Andrex “Get Comfortable”: How a Toilet Roll Brand Made the Office Poo a Cultural Moment
Some brands chase “talkability” like it’s a KPI you can buy in bulk. Andrex took the opposite route: it found a truth that was already …
Ba Da Ba Ba Baa: How McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” Became the World’s Most Recognised Jingle
In the autumn of 2003, McDonald’s was in trouble. The company had just recorded its first-ever quarterly financial loss, fast food was increasingly under attack …
Togs, Togs, Undies! How a 300-Meter Rule Defined the New Zealand Summer and Advertising History
In the high-stakes world of advertising, brands often spend millions trying to craft the “perfect” message—something profound, aspirational, or technologically groundbreaking. But in 2006, Tip …
Just Call Apeldoorn: The Forty-Year Comedy of Errors That Built a Brand
Somewhere in the Netherlands, a man is about to make a terrible mistake. He’s about to back his car through a garden fence, set his …
The Ad That Terrified a Nation: The Inside Story of Australia’s “Grim Reaper” Campaign
In the world of advertising, we often talk about “cutting through the noise.” But in April 1987, one Australian campaign didn’t just cut through the …
The Walk-in Fridge: How Heineken Turned a Party Trick into a Brand Statement
There is a moment early in Heineken’s 2009 “Walk-in Fridge” commercial when everything pivots on a single sound. A group of women at a housewarming …
The Hitchcockian Pivot: How the French Red Cross Mastered the “Architecture of Proximity” in 2021
In the world of advertising, some brands have it easy. They sell soda, sneakers, or smartphones—products that people actually want to buy. But what happens …
Yellow Pages: “Not Happy, Jan!” – How a 30-Second Scream Defined Australian Advertising for Two Decades
In the world of advertising, most campaigns are lucky to survive a single flight. They land, they flicker for a few weeks, and they vanish …
The Fan is the MVP: How Orange Re-Wrote the Playbook at UEFA EURO 2016
In the high-stakes world of sports sponsorship, the “Big Brand” strategy has historically been about as predictable as a 0-0 draw in a rainy group …
Why Not Both? How a 2006 Australian Taco Ad Became the Internet’s Ultimate Conflict-Solver
In the pantheon of advertising, most commercials are lucky to survive a six-week flight before being relegated to the dusty archives of YouTube. But every …