When a man you’ve never met before suddenly gives you flowers, that’s stalking.
For some strange reason I woke up this morning with the laborious but famous endline of this campaign in my head:
If you grew up in the UK in the 80s you will remember well the tiny variations of men, flowers and Impulse-drenched ladies that filled the airwaves, seemingly all the bloody time.
So I just thought I’d cathartically get it out in a blog post.
They were a bit shit, really, but then someone managed to finish off the campaign by giving it a twist and getting in the D&AD annual:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdAW8oJu0pg
(If that video doesn’t work, Google ‘Impulse Art School’.)
On reflection I’m surprised that was allowed to be on TV, I mean, if that had happened in real life I’m not sure how funny the art class would have found it.
Then again, maybe we need more implied erection deodorant ads on TV…
Second video doesn’t work in the UK, Ben! You’ve forgotten us all already.
Good.
Yeah, fuck all you non-Americans, I’m a Yankee now.
(I’ve now added a helpful Google hint to the post.)
the proto-Lynx/Axe. remember it well. those were the days eh. TV AM and Lady Di.