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Mum, I Ate Fish.

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Description

This ad feels like a moment you’ve lived before.
A short sentence, said casually, almost carelessly. But behind it sits a whole story. A child who normally hates fish. A mum who knows that battle. And a quiet surprise hidden in the middle of that sentence. Nothing dramatic is shown. No plate of food. No smiling family at the table. Just a simple line that instantly triggers memory, emotion, and context. You don’t need explaining, you feel it. The genius is that the brand doesn’t say, “Our ketchup tastes amazing.” It lets the outcome speak instead.


How It Works

Life ketchup isn’t positioned as a condiment here. It’s positioned as a bridge. The reason something unwanted suddenly becomes acceptable. Even enjoyable. By placing the ketchup stain right inside the sentence, the ad visually interrupts the story in the same way the product interrupts reality. Fish didn’t change. The person didn’t change. What changed was the experience. There’s no persuasion happening out loud. The reader connects the dots themselves, and that’s why it sticks.


How It Can Be Reused

This idea works anywhere transformation is emotional, not technical. Any product that changes how something feels rather than what it is can use this approach. Show the reaction, not the feature. Show the result, not the process. Let the audience recognize themselves inside one small, familiar moment. Because when people see their own story reflected back at them,
they don’t need convincing. They already believe.

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Rahcel Payne
Rahcel PayneCopywriter
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Love how I think about copies differently now
Dayo Oluwaseun
Dayo OluwaseunCMO
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