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A toilet paper brand that pitches way above its category! The ad film for Peruvian brand Super toilet paper, by the agency 121 (Peru), positions the product on 2 levels – the functional clean and the metaphorical clean. It works well because…
Traditionally, wine has always been associated with glass bottles and glass serving containers (it’s literally called ‘wine glass’!). But in recent times, quite a few brands are trying other forms of containers and packaging for selling wine. A few examples: The Brazilian…
Last year, a clever design idea by the Bangkok-based agency CJ WORX for their client, Thai Health Promotion Foundation. The client wanted to remind people in Thailand to consciously reduce the intake of salt, for health reasons. Simply offering them a smaller…
A fun outcome of the Superbowl ads this year was the number of responses evoked by General Motors’ ad starring Will Ferrell. General Motors (through their agency McCann WorldGroup), launched their ‘No way, Norway’ teasers on February 2nd. The first teaser featured…
Two healthcare professional services marketing communications that pack an emotional wallop! Both MacMillan (UK) and HeartKids (Australia) are in the space of support services – MacMillan offers support for people with cancer, and HeartKids offers support for people impacted by childhood heart…
I really enjoyed watching this ad film (from 2015) for Škoda Fabia by the agency AIS London. Let me not spoil it for you – watch it first, and then read the rest of this post. This ad is what I’d call…
In September 2020, I stumbled upon 2 ad films that focused on a body part and seemed diametrically opposite! McDonald’s German ad film by the agency Track was framed using the most obvious behavior change of our lives in recent times –…