A while back German directing duo Daniel (Titz) & Dorian (Ebherz), both film students, made a spec Johnnie Walker ad on the ‘Keep Walking’ theme called ‘Dear Brother.’ Now they’re back with a new effort for Volvo, again unofficial but, ...
Read More »Aldi spurns London’s finest to stay with McCann
UK supermarket disrupter Aldi has decided to keep its creative account with McCann Manchester following a pitch involving M&C Saatchi, Mother, Havas and J. Walter Thompson. Cue much gnashing of teeth in London’s advertising parlours – and relief at McCann. ...
Read More »Aldi launches surprise creative review out of McCann
If you’re at McCann Manchester you might be a touch aggrieved this morning as news emerges that flagship client Aldi is reviewing its creative account through ISBA. Aldi, along with fellow German discounter Lidl, has been stuffing its UK competitors ...
Read More »Has Pampers’ ‘Poohface’ borrowed from Aldi’s Mamia?
Yesterday we noted that Saatchi & Saatchi’s new Pampers ad – showing babies in the process of poohing – was doing well online. Blue Hive creative director Federico Russo has kindly sent in an ad for Aldi’s Mamia nappy brand ...
Read More »Aldi gets it right for Christmas – in Australia
We thought Aldi’s UK Christmas ad was a touch tame; featuring pretty conventional jollity. There are so many of these you wonder what the point is – surely TV viewers just turn off. But Aldi in Australia is sticking to ...
Read More »Waitrose and BBH highlight Xmas mutual benefits
Here’s another one for the UK’s superfabulous Christmas (they hope); this time from Waitrose and BBH. And, as with Aldi, the strategy’s showing. This time it’s ‘everyone who works at Waitrose owns Waitrose,’ ‘cos it’s a mutual. But it’s a ...
Read More »Aldi disappoints with Christmas jollity and Jools Holland
McCann Manchester has produced some pleasing campaigns for Aldi – featuring a selection of grumps – but nerves seem to have failed a bit with its Christmas offering. ‘Everyone’s Coming To Us This Christmas’ is a well-aimed blow at Tesco ...
Read More »Aldi roars in with higher sales and profits – how will Tesco and Sainsbury fight back at Christmas?
More evidence has emerged, if any more is needed, of the havoc being wreaked on the UK supermarket majors by the German discounters. Following hard on the news of Tesco’s missing £250m, Aldi has announced that its UK sales rose ...
Read More »Paul Simons: why the German discounters (and Waitrose) have changed British supermarkets for ever
Is the UK grocery market going through irreversible change? It’s not been a great week for some of the supermarket giants with a mix of news. Sir Ken Morrison had a public spat last week at the AGM of Morrison’s ...
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