Lurpak Didn’t Sell Butter. It Sold the Act of Cooking.
There’s a Lurpak ad from 2013 where a voice intones over close-up shots of eggs cracking, dough being punched, and butter melting in a hot …
Food & Drink
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Easter Egg Hunt, Taken Global: Cadbury’s “The Worldwide Hide”
The Easter egg hunt is one of the oldest participatory traditions in the seasonal calendar. It is tactile, local, and entirely analogue. In 2021, Cadbury …
The Gen Z Torchbearers: How Coca-Cola is Reimagining Lunar New Year for a New Era
In the world of global advertising, few challenges are as daunting as “refreshing” a 2,000-year-old holiday. For decades, Lunar New Year campaigns followed a predictable, …
Mr. Bean Does Chocolate: How Chocolat Frey Turned a Category Cliché into a Punchline
There is a well-worn ritual in premium chocolate advertising. A distinguished man in a white coat, lit like a Renaissance painting, lifts a square of …
Balls Over Pods: How CoffeeB Is Challenging the Glamour of Capsule Coffee
The coffee category is one of advertising’s most theatrical arenas. Hollywood celebrities lounging in monochrome boutiques, hushed voiceovers about provenance and craft, flagship stores designed …
The Juicy G-O-A-T? How Nerds and Andy Cohen Hijacked Super Bowl LX to Build a $1 Billion Empire
In the high-stakes theater of Super Bowl advertising, there are legacy brands that play it safe, and then there is Ferrara. On February 8, 2026, …