Category: Adverts
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Mars Celebrations
I would have bet money that Mars Celebrations were released the same year as Cadbury’s Heroes, in a pitched battle to steal the sales from under the noses of those Quality Street folk. Turns out though, that Mars released their boxed sets in 1997, a full two years before Cadbury’s unleashed theirs. Of the two,…
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Cadbury’s Favourites
So it turns out, that in New Zealand, you can’t get Cadbury’s Heroes, because they’re branded there as Cadbury’s Favourites. Here’s how they clumsily handle that with the changes to the big US campaign. I particularly enjoy the accented ADR. Here’s what comes in the box. Turkish Delight? Really? Apparently, Cadbury’s own the colour purple…
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Cadbury’s Heroes
It never occured to me that Heroes will feature different chocolates in different territories. Take a look at this advert for example. https://youtu.be/s3Rxpn_HE_0 What’s the Perk? The ones in the US box look a little more familiar.
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Cadbury’s Roses
This is the advert I think of when I think of a big tin of Cadbury’s Roses, especially the feeding William line. That tune has been around for a while though. But in the 1990s, the marketing folk got a bit obsessed with car matters for some reason.
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Quality Street
Hey remember when the green triangle used to be the size of a fridge? Remember when the purple one had a car inside it? Remember when the tin was spring-loaded? You can see the prop gag in this one. Then they started with the sweater man. Before trying to get away from the Christmas motif…
