heinz in tomato-based twosome
Precisely what Heinz has done to irk Lidl we’ll never know, but each of the discounter’s new ads…
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Yorkshire Tea's cult of workers is wonderfully weird
Another day on the Yorkshire Tea production line, and a (presumably new) member of staff lobs a bit of paper at the bin
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Foster's Brad and Dan reach the end of the road - a good call
“Well, this is it mate.” And so, two more ad characters we’re for some reason supposed to care about are gone…
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Sylvester Stallone is a knockout for Warburtons
How will Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone shape up in a Warburtons ad?
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Doritos dork gets a taste for heroism... from Bonnie Tyler
Need a hero? It’s hard to resist Bonnie Tyler’s 1980s hit, so Doritos has replaced its flagging mariachi band