Bacardi-Martini has unveiled a pounds 4m ad campaign for its
Martini V2 that builds on the brand’s Italian heritage. The drink is
positioned as the contemporary bottled version of a classic vodka
Martini and is launched with the strapline ’Italian drink. British
Bottle’. The ad attempts to pay homage to the cult status of some
aspects of modern British culture and its theme is tongue in cheek,
showing ’lads’ getting away with a scam.
It begins in a dingy Soho club, but moves to Mediterranean locations in
Genoa, Imperia and Nice, where a number of stunts are performed in a
Mini.