British Gas
If You See Sid Tell Him
As Argentinian footballer, Diego Maradona handballed his way to become the most-hated man in the UK, a nation consoled themselves by buying lots of British Gas shares, reading a new newspaper called The Independent and watching a new Australian s...
Schweppes
Schhh . . . you know who
The very first Doctor Who time travelled into 1963 as an elderly man and grandfather. Accompanied by a radiophonic theme tune and an enduring monster called the dalek, Doctor Who grew to become a national institution. Two years on and The B...
Tango
You Know When You've Been Tango'd
It was a good year for orange drinks. Tango’s “You know when you’ve been tango’d”, slapped its way onto the TV screens. Featuring a man being hit around the face by an orange-coloured person immediately after drinking Tango, the ad seized the ima...
Audi
Vorsprung durch Technik
Cool Britannia gained momentum as The Labour Party won a landslide victory in the General Election led by a fresh-faced Tony Blair. With a 179 seat majority, it was Labour’s first General Election victory since 1974.
It was also the year of the ...
Stella Artois
Reassuringly Expensive
Hi-Di-Hi Campers! When we weren’t watching the yellow coats at Maplin Holiday Camp, we were drinking lots of beer. Beer brands were dominating TV advertising and winning awards for creativity.
It was the year Stella Artois created its memorable ...
Heinz
Beanz Meanz Heinz
The world was painted in colour. BBC2 officially launched colour television. In the same year, “the exciting new sound” of Radio 1 launched, starring many of the presenters heard on offshore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline,...
Sony Walkman
Great Sounds In Little Packages
The UK’s first jogging craze was in full swing. And with jogging came the perfect companion – the Sony Walkman. It was revolutionary, changing the listening habits of the whole population, who could now live their lives to their very ow...
Levis
Launderette
We heard it through the grapevine sounded the death knell for Y-fronts across the UK, as Nick Kamen stripped down to his white boxer shorts to wash his Levi 501s in the laundrette. It was a seminal moment in advertising for many women and had a d...
McDonalds
Brand Value: $10,417 Million
It will be seen as the year of financial meltdown, the year consumers realised that not all banks can be trusted and that safety and caution should dominate investment decisions rather than risky high interest rates. It will be seen a...
Join the debate
To celebrate our 50th Anniversary we have already chosen 50 Golden Brands from 1959 to 2008, but now we want you to help us choose the Golden Brand of 2009 which will be awarded at our 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner on November 16 at the Battersea Evolution.
Which brand do you think is worthy of our Golden Brand of 2009?