31 Dec 2001
| by NOELLE MCELHATTON
A door-drop campaign featuring a message in a milk bottle has
scooped the Grand Prix at this year's DMA Royal Mail Awards.
Associated Co-op Creameries and its agency Partners Andrews Aldridge
conceived the campaign to stem a decline in doorstep milk delivery.
The apparently handwritten...
31 Dec 2001
| by JAMES WHELAN
If real ale wasn't naturally flat, the fact the bitter market has
lost its fizz in recent years might almost be funny. Compared to the
growth in lagers and alcopops (up 8.7 per cent since 1999), the
traditional pint of room-temperature ale is becoming a drink of the
past. Consumption has steadily...
31 Dec 2001
A two-day shoot in Cape Town hampered by heavy lightning created an electric atmosphere for Southern Comfort. We enter a funky club in New Orleans at midnight, home of a noisy but hip party. The tenant living above gets the aid of a voodoo priest to drown the noise, only to be outwitted by a foxy black...
31 Dec 2001
KP Hula Hoops' sponsorship of cult TV show Banzai features obscure and twisted scenarios which were developed, shot and produced entirely in-house by directorial team Henrik Delehag and Ben Carey. Exaggerated performances, heavy voiceovers, mad graphics and horrid music spoof some of the crazier elements...
31 Dec 2001
Rob Sanders captures the spirit of Dublin Dogme 95 style using natural light and 16mm equipment. 'Chipper' is just that, a chip shop situated in the heart of town where locals gather to feast after a hard night of partying. 'Game' enters the local pub, The Windjammer. Gritty realism and working class...
31 Dec 2001
This spot simply and cleverly highlights Pilsner Urquell's, sponsorship of the Czech national curling team at the Winter Olympics in January. Visually smooth and sophisticated, the ad echoes the supposed profile of the target market. It took the directorial duo Sandalz several takes to get the sliding...
31 Dec 2001
Differentiating this product from rivals by focusing on its packaging was a simple idea which has been effectively brought to life by director David Lodge. The film's convincing documentary feel was aided by the lead character - not an actor, but the production assistant whose slightly nervous demeanour...
31 Dec 2001
Recognising that everyone is familiar with Cup-a-Soup and how it's made, Mother rejected the familiar product demonstration in favour of something more irreverent. Its priority was to modernise the brand which it attempts using a stylish, humorous and unexpected approach. Subverting the notion of traditional...
20 Dec 2001
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Leeds United FC is poised to launch a campaign to promote
responsible drinking, following the conviction last week of Leeds and
England defender Jonathan Woodgate for affray. The push will be backed
by the club's official sponsor, cider brand Strongbow.
The initiative will form part of...
20 Dec 2001
KP Foods is undertaking a radical overhaul of its Phileas Fogg
premium snack food brand that will remove the Phileas Fogg character
from its advertising and packaging.
The company will relaunch the brand in May with a multi-million pound
above-the-line campaign by Publicis.
Rob Devonport,...