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More4 News
"Sped Up Day" |
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8 Jun 2006 |
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Advertising aficionados may recognise a 1982 Joe Sedelmaier ad for Federal Express as the inspiration behind this spirited trail for More4's alternative take on the News in which a fast-talking finds it hard to keep up with what is going on in the World. Watch out for a stunning tongue-twister.
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Alcohol Know Your Limits
"Would You?" |
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80s
8 Jun 2009 |
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This viral is designed to demonstrate to young people how stupid their drunken behaviour looks in the cold light of day. A young man asks passers-by if they'd like to commit various wanton acts. Unsurprisingly, there are no takers.
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Heinz Tomato Ketchup
"It Has To Be" |
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8 Jun 2009 |
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This very classy piece of advertising uses invisibility to underline the ubiquity of Heinz's Tomato Ketchup. A series of slowed down vignettes show people affectionately reaching for and using the stuff without it actually being in their hands.
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Nike
"Chosen" |
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8 Jun 2011 |
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An absolutely stunning compilation of different mind-boggling physical activities. Ads like these have been made before but this has to be one of the best we've ever seen as its brimming with exhilaration. It must have been amazing to be involved with this production.
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ITV Sport
"Euro 2012 - Opening Sequence" |
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8 Jun 2012 |
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Giant figures cast looming shadows over Europe in the opening title sequence for this summer's football tournament. It's an unusual motif and it has to be said that the hastily-constructed figure of Roy Hodgson looks a bit like Brian Clough... if only, eh?
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Old El Paso
"Mexican Crime Boss" |
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8 Jun 2013 |
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If this chap looks familiar to you, it may be because you've seen his head sitting on the back of a giant tortoise on the El Paso plains. Fans of Breaking Bad everywhere will appreciate the reference, and Danny Trejo plays his role here with suitable pantomime menace, wielding a cleaver as he cooks for his family.
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Tango
"Swings" |
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30s
8 Jun 2013 |
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Tango's back with a bang in this new campaign; ramping up the orange factor with a bit of 'roid rage. Two girls in a park are accusing a Tango-drinking third of well-fancying Darren, innit. This causes her to protest with Hulk-style muscular intensity which doesn't faze the others at all. Amazeballs.
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Road Safety
"Pub Loo Shocker" |
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8 Jun 2013 |
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This verité-style viral has all the impact it could wish for, in quite a literal sense. Using what appears to be a CCTV camera (although with ovbiously better quality footage), we see a series of young men checking their appearance in a loo mirror of a bar before they're given an unexpected and unpleasant surprise.
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Aldi
"Doctor" |
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8 Jun 2015 |
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This terrific addition to Aldi's comparison campaign gets the pricing proposition across nice and early before leaving us to enjoy the performance of the white-coated imposter: smooth as you like and completely unqualified. The delivery couldn't be better and demonstrates again how good McCann Manchester are at finding fresh idea for their long-running meme. Very, very funny.
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Weetabix
"Incredible Inside" |
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8 Jun 2015 |
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In case viewers have started taking their bodies for granted, Weetabix wishes to remind people just how remarkable our collections of bones, organs, and muscles are. The way they've gone about it isn't too shabby either. In fact, it's rather terrific. A sincere, colourful film that celebrates how our bodies help us achieve everything from getting work done to wowing others with some spry dance moves.
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Post Office
"Simon Bird Teaser" |
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8 Jun 2015 |
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The Inbetweeners' Simon Bird is the latest name to take up the mantle of Post Office Ambassador, and we're given an enticing glimpse of his role in this 'making of' teaser for the new campaign. He talks about his life growing up as one of the cool kids on the block doing "street skating with my crew", as he prepares for the cameras... bless him.
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Harlequin Romance
"Military Hero" |
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8 Jun 2015 |
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A middle aged woman is being lustfully, er, manhandled by a bare-chested military officer on her living room sofa. She looks like she can hardly believe her luck, but isn't about to relinquish her hold on him any time soon. He strokes her face... and as she lunges towards him for another kiss, the camera pans out. But all is not as it seems.
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Halfords
"For Life's Journeys" |
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8 Jun 2016 |
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Whether it's a family break or a weather-based impulse, the great British getaway is beautifully encapsulated in this ad for Halfords. After all, who isn't familiar with that sense of there being only a finite window to have fun outdoors? Time is of the essence, and to extract every last ounce of enjoyment from our holiday takes military-level planning. Well, sort of.
