I love the new Cadbury's Flake TV ad featuring Joss Stone. It perfectly recreates the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary about making a record. As the recording progresses, there's a slight problem necessitating a pause. During the break, Ms Stone idly picks up a Flake and casually sings, as any of us might, the well-known jingle in her inimitable voice. Instead of putting the bar straight into her mouth as you would expect from the previous ads, thus rather obviously suggesting fellatio, she breaks off a small piece and eats it. The coup de grace is when she looks down and casually flicks off some crumbs from her front, which anyone who's eaten a Flake can relate to.
Perfect in every way- beautifully structured; referring to the universally known Flake ads tradition while at the same time undermining it for a modern audience; and the self deprecating humour at the end that makes a real connection. See it and lots more TV ads at Guardian Media's Creative Lounge
My wife and I own Your Life Your Style, a shop based in Winchester and online, selling designer accessories for people and their homes. We also own The Lewis Experience, a Marketing and PR company specialising in entertainment and SMEs. We used to work in theatre marketing and played a key role in the success of The Mayflower Southampton. In this blog, I share a few observations on retailing, marketing, PR and the arts.
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Monday, March 17, 2008
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