http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAGZOPK1UkM Unilever snack brand Pot Noodle has escaped censure from the ad watchdog, despite two complaints from members of the public that it was “offensive” and “encouraged harmful discriminatory behaviour and treatment towards transsexual people”. The ad, created by Mother, featured a male actor with visible stubble wearing various outfits. The character was shown in […]
Grant’s whisky has appointed Inferno to its advertising account after a contested pitch. Inferno won the account after a final shootout against VCCP. BSUR, Fred & Farid and Ogilvy & Mather also pitched. It is understood that although there was no current incumbent on the account, Grant’s has previously worked with My Agency and Geronimo. […]
Waitrose has brought back its ambassador Alan Titchmarsh for a new TV campaign by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, promoting British apples. In the 40-second ad, which launches tonight, gardening personality Titchmarsh tells the story of “the brilliantly British apples” on sale at Waitrose. The film opens on scenes of rainy fields. Titchmarsh explains in a voiceover […]
Pernod Ricard, the owner of Absolut Vodka and Malibu, has awarded its UK media planning and buying business to Havas Media after a final contest against the incumbent, Vizeum. Goodstuff Communications was involved at an earlier stage of the process. Havas Media had handled the business before Vizeum’s appointment in 2006. A spokesman for the […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RsENMy2hSE McDonald’s is launching a range of value breakfast products called the “Breakfast Snack Wraps”. The brand is introducing three new breakfast options: the sausage and egg Snack Wrap; the bacon and egg Snack Wrap and the egg and cheese Snack Wrap, supported by a new marketing campaign. The campaign, created by Leo Burnett, humorously […]
Walkers ambassador Gary Lineker kicked off an online “ingredient hunt” for the crisp brand in a TV ad airing on Channel 4. Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO created the wider campaign, while Velti was behind the online game, Gary’s Great Ingredient Hunt. It challenges players to a slot machine-style game where they must match two or […]
Shredded Wheat goes back to its roots with a new creative advertising campaign created by McCann London, focusing on the heritage of the breakfast cereal. Featuring a new face for the brand – the inventor, Henry D Perky – the advert showcases the heart healthy benefits of this well loved breakfast with just one ingredient […]
Heinz has released a new TV ad reminding parents that, “for kids that are full of Beanz, it has to be Heinz.” The 30-second ad focuses on the relationship between brothers, as younger Charlie struggles to keep up with energetic older brother Tom in games of hide-and-seek, cycling and football. Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO created […]