Ferrero Rocher - Ambassador's Party

While I may agree that this is advertising genius, might I say that after two years of my four big dogs thinking someone is at the door, I still have not purchased the candy... it reminds me of barking dogs.

I have seen the Ferrero Rocher advert described as "the worst ever" - but consider at little more deeply. Any publicity is good publicity and the point of adverts is to raise the public profile of a product. the very fact that we are discussing it proves that not only is the product, but the advert enjoying a high profile and a a success. Yes they have been running the advert for years - but do you think they would do that if it was unsuccessful? Of course not, the marketing people are not idiots, and the shelves of Woolworths are packed to this day with those little nutty treats, where coconut pyramids are a distant memory. The product? Well, ...  Read the complete review

The ambassador's receptions are noted in society for their dodgy dubbing which doesn't bother his guests but makes the ads seem a bit cacky to us. Yes I know that the dubbing effect is deliberate to enhance the 'foreignness' and thus 'exoticness' of the party but it doesn't really come across like that, speaking a suitably exotic language with subtitles might have worked better in giving a greater 'living the high life' image of the chocolates in question but dubbing just looks cheap - like they couldn't afford to film their own advert so they nicked the footage from some minor ambassadorial shindig that they happened to have on ...  Read the complete review

This is an advert from an age when television advertising was as unsophisticated as radio advertising still is today! It might be naff, but it is highly entertaining and there must be very few boxes of Ferrero Rocher that get opened without some humourous relative or friend chirping, "...with these Ferrero Rocher you are really spoiling us." Ho, ho, the hilarity! It is a hugely entertaining commercial that will never die, appearing every Christmas like the Snowman or the Queen's Speech. Long Live the Ambassador! ...  Read the complete review

Can you imagine a christmas without seeing a Ferrero Rocher ad on tv - with "ooh monsieur, with these Rocher, you are really spoiling us". We all know those Rochers are stuck to the plate, have you ever tried it? That's a new party trick for ya! You know it's christmas when that ad comes on! The dubbed dialogue makes me wonder, how many other countries are allowed a glimpse into the ambassador's party every christmas??? The catchphrase has been used in so many jokes, and the Ferrero Rocher pyramid makes the ad a national treasure! Just stick the pyramid into a sketch show and the audience will instantly recognise it! ...  Read the complete review