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Johnsonville
"Car Chase" |
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8 Jun 2016 |
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Brett's been a Johnsonville employee since 2005, but it seems he's also had aspirations of being an action movie director. Luckily, New York's Droga5 have agreed to hand over the creative reins to the meat company's staff, allowing Brett's dream commercial to become a reality. He gets down to brass tacks straight away: "We start with a car chase."
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Subway
"Favourites" |
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8 Jun 2016 |
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Our rumbling stomachs may take issue, but we reach the point when our tried and tested picks from the menu just won't suffice. The time has come for something new at lunchtime, and it's the dilemma facing this intrepid office worker in a terrific Subway ad. The protagonist wants a change from Meatball Marinara, but he isn't the captain of his hungry soul yet. Enter Peter Serafinowicz's omniscient VO.
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McDonald's
"Do Donken" |
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8 Jun 2017 |
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As Britain clamours for a new identity after our fit of Brexit pique which has the rest of the world characterising us a nation of self-harming buffoons, we could do worse than look to Sweden for inspiration. Here is a country which takes pride in multiculturalism without adding bigoted caveats to appease racists and a country which prides its ability to collect tax from wealthy companies to fund a well-resourced safety net for the less fortunate member of society.
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Beats by Dre
"Defiant Mixtape Vol. 1" |
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8 Jun 2018 |
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Following 2017's ill-fated dalliance with Arthurian legend, director Guy Ritchie finds his form just in time for the World Cup with this amusing piece for Beats headphones. Narrated by Peaky Blinders star Paul Anderson, the film offers irreverent bios of Harry Kane, Mesut Özil, Bernard Mendy, and Neymar. Think ‘This Is Your Life and Two Smoking Barrels'.
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Aldi
"Precedented Prices" |
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8 Jun 2020 |
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The word ‘unprecedented’ has lost all meaning in recent times, as brands, news outlets, and inept politicians scramble to make sense of the coronavirus pandemic. Cue this droll piece of work by Aldi Australia, who aim to cut through the bullshit and keep things down to earth. Oh, and to draw a line under #toiletpapergate once and for all.
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Anheuser-Busch
"Let's Grab a Beer, America" |
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8 Jun 2021 |
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Just yesterday we drew attention to the emerging theme of this summer's advertising communication – namely, the trepidation of emerging from lockdown. And, having done so, we have now seen the form's apotheosis in this truly lovely commercial for Anheuser-Busch... the brewer that makes Budweiser and other beers in the United States.
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Trivago
"Lars Langstrand" |
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8 Jun 2022 |
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Chelsea Football Club's latest signing may not be a prolific goalscorer or a Champions League winner, but he does know how to put everyone around him at ease. Lars Langstrand is Chelsea's new Chief Relaxation Officer, and this entertaining film highlights some of the man's unorthodox methods.
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Peugeot 207
"CCTV" |
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8 Jun 2006 |
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Here's an interesting take on the 'Big Brother Is Watching You' aspect of modern society. Since you are going to be captured on CCTV so many times on any given day, make sure you are driving a flashy motor so that, at least, you will be noticed by the security staff monitoring the footage.
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The Sun on Sunday
"St George's Crosses" |
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8 Jun 2006 |
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Patriotism may be the last refuge of the scoundrel but it also the first resort of a tabloid newspaper during a World Cup. At least the presentation is good here as we see a huge series of St George's crosses to represent the extent to which the newspaper and its readers are getting behind England's bid to win.
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Asda
"Trainee Milk Monitor" |
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8 Jun 2007 |
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Paul Whitehouse picks up the baton from Victoria Wood in Asda's new series and seems to do slightly better than she. Whitehouse seems a bit more relaxed as he milks some cows and then takes the resulting 'cow juice' to the supermarket to peddle it.
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Bacardi
"Made To Mix" |
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8 Jun 2007 |
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Looking like a cross between a two-year old Lucozade ad and a fannycam view of simultaneous orgasm, this visually impressive Bacardi ad uses figures made out of splashes to illustrate that the white rum is made to mix. Mind you, boasting that a drink is made to mix is tantamount to admitting it doesn't taste nice.
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Asda
"Rubbish" |
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10s
8 Jun 2007 |
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Paul Whitehouse lets loose a bit in the latest salvo for Asda. As a farmer recites a cliché about farming being more a way of life than a business, the comedian stands behind mocking before asking, "how often have you heard that rubbish from farmers?" The edgiest contribution yet.
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