All articles by Mark Dishman – Page 8
-
Comment & Opinion
Quorn ad angles for late-night kebab crowd
Quorn is starting 2023 with an ad that focuses on taste… using the least discerning consumer group of all time
-
Comment & Opinion
Pixar inspires Peta to put shoppers off turkey
It’s been a long year of hard sells, but as it ends, Peta are trying to persuade us not to buy something
-
Comment & Opinion
Lindsay Lohan gives Pepsi’s festive ‘dirty soda’ a try
With its great rival Coke rolling out its big trucks and Sundblom Santa, Pepsi is inclined to do things a bit differently
-
Comment & Opinion
Zapp doesn’t take obvious route with Lewis Hamilton and his hound
Most adverts featuring Formula 1 stars focus on the sport’s elite performance requirements
-
Comment & Opinion
Clever Cîroc balances celeb cool with off-licence approachability
Cîroc, making its TV debut, cleverly positions itself as an exclusive and approachable brand
-
Comment & Opinion
We can’t take our eyes off Wherefrom’s weird comparisons
Wherefrom has made a strong case for itself, with a series of distinctive, deadpan ads
-
Comment & Opinion
Ocean Spray gets Christmas guests wobbling
Christmas time is here again (!) and Ocean Spray is here to remind us of the crucial details that make our festive meal special
-
Comment & Opinion
Mum makes bathtime bold with Imperial Leather
Think of Imperial Leather and the most exciting thing that springs to mind is that little sticker it puts on the soap
-
Comment & Opinion
Cravendale’s crooners are off-key but on target
Cravendale has an enviable history of fantastical creative adverts
-
Comment & Opinion
Easy-Bake Battle: Queer Eye’s Antoni blends convenience with pointlessness
Queer Eye food expert Antoni Porowski – the king of culinary shortcuts – makes the perfect host for Netflix’s Easy-Bake Battle
-
Comment & Opinion
Tilda’s new campaign sounds about right
Rice brand Tilda has put sound front and centre of its new ad – though it’s gone a bit beyond the usual ‘cooking noises’
-
Comment & Opinion
Veggie vamp makes polite plea on behalf of Heinz
It’s Halloween month, and Heinz is promoting its ‘Tomato Blood’
-
Comment & Opinion
Quorn’s puppets reference M&S to play up quality
It says a lot for M&S’s ‘This is not just’ campaign that it’s still a quotable reference point
-
Comment & Opinion
Lidl goes ‘Big on British’ with meaty campaign
Lidl’s ‘Big on British’ campaign is simple but effective, repeatedly underlining the Britishness of products
-
Comment & Opinion
Clipper focuses on quality in animated TV debut
‘You’re making tea? Better make it a good one then’
-
Comment & Opinion
Cadbury cleverly Fingers frustrations of deafness
Maltesers may have got there first, but now Cadbury has come up with a clever advert that uses sign language
-
Comment & Opinion
Quiet charm for Dairylea – this time with right-side-up kids
The ad subtly covers nostalgia, curiosity and activity
-
Comment & Opinion
Skinny Lager keeps it simple with awareness-raiser
‘Skinny’ is a loaded word in this world of body positivity and social media backlashes
-
Comment & Opinion
Perkier’s oddballs do good so we don’t have to
For consumers concerned with doing good, the healthy snack bar brand has a solid concept
-
Comment & Opinion
Star signing Ian Wright plays a blinder for M&S
Wrighty reaffirms his love for football, taking us through some of its traditions… including pies on the terraces