The footage of a robbery at a taco shop in Las Vegas was turned into a funny commercial, and many Internet users were craving corn tortillas because of it.
Two men can be seen …
According to Phil Rumbol, Director of Marketing, Cadbury in 2006, the whole business had become quite sober, humourless and serious, forgetting that it is chocolate and should be …
Most of the American public had an aversion to bikes and all things linked to riding after the 1947 "riot" in Hollister, California and the start of the Hells Angels motorcycle cl…
With the worldwide recession, the Japanese tsunami, and a tightening UK vehicle market, Honda UK had had a difficult few years. Furthermore, their marketing budget had been cut, b…
Honda UK sought to advertise its newly announced i-CTDi diesel engines in the UK in 2004.
Rewind
The "Power of Dreams" campaign was launched in 2002. The concept was pitched…
The Past
In April 1964, Honda spent $300,000 to become the first foreign corporate sponsor of the Academy Awards. The Honda advertising campaign was a success, and it became on…
Confectionery is a smorgasbord of many different shapes, sizes, colours, and flavours. While it gives a lot of variety to the customers, it is confusing too, and they are all vyin…
The first decade of the 2000s saw big brand wars in the gum, mint and breath fresheners market. Everybody was doing funny ads selling fresh breath, flavour etc. Brand recall becam…
Ayurvedic or traditional Indian OTC medicines have been the focus of Dabur for more than a century and a half. Dr SK Burman mass-produced ayurvedic medicines that could be purchas…
Shreddies had gotten boring in the eyes of Canadians. The 70-year-old brand was in decline and there was no fresh product innovation to draw attention to it.
For those who don'…
Christmas in Japan has become synonymous with a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken thanks to some brilliant marketing in the 1970s. KFC has enjoyed their busiest time of the year du…
Around 1980, Chiat/ Day began working with Apple.
Prior to this, Chiat/Day, a New York-based advertising agency, was actively seeking new clients outside of the city.
A copy…
A ten-year-old was enthralled by the ascent of France's famed Eiffel Tower. His desire to become an engineer was sparked by the building's design and the writings of French author…
Thomas James Barratt is referred to as "the Father of Modern Advertising"
He had claimed that "any fool can make soap." ‘It takes a clever man to sell it.’ When it …
