All articles by Mark Dishman – Page 8
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Comment and Opinion
Dermot O’Leary expertly helms Co-op’s live ad
The Co-op has continued its festive advertising tradition of doing things differently
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Comment and Opinion
Thorntons couples hit the passive-aggressive sweet spot
Thorntons is a long-established British heritage brand – and its new advert nods to a profoundly British behaviour
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Comment and Opinion
School of Chocolate: slow start for Netflix’s latest cooking competition
The show sees eight professional pastry chefs and chocolatiers bid to impress their teacher over a series of challenges
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Comment and Opinion
Camden Town gives us fresh Hells over gifting
“Hello bad gift giver.” It’s an ominous opening to an unusual Christmas advert
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Comment and Opinion
Deliveroo ad causes Christmas confusion
Of course, traditional food is all very well, but the delivery giant’s seasonal ad reminds us of our perennial faves
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Comment and Opinion
Pukka plays up flavour in comradely trio
‘Baker of the people’s pie’ shows us what hard-working comrades deserve
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Comment and Opinion
Olio’s kids sing out powerful waste message
In his 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine, film-maker Michael Moore created a montage of US political atrocities and CIA-endorsed disasters
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Comment and Opinion
Bisto girls enjoy gravy for generations
Through canny casting and/or clever CGI, ads that apparently follow people through their lives are now relatively common
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Comment and Opinion
Wagamama’s adorable monster goes on an environmental rampage
With COP26 just around the corner, brands are increasingly highlighting environmental cred in their ad campaigns
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Comment and Opinion
Quaker Oats’ heroic bloke enjoys warm glow
As the mornings get chillier, it’s a good time of year to advertise porridge
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Comment and Opinion
Baking Impossible: Netflix’s high-stakes baking show is pointless but fascinating
Is The Great British Bake Off too cheerfully comradely for you?
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Comment and Opinion
Uber Eats offers real world counterpoint to Snoop’s rap
How to rival the phenomenon that is Snoop Dogg’s Just Eat advert?
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Comment and Opinion
Heinz maniac delivers ode to Beanz
Heinz shows us what happens when a Beanz cultist can’t get their fix
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Comment and Opinion
Tofoo Co takes a different tack with handsome cross-dresser
For those unused to cooking with it, tofu can present something of a challenge
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Comment and Opinion
Cadbury focuses on the magic of Fingers
It’s an idea seemingly so obvious you wonder why it hasn’t been done before
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Comment and Opinion
Together: mildly mawkish, but Jamie Oliver delivers as usual on the food front
Jamie promised “epic feasts” suitable for sharing – with a focus on early prep so cooks can spend more time with guests
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Comment and Opinion
Funny Fox’s impresses with long-lasting pebble stunt
A man and woman stroll along a deserted beach, when the fella decides to impress his beau with a bit of stone skimming
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Comment and Opinion
Dairylea pares it back with dangling duo
Marketing kids’ food often seems to require a lot of noise
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Comment and Opinion
Claudia Winkleman flies the flag for Cannaray’s CBD ‘revolution’
With such a new category to plug, CBD brand Cannaray is wisely playing it straight with its first TV ad
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Comment and Opinion
John West makes healthy point with energetic teen
Its new ad is certainly a departure from the traditional world of seafood advertising